Should Rural Votes be Weighted Against Urban Votes?

[San Lumen]

I dont think my state government is hostile or unrepresentative and neither do friends and family of mine in rural areas.

Cool, not everyone feels that way. Just like how some people feel Trump isn't hostile to them but some do.

But i genuinely dont understand how you feel your government is hostile or unrepresentative im sorry.

I suppose part of it has to with us being from entirely different areas. Your from a rural community whereas Im from the big city.

[Telconi]

Cool, not everyone feels that way. Just like how some people feel Trump isn't hostile to them but some do.

But i genuinely dont understand how you feel your government is hostile or unrepresentative im sorry.

I suppose part of it has to with us being from entirely different areas. Your from a rural community whereas Im from the big city.

So let me get this straight, you feel that your government can be hostile and un-representative. But cannot fathom how different people might feel the same way about a different government?

[San Lumen]

But i genuinely dont understand how you feel your government is hostile or unrepresentative im sorry.

I suppose part of it has to with us being from entirely different areas. Your from a rural community whereas Im from the big city.

So let me get this straight, you feel that your government can be hostile and un-representative. But cannot fathom how different people might feel the same way about a different government?

I just don't see how your state government is hostile and oppressive as you claim.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Cool, not everyone feels that way. Just like how some people feel Trump isn't hostile to them but some do.

But i genuinely dont understand how you feel your government is hostile or unrepresentative im sorry.

I suppose part of it has to with us being from entirely different areas. Your from a rural community whereas Im from the big city.

Yes, and the state government doesn't do a whole lot to benefit me and at times is actively harming me and other people. The minimum wage hike that got approved by Seattle voters especially is probably going to harm the hell out of businesses outside of the I5 corridor because $13.50 is absurdly high for some areas when compared to the cost of living. That's not even getting into things like gun control or other topics.

[Herskerstad]

Yeah CA's election system is shit and should be thrown out. There's a few other states that do kinda the same thing too and we should also remove those.

Well eventually California will suffer the faults of a one party state.

It seems that there is a process of Latinization of California, in the sense that the middle class is stagnating at best, the wealthy elite gets more stratified and entrenched while the poor classes hold an increasing population with poor economical prospects and an overabundance of competition. That coupled with identity politics one-party systems will inevitably create oligarchic-political tendencies. I'd argue it already has with their media standards.

[Telconi]

So let me get this straight, you feel that your government can be hostile and un-representative. But cannot fathom how different people might feel the same way about a different government?

I just don't see how your state government is hostile and oppressive as you claim.

You don't need to.

[Washington Resistance Army]

So let me get this straight, you feel that your government can be hostile and un-representative. But cannot fathom how different people might feel the same way about a different government?

I just don't see how your state government is hostile and oppressive as you claim.

And some people don't see how the Trump government is hostile. But it still is, yes?

[San Lumen]

I just don't see how your state government is hostile and oppressive as you claim.

And some people don't see how the Trump government is hostile. But it still is, yes?

It is to me

[Telconi]

And some people don't see how the Trump government is hostile. But it still is, yes?

It is to me

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[Chan Island]

And some people don't see how the Trump government is hostile. But it still is, yes?

It is to me

And yet, to them, different people, with different interests it is not.

[Bruke]

Well eventually California will suffer the faults of a one party state.

It seems that there is a process of Latinization of California, in the sense that the middle class is stagnating at best, the wealthy elite gets more stratified and entrenched while the poor classes hold an increasing population with poor economical prospects and an overabundance of competition. That coupled with identity politics one-party systems will inevitably create oligarchic-political tendencies. I'd argue it already has with their media standards.

Do tell! As a Californian, I have never heard this take on the Golden State before. I know (almost) all the papers lean left but support for oligarchical government? You'll have to convince me.

[Lamoni]

Ah, so you're going to try to commit murder, then end up dead. You'll cost the state one whole bullet.

Cops aren't immortal *shrug*.

Besides, infrastructure vanda list is hardly difficult to get away with, it isn't like every power pole has armed guards. Or even every transformer or substation.

How to end up in prison in one easy step.

Let's be honest, suspects who shoot back rarely end up in prison.

It looks like you could use a 24 hour vacation, Telconi.

*** One-day ban for advocating death. ***

[The Lone Alliance]

It seems that there is a process of Latinization of California, in the sense that the middle class is stagnating at best, the wealthy elite gets more stratified and entrenched while the poor classes hold an increasing population with poor economical prospects and an overabundance of competition. That coupled with identity politics one-party systems will inevitably create oligarchic-political tendencies. I'd argue it already has with their media standards.

Do tell! As a Californian, I have never heard this take on the Golden State before. I know (almost) all the papers lean left but support for oligarchical government? You'll have to convince me.

The media tends to worship the ground of Silicon Valley (When it agrees with them) as well as Hollywood (When it agrees with them) and of course whatever professor talking head that agrees with them?

[Washington Resistance Army]

And some people don't see how the Trump government is hostile. But it still is, yes?

It is to me

Great, we're making progress. Now you might not think the Californian government is hostile because you probably agree with them, but for someone who doesn't they very much can be seen as openly hostile. Much like how Telconi probably doesn't feel the Trump administration is hostile but you do.

[San Lumen]

It is to me

Great, we're making progress. Now you might not think the Californian government is hostile because you probably agree with them, but for someone who doesn't they very much can be seen as openly hostile. Much like how Telconi probably doesn't feel the Trump administration is hostile but you do.

But the problem with politics today is many see the other side as their enemy. Should there be more bipartisanship? Absolutely

[Washington Resistance Army]

Great, we're making progress. Now you might not think the Californian government is hostile because you probably agree with them, but for someone who doesn't they very much can be seen as openly hostile. Much like how Telconi probably doesn't feel the Trump administration is hostile but you do.

But the problem with politics today is many see the other side as their enemy. Should there be more bipartisanship? Absolutely

And that's what the point of our ideas are, congrats on finally understanding it.

[San Lumen]

But the problem with politics today is many see the other side as their enemy. Should there be more bipartisanship? Absolutely

And that's what the point of our ideas are, congrats on finally understanding it.

But you can do that without rigging the system to favor one group of people over the other.

[Washington Resistance Army]

And that's what the point of our ideas are, congrats on finally understanding it.

But you can do that without rigging the system to favor one group of people over the other.

How?

[San Lumen]

But you can do that without rigging the system to favor one group of people over the other.

How?

By reaching across the aisle and working on issues in bipartisan way. Equal opportunity to speak, more transparency in committee for example among other things.

[Washington Resistance Army]

How?

By reaching across the aisle and working on issues in bipartisan way. Equal opportunity to speak, more transparency in committee for example among other things.

Nobody wants to reach across the aisle or work together on anything. Your system has no way to prevent one side from running all over the other if they have a sufficient majority.

[San Lumen]

By reaching across the aisle and working on issues in bipartisan way. Equal opportunity to speak, more transparency in committee for example among other things.

Nobody wants to reach across the aisle or work together on anything. Your system has no way to prevent one side from running all over the other if they have a sufficient majority.

Well they should reach across the aisle and work together.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Nobody wants to reach across the aisle or work together on anything. Your system has no way to prevent one side from running all over the other if they have a sufficient majority.

Well they should reach across the aisle and work together.

And it should rain money and we should all get along but that isn't going to happen. Your ideas are inherently flawed and have no protections in place if one side becomes malicious towards the other and instead relies on an absurdly naïve worldview where we all sing Kumbaya and be friends.

[San Lumen]

Well they should reach across the aisle and work together.

And it should rain money and we should all get along but that isn't going to happen. Your ideas are inherently flawed and have no protections in place if one side becomes malicious towards the other and instead relies on an absurdly naïve worldview where we all sing Kumbaya and be friends.

I never said that

[Washington Resistance Army]

And it should rain money and we should all get along but that isn't going to happen. Your ideas are inherently flawed and have no protections in place if one side becomes malicious towards the other and instead relies on an absurdly naïve worldview where we all sing Kumbaya and be friends.

I never said that

You regularly say it. People point out how they feel maligned and attacked and you always refuse to accept it because you just can't fathom it happening because it ruins your worldview.

[San Lumen]

I never said that

You regularly say it. People point out how they feel maligned and attacked and you always refuse to accept it because you just can't fathom it happening because it ruins your worldview.

Never implied that either