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If you don't know, it's because you don't WANT to know. You're full of DON'T LEAVE!!! but have zero, absolutely nothing, nada, zilch to offer by way of suggesting productive solutions for anyone who stays.
That's how we got into gerrymandering: me taking it from your theory to my present-day reality by way of response, and you insisting that "Gerrymandering can be overcome with higher voter turnout" to a person whose vote ALREADY DOESN'T COUNT.
What the fuck does that accomplish at all. Seriously. What does telling me "people should vote more" to a person whose vote, and whose neighbors votes, ALREADY DON'T COUNT. What good do you think you're accomplishing by addressing me as though I live in the democracy you think I should be in, and not the actual reality I DO live in, right now?
That is seriously the most bloviated, pompous, solipsistic, self-righteous, unnecessary, useless, loser waste of letters strung together than most people can accomplish in a month. Congratulations!
NOW you don't, but you surely do when you're bolding your useless words and accusing others of not reading them.
You're arguing in bad faith. I don't have anymore time for you.
It's funny. If you and your neighbors got your preferred representatives, then would I have to read this VoTINg DoESn'T MaTTEr garbage from the other party?
Edit: Oh wait, nvm. Other side also bitches when they lose elections. No idea how I forgot.