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'America hates data centers,' new database reveals more than 90% of 10,000 public comments are negative (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (11 children)

... but they'll build them anyway because the American regime could not give less of a fuck about the American people... and sadly, that's exactly how Americans like it

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  • [–] 31 points 1 week ago* (10 children)

    No, most Americans do not want it that way the election system is just set up so a minority often gets to select all the politicians.

    That and the constant negative press about our politics discourages people from voting by making them think they can't make a difference, so voter turnout is embarrassingly low.

    The irony is that if everyone who thought their vote didn't matter actually voted for a candidate, they would win by a landslide.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I think turnout is low because it isn’t easy. Sure, there will always be people who care not at all, but the voting system is set up for a narrow window of time, on a weekday.

    This setup reeks of both Jim Crow inertia and a blatant wish to reduce the number of working class voters. Tuesday and not Saturday. Why? Seriously.

    In addition, they could easily make that day a holiday. They do not. Every day they do not shouts: we really don’t want you working class people to vote much.

    One location I lived had early voting open for 4 days before voting day, closed or reduced hours on Sunday. Rural town. Little old ladies set up in the town hall to oversee it. This setup would improve voting, just have a 5-day spread.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    Most of that isn't true in most US states. Mail in voting and early voting are widely available and I've never lived anywhere that the precinct wasn't open for at least 12-hours. Hell, there are 18 states like Washington where mail-in is about the only way one can vote.

    https://ballotpedia.org/All-mail_voting

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    If it’s 12hrs on only one day, that’s not going to cut it. Some people work 12h shifts, plus commute.

    Mail in is up to 18 states now? That’s fantastic.

    There was a state Supreme Court judge vote in a state I lived. The same state with the rural town that kept their polls open for 5 days. Contentious, that vote could flip the party dominance of that state Supreme Court.

    Suddenly, in one of two or theee blue counties in the state, voting locations were reduced to less than 1/4 of what they usually were. People get off work to vote, on a Tuesday, and there are lines around city blocks at 8pm. The polls shut down at midnight and there were still lines around city blocks. There were people who tried, but who could not vote due to terrible logistics.

    Blue won, but that’s not the point.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Sure, that is one of the mechanism which led them there... but they have been so brain washed they would actively fight against things that would help them like Unions, universal health care, etc

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  • [–] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    You're not entirely wrong, I'd just be weary of any monolithic thinking, because that's one of the primary things that leads to the political climate that exists today.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Also the corporations control the politicians, and any media or mass communication narrative which would influence politicians or voters to go against their interest.

    For example, this is why prop 41 and 42 in California will succeed in making prop 40 useless.

    I bet 40 will pass. But I bet 41 and 42 will also pass. As a result, there will be no meaningful change.

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