And then proponents of an antiquated system try to post memes about how 95% of the counties in the US are red and the electoral college makes sure "cities" don'

And then proponents of an antiquated system try to post memes about how 95% of the counties in the US are red and the electoral college makes sure "cities" don't have an outsized say in government. Perhaps there's a correlation. I do find it amusing how one of the reasons for the "original" (I know) settlers of the US was to get away from feudal landholders dictating politics and life, only to speed run a system where 33,000 sq mi in Wyoming that holds 90,000 people (3 people per square mile) have the same weight as 20 million people elsewhere. This system made sense 200 years ago. Probably. I don't understand why there's this belief that the Founding Fathers were infallible. They certainly weren't. Or this belief that they were all wizened old men. > It’s a simple question—perhaps so basic that it’s been overlooked: How old were the leaders of the American Revolution? > As it turns out, many Founding Fathers were younger than 40 years old in 1776, with several qualifying as Founding Teenagers or Twentysomethings. The Declaration of Independence was signed by: A sixteen year old, a 21 year old, 2 26 year olds, a 27 year old and a 29 year old. Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/how-old-were-the-founding-fathers-the-leaders-of-the-american-revolution-were-younger-than-we-imagine.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/how-old-were-the...