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I mean, do people expect companies to protect them from a tyrant they themselves elected? Not necessarily speaking of the present. This seems to be the general

by grim_io 3mo ago

I mean, do people expect companies to protect them from a tyrant they themselves elected? Not necessarily speaking of the present. This seems to be the general sentiment.

afavour 3mo ago
If the tyrant goes against established law, yes. (an aside but the majority of the US population didn't elect Trump. He is in office because of the electoral college. Might seem like a distinction without a difference but I think it matters when we're implying personal culpability)
- jimbokun 3mo ago
  No. First term he lost the popular vote, second term he won it. If you just mean a majority of eligible voters did not vote for Trump, that’s true for every US President in my lifetime.
  - Timon3 3mo ago
    "Winning the popular vote" doesn't mean "being elected by the majority". If Trump had received >50% of votes he'd have the majority of votes.
    - jimbokun 3mo ago
      I was replying to the claim he only won because of the electoral college. True for his first term, false for his second.