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by Terr_ 4277 days ago
> No less democratic than being able to choose Democrat or GOP.

Wrong, it's much less democratic because it isn't just (A) which names are preprinted on the ballot or (B) candidates likely to be elected. No, you literally cannot make a valid choice beyond those pre-approved by Beijing.

> Protests don't change a damn thing in western countries

You're telling me that every single change to the US since ~1870 has been from something other than protests?

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> Wrong, it's much less democratic because it isn't just (A) which names are preprinted on the ballot or (B) candidates likely to be elected. No, you literally cannot make a valid choice beyond those pre-approved by Beijing.

And do you get any choice other than those approved by the Dems or GOP? What do you know about the vetting process of those two parties? How about third parties?

> You're telling me that every single change to the US since ~1870 has been from something other than protests?

How about changes in the last 3 decades? Once upon a time you had a semblance of a democracy, not so much lately...

> You're telling me that every single change to the US since ~1870 has been from something other than protests?

how many of them ended with gunshots?