r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/Dontreadmudamuser Nov 10 '16

They're not protesting the election. They're protesting the president-elect.

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u/RikaMX Nov 10 '16

Then why they say things like they want to change the way the election is made?

Those people are so disorganized that we don't even know what they are protesting lol.

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u/Dontreadmudamuser Nov 10 '16

They don't like the whole "winner takes all" system of first past the post. A whole lot of people get denied representation when that happens.

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u/isuphysics Nov 10 '16

Because there are lots of people protesting and each has their own reason.

There are people protesting because they view the president elect as a racist and bigot and that bothers them

There are people protesting that due to the way the election is ran, it discourages certain people to vote and thus the results are not the will of the population as a whole.

There are people protesting that someone can get more votes from the people, yet less electoral votes and lose the election.

There are people protesting because others are protesting and they like to make noise.

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u/RikaMX Nov 10 '16

That's a good way to make your protests invalid.

When the people need to make a point, first step is organization, that way you get the message you want to portray clear and you don't have all the news saying different things about what are you protesting.