The individual votes don ' t matter because the states choose the president not the people . That ' s how a republic works . You can ' t say more people wanted Clinton , only that more people voted for her . If the popular vote mattered even a little bit , the results and the entire campaign strategy would be completely different . <| sep |> If it makes you feel any better , I ' m a veteran , and the military can ' t keep secrets for shit . It ' s much more likely that Elon Musk has extraterrestrial technology andor partners than the military . Private industries are much better at the secrecy thing . <| sep |> Yeah , but it also prevents ear infections , which can very easily spread to your eye talking from personal experience . What do you prefer , nasty earbuds that can be wiped clean ? Or Pinkeye ?