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Isn't it embarrassing that nobody cared about this until their favourite team lost the election and now they have to find something to blame it on? He should ha
by averagewall 9y ago
Isn't it embarrassing that nobody cared about this until their favourite team lost the election and now they have to find something to blame it on? He should have lost because fake news isn't fair! He should have lost because of popular vote! As the article says, it's been around for thousands of years. We should just accept it. The UK has very popular fake news papers like News of the World and The Sun. I once read an article about how a donkey's legs were attached to a human who had lost his legs. It's entertainment, just like all news some people might believe it. It doesn't matter.
For people who want real news, we have trusted brands, like The Guardian or whatever.
- peterashford 9y agoExternal money influencing elections is an issue for the integrity of the voting system. That's not entertainment, nor is it (or it shouldn't be) a partisan issue.
- averagewall 9y agoAmerica already has external money to pay for campaign advertising. Is that just as much a problem? Why does it matter what form the paid advertising comes in? Even if it's foreign money, why can't foreigners help their preferred candidate win? They're stakeholders too. The US government does things that affect other countries so it's only fair that people there have some voice, if not an actual vote. Anything that seems objective is partisan if it benefits one party more than the other. Eg Gerrymandering, campaign financing, electoral college. They're only issues because people on the losing side noticed they were disadvantaged.