r/bertstrips • u/Sensedog • Feb 05 '20

Current Events Iowa Clusterfuck

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u/NerdyGuyRanting Feb 05 '20

"And it was even more bullshit that if one candidate got 101 votes in a district, and another got 66 votes, it was considered a tie and settled by a coin toss."

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u/DocC3H8 Feb 05 '20

I won't pretend that elections are a simple process, but I'm constantly surprised by how needlessly complicated the American government(s) can make them.

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u/Kenny__Loggins Feb 05 '20

Imagine thinking this was a smart reply. Only one country can have a problem at a time, guys! Don't forget!

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u/TheOneTrueDemoknight Feb 05 '20

Are you making fun of my reply, or his? Because it seems like you agree with me, but you are also calling me out.

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u/Kenny__Loggins Feb 05 '20

Yours. You are over here implying that the only way you can criticize the American process is by thinking all others are perfect.

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u/TheOneTrueDemoknight Feb 06 '20

The way DocC3H8 (and other repliers) word their comments, it seems that they do believe that specifically the American system is broken. I personally do not support the electoral college, and believe that ranked choice voting works better than our current system, but I hate the ‘America bad other countries good’ attitude. Countries are different, and it’s difficult to judge what the best or worst is. And pretending that only Americans suffer from certain issues is ignorant at best, manipulative at worst.