Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s'
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Functionally, that's just not true. The US's "first past the post" system means that the winner is going to be the Democratic or Republican Nominee. Every time. Is that fucked up and anti-democratic? Yes. Do we need election reform? Badly. But until then, sitting out or "protest voting" is literally throwing away your vote. Along with the Electoral College and other factors, that's how we ended up with a fascist, convicted-felon rapist as president, who's currently crashing economies all over the world. Those who truly demand justice will pursue the most effective way to achieve it...