• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Tl;dr they all support both sides so no matter the election they always get what they want.

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      9 months ago

      It’s why I stopped voting, because everybody else is voting for either side any way.

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        9 months ago

        Your vote is yours to throw away if you want to.

        But it’s kind of an insult to everyone who fought to let you do that.

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          9 months ago

          No, what is an insult is the American electoral system where at the end of the day, your individual vote means nothing. Your so called representatives do not work for you. They only represent you only paper. They are there to enrich themselves through corporate dollar and stocks, because capitalism and individualism.

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          9 months ago

          Our votes do nothing to impact politicians or policy. The needs of capital will always be addressed while we get left over table scraps, that inevitably still benefit capital.

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          The issue with that sentiment is that a significant amount of the population simply can’t afford to be picky. They buy the cheapest available version of whatever they need because that’s what they can afford. All of the power of consumer choice is slowly being stripped away as more and more people are pushed into poverty, and that’s by design.

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    9 months ago

    Politicians should wear company logos like racing drivers so we know who they are sponsored by.

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    There is 0 reason this should be an app. Stop making shitty apps and just have proper websites.

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        9 months ago

        Be that as it may, not mentioning which nation the topic applies to enforces the notion that the US is the default if no other context is given.

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      It seems to be based on the contributions of employees not the company itself. I looked up a huge tech company and it said Bernie Sanders was the number one politician supported. That’s absolutely ridiculous. Who cares what employees at a company support? Do they control any of the money used for lobbying?

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    9 months ago

    PSA: You can make a shortcut and place it on your home screen with most mobile browsers, on Android, and, as far as I know, on iOS. Don’t let people trick you into installing apps for things websites can do.

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    9 months ago

    All 3 major hardware stores (Home Depot, Lowe’s, & Ace’s) donate more to Republicans. Aside from locally owned small businesses, any idea where else to go?

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Every company I’ve looked up so far donates pretty evenly split to both parties, usually slightly favoring the Republicans, including the ones you listed. The only company I’ve found that is heavily Democrat is Honda. Sorry, that doesn’t answer your question, but the point I was making is that they are funding both parties. What does that tell you? That they don’t really care who is in charge. They only care that they have influence over whoever is in charge.

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      9 months ago

      Politics does influence almost every aspect of life whether we think about it or not.

      Especially for people in minority groups, where sometimes simply existing as they are is political enough.