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And in some cases, there are people who are simply apathetic to politics. When I first talked to these people who simply chose to write in Mickey Mouse or any other fictional character for President, I used to get upset because "their vote could have made a difference." But now, I realize that they are by no means any problem. Especially not compared to those who are the low-information type that keep voting for more freebees from the government.

Whenever I hear "if you have a problem with it, you need to vote," they fail to understand that many of the problems cannot be voted away. Along with that, they never should have been problems that would have been brought to a vote in the first place. That is, government should have remained less of a factor in our lives, thus making the vote "less critical."

Even when voting is counted fairly and all that, in most cases one vote means very little with the vast number of votes. Though this is more of a size of population issue rather than democracy/republicanism itself.

Also, getting the most votes for a candidate/issue does not mean that the outcome is actually the best. Rather, it is just the outcome that is most popular.

This is not say that other forms of government that do not have voting are really better. Rather, I am saying that voting currently is not really solving problems that it claims it should do. Too often we have judges overturn the votes of the people (see: all the states that voted against gay marriage as amendments, California going from Red to Blue because a judge overturned a vote from the people).

And we cannot even trust that our votes are even being counted properly either.

Voting in itself is one of the biggest and silliest memes there is. That is, the idea that the vote is sacred and doing so is "doing your duty as a citizen." It really is not nearly that special and not something that you should feel like is an obligation if you do not have a strong enough interest or investment in the outcomes or if you see it as pointless.

Yet, we are told time and time again with "get out the vote" campaigns how special and important it is to do so.

@basedbagel But that's just the thing, they don't actually get in shape. They may get a gym membership and even go there a few times to walk on a treadmill. But there is a reason the "my gym got busier after New Years" is a meme. Because it does not STAY busy afterwards.

And many fat people don't commit to the more important part of weight loss in changing what they eat. You cannot outrun or outlift the amount of food you put into your mouth.

If you had any "New Years Resolutions" just forget it. You should have been making changes to your life before some arbitrarily decided calendar date and all that. Most people who make such resolutions abandon them the moment the feelgood rush wears out and they find out that they never wanted to commit to real changes.

When I started getting into lifting, it was not due to some resolution around a new year. It was at some time when I realized I should be making myself stronger.

@deprecated_ii I am not shocked that enrollment is declining and that it is mostly men opting out, but I have to wonder what the most prominent factors are for this.

Is the college being better recognized as a farce? Are the men realizing that the "college is just one big party" propaganda is meaningless if you struggle with women regardless? Or are the guys being priced out by women getting more money showered while they are expected to pay (an even greater) full price?

@WashedOutGundamPilot @LindaCollins11 @justnormalkorean

>Most "covid" seems to be the flu these days

It was often just the flu during 2020 too. Unless you are stupid enough to believe that it just "disappeared" in 2020.

@sj_zero 2020 was a bit more of a special case, not only in the amount of fraud but how obvious it was. Having 4 swing states with 4:00 am ballot drops/updates while making sure that any observers they could kick out due to "covid restrictions" were kept from seeing anything.

I also recall in 2008 AL Franken having more votes "found" to win his senate race. So the fraud is definitely been a long running thing.

@Stahesh @Brianhere Are you assuming this story is true? But of course, no one would lie on the internet, especially not on 4chan!

Also, even if the sperm would survive in those conditions, she would have to be putting that body wash somewhere very specifically. And I really, really doubt that would happen either.

So safe to say the story is fake. Or the guy is an idiot if he actually did this and thought he was the father here.

@Rasterman @ArdainianRight An alternative to not having protestors removed when they are blocking traffic is this. This may not be a typical occurrence, but it is a possibility. And it is an even greater possibility if it were not for the very police that those lefties hate that are there to arrest anyone who would do as this man did.

@deprecated_ii Yep. It turns out the strategy really does not work. I have seen it discussed in reverse, with Democrats trying to flip low population red states blue. But just think about the type of people who would be needed for this strategy to work. Do you think they would be able to manage living in an area outside of the "hustle and bustle" of their "dynamic" big cities (such as in pic related)? They would absolutely hate their lives.

@deprecated_ii This was done on a smaller scale with New Hampshire and the Free State Project. Though they were "libertarians" heading it up (if that really means anything) so their numbers were probably too small anyways.

Most people do not move somewhere just so they can "vote" every 2 or 4 years. They move for very different and better reasons. Besides, if your gambit fails, you have to invest a whole lot of time and money to live somewhere you hate.

@DoubleD @ButtWorldsMan It is relevant as some men will think just because they are smarter than women on average that being selective on a woman's intelligence is not important. I don't mean she has to be a genius or "on your level," but rather that she should at least have some intellectual competence if you are seeking a wife. Average would still qualify.

Women who think "I would be treated better and be respected if I were a man" do not understand that men do not automatically get respect. It has to be earned. Women, on the other hand, get better treatment than most men do just for being women. They do not have the perspective of what it would mean to earn respected status.

But they are correct that they sense that they are not held as at high of esteem as the top men. Because we all know they did not need to put in effort for most of them.

@ButtWorldsMan Remember the "Debt Free Virgins without Tattoos" term? This is why the Debt Free part is important. Debt is a liability, and it affects your overall financial status. And with her having 100K in what is probably a fluff degree, there is no way that she is all that intelligent and thus a bad marriage prospect.

And before I hear "men are smarter than women," there is still an intelligence range for both men and women, and choosing a woman on the left end the bell curve is foolish.

@DoubleD @ButtWorldsMan Indeed. If Russia and other major powers come out ahead, they can indeed keep these records as what will be known as the truth. Do you think our current Big GAE clown world order is going to be able to focus on making sure they keep their own propaganda consistent when the power starts going out and the people get pissed off enough to revolt?