• frunch@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    If he’s anything like his new king, he won’t pay a cent to any of the chuds that take him up on this offer

  • urheber@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 hours ago

    sooo, if i send spam E-Mails to a bunch of american peoples, i get tons of money? i dont even need to be in the state? Ez

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I don’t understand why Elon is fighting for free speech while at the same time banning people on his platform for saying certain words like cis, anything leftist and anyone saying anything bad about him. When Elon is so pro free speech, why not stop the censorship on his own platform?

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      4 hours ago

      Conservatives are passionate about “free speech” because “free speech” is much more politically viable than “calling people slurs”.

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      My friend, Elon is not fighting for free speech. It’s not just him, but because he owns that company, it looks extra bad when he shows his own hypocrisy. Many Washington Democrats and Republicans wish they could censor anyone they disagree with. They only pretend to support the First Amendment when it’s something that backs their agenda.

      Also, for someone like him, being hypocritical is a virtue. He’s signaling to potential allies that he’s willing to ignore the rules if they would inconvenience him and his friends.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Yes but also, some people in swing states are going to make a lot of money signing up registered never trumpers. If I’m any kind of large social group we’re all signing it. Yeah we each only get 47 dollars but together we can make Elon hurt right in the wallet.

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    13 hours ago

    What does it mean to register in America? If you’re registered as democrat, what does that mean?

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      12 hours ago

      American elections are not actually elections, they are private decisions made by Party Committees and votes are just a suggestion by the “constituents”.

      Each party privately selects their own candidate to run, independent of the voters’ will, and then the actual “government” election run by the government is where those privately selected agents get to duke it out in public.

      As always, liberal accusations of “authoritarian” socialist states are just another confession. The DNC plays this game the same way the RNC does.

      What other logical explanation is there for the lack of universal public healthcare, education, social safety net, Roe v Wade not being codified into law, PATRIOT act, Glass Steagall repeal, 2008 bank bailout, SLABS imploding the economy, illegitimate Supreme Court, RBG and Pelosi holding onto power until they are literal corpses, 6 million dead civilians in the Middle East, 200,000 dead Palestinians, women’s and LGBT rights being stripped away with literally zero federal pushback, committing state sponsored terrorism on Cuba for a century, the list goes on forever.

      All done with wholehearted and enthusiastic DNC complicity.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      13 hours ago

      Only registered Democrats can vote in a Democratic primary election, where the Democratic party selects its candidates for a general election.

      Only registered Republicans can vote in a Republican primary election, where the Republican party selects its candidates for a general election.

      Party registration plays no role in a General election: you can vote for anyone, even if they are not a member of your own party.

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        12 hours ago

        Can you register with both parties? Choose the best candidate for your party in your primary and the worst viable candidate for the other one?

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            But you can still only request a ballot with one primary: you cannot select the best candidate for your party and the worst for the other.

            In those states, the request for a particular ballot is, effectively, registering as a member of that party.

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          Nope. Primary elections are held simultaneously, and you are only allowed one ballot or the other. But it is a common practice to “sabotage” the other party rather than vote for your own.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      Not sure it breaks any laws, but I love how they show how slow the process would be. The election would be over before any of it mattered, and if Trump won, it’s federal so he could pardon any of it.

      See below. It would take minimum 50 days just to start the process… Which isn’t even anything but letters at that point.

      “Notice to respondents Within five days after receiving a proper complaint, OGC sends each respondent a copy of the complaint and a description of the Commission’s compliance procedures. The respondent has 15 days from the date of receipt to respond in writing, explaining why no action should be taken. In the case of a complaint that does not satisfy the requirements, the respondent nevertheless receives a copy of the complaint and an explanation that the complainant has 15 days to correct the complaint. If the complainant corrects and refiles the complaint, the respondent is sent a copy of the corrected complaint and is given 15 days to submit a response to the Commission.”

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    I bet my home on that “free speech” means “people cannot call us racist for calling black people the N-word” in this case…

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    15 hours ago

    Wait. I get paid $47 to refer a friend to sign a petition to get bombarded with MAGA bullshit? Good thing. I am capable of making “real” good friends in swing states. I imagine they won’t be bothered with getting spam emails.