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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't take a whole lot of money to run for city council, local officials, sherif, alderman. It takes a bit, but not millions to run for state government positions. Are you saying the federal government is quashing local and state third parties? That is where you make your sweeping electoral reforms for federal elections. Why don't we ever hear about them making moves in those races? Where are they when I go to vote for my city council? My county commissioners? Are you telling me the federal government is coming down and removing them from ballots?

That's a pretty serious accusation, and I'd love to see some sources on that, because I'm with you all the way if that's the case.

But when you've got someone who was wined and dined by an impotent dictator, and a half dozen of his cronies and yes men coming in and trying to split the vote for the best chance of preventing a take over by the impotent dictator's choice clown... and then suddenly you've got people toting her banner when she's been largely silent the past 3.5 years... it kind of makes you wonder, or it should... assuming you've got more than 3 braincells reenacting the DVD screen saver.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why don’t we ever hear about them making moves in those races?

Because mass media are own by government and rich people. If you try to compete with them they take you down

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 days ago

I see a few bits of information about it happening at the presidential election level, but I'm not finding anything at the state and local level. Can you provide some sources on that?