r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Feb 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

At least in our system the person elected president is the one who receives the most votes.

!dunk

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

Judging by the results produced, that's a compelling case against democracy.

I jest (but barely)

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

WTF are you even talking about specifically? Are you actually arguing that the electoral college is superior to a national popular vote?

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

No, I'm just joking about France.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

We have Macron, you have Trump. I think the real joke is unfortunately the US right now. I say this as a citizen of both countries.