Thoughts on the American election: - it is a shame the meteor didn't run again - too many states start with M, not enough with E or Y, this strikes me as unfair - red and blue remain boring colours, why not try a nice fuschia?
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- if you were to combine the Midwest into one state you could call it Megahio. This is very ridiculous, but quite a good name
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- New York is similarly a silly name. Presumably it came into being at roughly the same time as Old York when the Earth's crust was formed, and so it should be renamed Also York - counting votes is meant to take time, unless we reimagine time as non-linear
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- if we imagine time as non-linear, then Biden and Trump have both won and lost and should accept their defeat/victory with magnanimity/anger - Massachusetts is a challenging word to spell correctly
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- if the American election was held in Australia, a huge number of people would simply be arrested for trying to unfairly influence the result - this is a strong reason to hold the US election in Sydney, which would be very democratic but challenging logistically
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- I now know the names of more American states than Australian ones, which is somewhat disconcerting - this is perhaps an unsurprising fact, given that there are only 6 Australian states, but I am nevertheless disappointed in myself somehow
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Replying to @GidMK
Iirc, apart from the number of states, the major democratic difference between AUS & USA is voting is mandatory down-under. Not showing up to vote = monetary fine ?
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Yes, but it's also WAY easier to vote here from what I've heard. Rarely any lines, dozens of polling places in each area, postal voting is a breeze, elections held on Saturday etc
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Oh also, the fine is pretty minimal. I know some devout anarchists who just pay the $50 once every few years, but voting is a really communal and kinda fun thing in many places in Aus so it's not common
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