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Black American votes should count twice

Bum said:
The author is not advocating equality, he is advocating exceptionalism.

But, it'll never pass constitutional muster or happen, so I can't feel anything other than a bored "Meh...whatever".
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Hes advocating racial equity. To them, one vote per person regardless of race is "systemic racism" and 2 votes for blacks is the solution
 
Minority rule? Cool. Good luck getting that voted in.
 
Atreus21 said:
The point is to point out that progressives think such things. It dovetails nicely with how racist the left has become in its thinking.
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There is no reason to think the left is racist. Liberals are the opposite of racist and you know it.
 
Only twice?

Don't be so modest.

What about five times?

In fact, why not abolish elections, and let BLM members appoint the President. the Vice President, the 9 Justices, the 435 Representatives, & the 100 Senators?

Of course, they would still not be satisfied.
 
Casper said:
What if you are only half black or one quarter white? This is just nonsense.
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Nowadays it's all the rage to be claim to be anything other than white. That way you can't be racist, you see.
 
Aunt Antifa said:
I dunno. We’re kind of a shithole despite having the greatest economy ever and all the guns that buys. Maybe white folks have fubar’d enough and this is the way to go.
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Oh, right. All those folks shooting each other in Chicago are white.
 
Felis Leo said:
Of course systemic racism existed and to some degree still exists. Combating racism by giving its victims greater voting power is a regressive and foolish solution. It is right up there with openly advocating that Jews should by law be given control over all financial and political institutions in Western Democracies in order to better combat antisemitism.
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Did you read past the headline? The article goes on to give examples where white votes count more than black votes. one example is Wyoming with roughly 500,000 white voters gets three EC electors and Atlanta with almost twice as many voters has to win the entire state of Georgia to have any.

I'd say the headline is to draw people in to read the entire article and not just the headline and start blathering on and on with silly examples in faux 'comparison'... ✌
 
notquiteright said:
Did you read past the headline? The article goes on to give examples where white votes count more than black votes. one example is Wyoming with roughly 500,000 white voters gets three EC electors and Atlanta with almost twice as many voters has to win the entire state of Georgia to have any.

I'd say the headline is to draw people in to read the entire article and not just the headline and start blathering on and on with silly examples in faux 'comparison'... ✌
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That has more to do with states opting to use a winner (by plurality) take all system for assigning their EC votes than preventing black voters (13% of the electorate) from having a “fair” say. The fact that Atlanta does not have the EC power of a small state is not going to be changed by the doubling of the black vote.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
That has more to do with states opting to use a winner (by plurality) take all system for assigning their EC votes than preventing black voters (13% of the electorate) from having a “fair” say. The fact that Atlanta does not have the EC power of a small state is not going to be changed by the doubling of the black vote.
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Agreed but not really the point of the article. More like awakening Whites to a few realities. The headline draws you in, or sets white folks off if they don't bother reading the article. I'd opine most who are taking different levels of umbrage didn't bother reading the article. I'll wager a shiny nickel those who post against the concept in this thread DO NOT post against the PragueU videos in a different thread.

It would be nice if some who post eyerolls at least read the article before posting... ✌
 
notquiteright said:
Agreed but not really the point of the article. More like awakening Whites to a few realities. The headline draws you in, or sets white folks off if they don't bother reading the article. I'd opine most who are taking different levels of umbrage didn't bother reading the article. I'll wager a shiny nickel those who post against the concept in this thread DO NOT post against the PragueU videos in a different thread.

It would be nice if some who post eyerolls at least read the article before posting... ✌
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True, but doubling the black vote does does not empower Atlanta, GA (or any other large city) to get 3 EC votes yet apportioning the EC votes could do so. The fact is that large urban centers already have plenty of political power - enough to turn many red states blue. Knowing that black folks tend to vote heavily demorat, this plot (scheme?) simply seems to favor demorat candidates over republicant candidates.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
True, but doubling the black vote does does not empower Atlanta, GA (or any other large city) to get 3 EC votes yet apportioning the EC votes could do so. The fact is that large urban centers already have plenty of political power - enough to turn many red states blue. Knowing that black folks tend to vote heavily demorat, this plot (scheme?) simply seems to favor demorat candidates over republicant candidates.
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You are arguing the headline not the article. You are arguing one point I brought in not the entire article. Read, ponder, and post on it tomorrow.

However if you wish to discuss trying to tilt the electoral process then claiming Republicants want to derail absentee voting as democrats tend to vote with mail-in ballots and as tRump claims- if absentee voting is allowed Republicants will never win another election. (ignoring of course gains in the House and holding a narrow lead in the Senate)

Does that argument seem far more possible than the headline some white folks are attacking???? ✌
 
notquiteright said:
You are arguing the headline not the article. You are arguing one point I brought in not the entire article. Read, ponder, and post on it tomorrow.

However if you wish to discuss trying to tilt the electoral process then claiming Republicants want to derail absentee voting as democrats tend to vote with mail-in ballots and as tRump claims- if absentee voting is allowed Republicants will never win another election. (ignoring of course gains in the House and holding a narrow lead in the Senate)

Does that argument seem far more possible than the headline some white folks are attacking???? ✌
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Imagine that - I replied to the specific point which you made. ;)
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Imagine that - I replied to the specific point which you made.
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Still refuse to read the article and only address the single example from the article I posted. Refuse to reply to the other response I just made about absentee voting- imagine that.... ✌
 
notquiteright said:
You are arguing the headline not the article. You are arguing one point I brought in not the entire article. Read, ponder, and post on it tomorrow.

However if you wish to discuss trying to tilt the electoral process then claiming Republicants want to derail absentee voting as democrats tend to vote with mail-in ballots and as tRump claims- if absentee voting is allowed Republicants will never win another election. (ignoring of course gains in the House and holding a narrow lead in the Senate)

Does that argument seem far more possible than the headline some white folks are attacking???? ✌
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What causes you to assume who is "white" and who is not?
 
notquiteright said:
Still refuse to read the article and only address the single example from the article I posted. Refuse to reply to the other response I just made about absentee voting- imagine that.... ✌
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Absentee (or mail-in) voting eligibility does not vary based on race.
 
While one dude posted a [I suspect satirical] op-ed suggesting black votes be counted twice, the actual authorities who have such power in many states are ensuring that those votes aren't even counted once. Think on that.
 
uptower said:
While one dude posted a [I suspect satirical] op-ed suggesting black votes be counted twice, …..
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Hard to believe, but he is serious. Its the new "racial equity" replacing the old outdated notion of racial equality.
 
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