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It's an unfortunate accident

DeepSight:
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It makes nonsense of the purpose of elections. It also makes nonsense of the meaning of a democracy. But I have learnt a lot about you and your ilk, so worever.


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The US is not a democracy? Gotcha.

Every country decides how their leaders are chosen. The US, its the federal union. Each union has a certain number or electoral votes.

The founders made sure one state does not decide the precidential election. Which makes sense.

DeepSight:
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There is the possibility that the person with the higher popular votes has less electoral college votes as happened for example between Hilary and Trump.

Do you think it is reasonable that one person should have three million more votes than the other candidate and still be declared the loser? That is madness.

There are alternatives to ensure a spread. Look at the Nigerian option for example. The winner must win at least twenty five percent in two thirds of the states. That ensures the winner is always a person with a national spread.

Yes it is reasonable to have 3m votes and still lose. Before Trump it happened 4 times. Hillary has access to the collage as well. It is not madness, it makes perfect sense.

Nigeria is not a two party system and proves the opposite of what you think.

it shows that different federations can choose different constitutional formulas.

Naija constitution requires not just the highest vote total, but also at least 25% in at least 2/3 of the states and the FCT. So it is not pure majoritarianism.

The higher popular vote must not come from one state. The US is a constitutional federal Republic not a democracy

DeepSight:
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There are other ways to balance things out. Any method which allows a minority victory is simply not democracy. Democracy is majority victory with minority rights. Minority victory turns everything on its head.

How is it a minority victory, in each state, you have to win the majority.

The states come together as a union to decide not a single state.

But tell us your alternative

DeepSight:
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The Electoral College System is not a fair system. The very fact that it holds the possibility for the party with less popular votes to win the election is an absurdity.

Imagine states like New York and California deciding our president.

The electoral collage applies to all so it's fair.
The US is a federal union. The system is designed to balance population power with state based representation.

wediehere1:
They usually don’t think before they do something

Does he even sound educated? The problem with Nigeria is someone like Buhari became the president.

😂😂😂

Tucker was said he can influence Trump 😂

How self important some people are.

JD Vance is being rejected because of Tucker

These people are clowns 😂😂😂

Remember Alex Jones crying on Air for Trump to help him? This is just like a fair weather Friend, they are there when they need help but will turn on you in a heartbeat! pic.twitter.com/nYd8KTNyYL

— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) April 10, 2026

Why is the UN a thing?

BREAKING: The Islamic Republic of Iran has been nominated to a United Nations committee tasked with shaping policy on women’s rights, human rights, disarmament, and counterterrorism.

You literally cannot make this up. pic.twitter.com/ui6AoxyjuO

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 10, 2026

basilico:
Mamdani singles out wealthy white new Yorkers .

NYC Mayor's Racist Wealth Grab Exposed: Cherry-Picking Stats to Punish Whites

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just rolled out his preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan, and it's a masterclass in divisive leftist politics. In his push for "equity," Mamdani zeroed in on one statistic while ignoring the rest: "The wealth of a median white household in the city is more than $200,000, while that of a black household is less than $20,000." He blamed decades of "racism" and vowed to center government policy around fixing this gap through hundreds of agency goals and strategies.

But sharp critics in a viral video are calling out the blatant hypocrisy. One woman nailed it: "Zohran Mamdani failed to mention what the Asian families make, what the Hispanic family makes, what a Russian family makes. He only pointed out what a white person makes. We need to take from the white family and give to the black family."

She's right. Official data shows Asian households often outpace whites in income and wealth, yet Mamdani's plan glosses over that to laser-focus on whites as the villains. This isn't about lifting people up—it's about tearing successful groups down under the guise of fairness.

Another pointed observer drove home the absurdity: "Many black people live in subsidized housing in New York City. If they make too much money, they'll be kicked out of their subsidized housing, so they want to make a certain amount so they continue to live in their subsidized housing. If we're talking about how much people make on their race, why don't we look into the NBA team there in New York City? How much do the black players make versus the white players? And how many more black players are on the team than white players? Hmm. Maybe he should look into that and maybe throw a little bit of Asian basketball players on the NBA team. Zohran Mamdani, what he said is pretty darn racist if you ask me."

Exactly. When race gaps favor minorities—like in the NBA, where black athletes dominate high-paying rosters—suddenly "equity" talk vanishes. No demands to "diversify" the league or cap black success. But let whites pull ahead in median wealth through hard work, family stability, and culture, and it's time for government redistribution.

This plan reeks of socialism: punish achievement, reward dependency, and divide New Yorkers by skin color. Subsidized housing traps people in low earnings to keep benefits flowing, yet Mamdani skips real cultural fixes like strong families and personal responsibility. Instead, he pushes race-based engineering that echoes failed communist experiments.

New York voters handed power to this radical.


Bemeruca, Good bye new York.

The virus might spread

It's only bayelsaowei, cococandy, ijebos and terrorists from the mid-east that Stan Tucker 😂😂😂😂

CNN: Tucker Carlson has seen a historic collapse in support among the Republican base; only 7% like him pic.twitter.com/9tQpqJKfwH

— Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) April 10, 2026

Iran doesn't know Trump, the ceasefire is to buy time to restock its arsenal. The bombing will resume in no time if Iran tries to play tough

basilico:
Bemeruca. I follow Budaatum, so when Budaatum shares anything, I usually see it not that I bother opening.
Every anti Trump post on Nairaland, Budaatum likes and shares it. Sometimes as many as 30 posts in a single day. Including most of those wild and wonky claims made by of all others Obrigardo
I noticed lots of hidden posts by those who have blocked me here some time ago. Only to realize it's budaatum whose been liking them and mentioning me in a negative light.
I don't expect any reply to this.

These people get TDS 😂😂

I thought the term was just a jab but it's a legit condition.

Trump reduced the federal deficit by 600b

DeepSight:
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The modern reality has changed. The switch did happen. Republicans today are the party against colored people in every way.

One moment it's white people, another moment it's Republicans 😂😂

Why know the democrats are the party of segregation, Jim crow and slavery.

You don't have to go too far. Follow Joe Biden as a democrat, the length he went through to keep segregation

bayelsaowei:
Trumps default setting is to abuse those who suddenly stop to worship him.

Benalvino3, Bemeruca, Raumdeuter, basilico etc

Tirades and insults are already on queue the moment you trolls come to your senses and stop doing obeisance to Trump.

But note: we would also abuse you people in this forum. So get ready to be abused by both your god and resident TDS folks..

😂😂😅😅

Wow, trump is doing what you are doing.

You still don't know Trump punch back?

Those clickwhores got into prominence because of Trump, they are worse than Trump, so why are you complaining that he is attacking people who are attacking him for clicks?

So the IRGC is fighting over itself.

One side wants to negotiate peace, the other side wants the US destroyed, and wants to keep fighting.

Let's see how it unfolds.

LordReed:
Oh is that what is paining you becaus you think it won't touch your own hand LoLz. Dull is thy name.

I have been saying no reparations. See your lice level reasoning in full display 😂😂😂🤣

Yes, dullreed is your name 😂

LordReed:
If you like finish your saliva licking their white supremacist behinds they still won't love you.

No ammount of emotions will make the reparations touch your hand

The Strait of Hormuz should be closed for another 6months 😂

I want Europe to feel it very well.

LordReed:
White supremacists won't love you no matter how much you shill for them.

What does white supremacy have to do with this? Why are you begging money from white supremacists then?

Do you think even if they give reparations you will see a dime? You better go and stand in line for Tinubu to give you election reparations. If you are lucky he will give you one cup of rice as well 😂😂😂

Nigerian police are peeegs

Dear Nigeria Police Force,

Do you people now do stop and search inside the police station? This is utmost embarrassment coming from one of the identities of this country, Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/y8pBMbFwEL

— EJIKEME🇳🇴🇳🇬 (@ejykmykel1) April 9, 2026

Bayelsaowei, how should Tinubu address the Boko Haram problem? What should the president do?

LordReed:
Senseless.

So you know your reparation cries are senseless. I agree

GracieX3:
JD Vance did not deny the report. He said he will look into it.

Yeah so? He said he will look into a baseless claim that means it's true?

LordReed:
Yeah we should leave your white supremacist masters right alone bah? LoLz

Go force people who took slaves from their grave to pay.

We should hold them accountable. So go force their ghost to pay.

DeepSight:
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Starmer has not flung one single insult at Trump, who has flung many at him and his European colleagues.

HN, since you dont have any, it may be had for you to understand that other men exist in this world who may have balls.

Not everyone exists to lick the pair hanging from some old white racist.

What is CRT, and what are the tenets of CRT. No be when facts hit you on this starmer case you go run with insults.

GracieX3:
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-reacts-report-us-official-issued-threat-vatican-ambassador-11802350


U.S. officials were reported to have lectured the Catholic Church representatives, with one official reaching for a 14th century weapon and invoking the Avignon Papacy—a period of time when the French monarchy used military force to bend the Bishop of Rome to its wishes

core claims remain unverified allegations from anonymous Vatican sources with the Pentagon pushing back hard and JD Vance treating them as unconfirmed.

This is how you people build hatred in your heart

In the past few weeks 😂😁 what did starmer do to their relationship with the US 😁

🚨BREAKING: The UK has just sent a WARNING to Putin 🇬🇧 🇷🇺

'To Putin, I say, we see you. We see your activity over our cables and pipelines. You should know that any attempt to damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences.'pic.twitter.com/Slw0qJc5UP

— BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) April 9, 2026

GracieX3:
Wait, so Trump administration is now threatening the Pope?

MAGA is shameless!!

They know gullible people like you are roaming about 😂😁

Do you Beleive any nonsense you see online?

Oya prove that what you just read is true. Go beyond the headline and a little bit of external research.

The UK can't event stop dinghies 😂😂😂

'Putin is so confident in laughing in Starmer's face!'

Political commentator James Rampton says the Russian President is 'openly mocking' the Prime Minister by sending tankers down the English Channel, guided by warships. pic.twitter.com/3EShfWJfcl

— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 9, 2026

raumdeuter:
You are too old to be trafficking in these childish conspiracy theories

You sound very unhinged

Have you seen Netanyanhu?

You dey see me respond to nateevs again?