I ' m not looking up whatever bog slime conspiracy theory you prefer . And this is where you ' ve lost your pathos . You ' ve complained about the Republicans having a dictatorship , but you won ' t address the DNC ' s main plan for mitigating such a catastrophe ? Here ' s a protip Taking your head out of the sand will improve situational awareness by about 100 %. Pretending that IRV is as undemocratic as an Electoral College system is plain stupid . TIL a mathematical proof is pretend ~ d nelsonCOURSESIntroPEarrow . pdf . We ' re beyond stubborn , here , chief . We ' re being irrational . I ' m sorry voting systems and their faults isn ' t something you want to invest your time in understanding , but you can stop pretending that you know anything other than your feelings are hurt your candidate didn ' t win . Lost logos as wellWe can have wonderfully long and studious conversations about who gets listed at the top of the ballot and what effect the lowest ranked person on that ballot has after we make sure that everyone that has a Constitutional right to vote can fucking vote and have it counted . You ' re preaching to the choir , captain . But I do wonder , were you just as frustrated during the primary when votes from all over the country were being thrown out . Were you one of those arguing that rules are rules ? That those who didn ' t register as democrats shouldn ' t vote in the Democratic primary ? Or , were you just as outraged then ? Is that another bog slime conspiracy you ' re going to hide from ? Coincidentally , this challenges your ethos . And , again , learn your electoral system , you big baby . You should already know that you aren ' t even voting for a candidate . You ' re voting on an elector to vote on a candidate . The U . S . is not a direct democracy , no matter how hard you wish the popular vote mattered . Also , protip If you ' re going to attempt to be condescending asshole , try to be just a little bit smarter with itAww , don ' t get so defensive , baby . I was just offering to help . And , I ' m still here if you need me .