Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
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@admin @benroyce Apparently you don’t understand how ranked choice voting works. For example, in your state, there are three candidates to choose for president. Your first choice is A, second choice is B. If your A choice fails to gather enough votes to win, then your vote would shift to B. This allows people to vote for who they want and not worry about spoilers, because if your guy/gal doesn’t make it, then your vote is not wasted. Not complicated.
Actually, I do...
Ranked Choice means that if the candidate I do like doesn't get enough votes, then the candidates I don't like can "steal" my vote.
Now, tell me, why would I want a candidate that I don't want in office (which describes the last 8 elections - or more - in the US for me) to be able to count my vote for them, rather than for the candidate for which I wish to vote?
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@tuban_muzuru @benroyce This (don’t come to America) is a cause and effect argument. Unfortunately an element of this strategy is logic. Some of us can only learn when we see the negative results of our actions, and unfortunately we all, good and bad will suffer, but it’s the only real way to fix this. The world must treat the US as pariahs for us to collectively get the message. Some good people will unfortunately suffer more than they deserve.
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Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
#FIFA is holding an emergency meeting
Maybe they will give Agent Orange another pretty trophy? Maybe bigger, more gold... really sparkly? Will that fix the problem? (/s)
As an American: don't come here
Don't do business with the #USA
Until we clean this shit up. Mainly: we #vote #primaries #primaries2026 and get some real left candidates
https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/01/nearly-17000-fans-cancel-2026-world-cup-tickets-amid-boycott/
@benroyce Remember to boycott any livestreams of the FIFA World Cup, as well as any other branches of FIFA, like their games division.
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Because the founders of the country weren't mathematicians. So the system is broken. And you are choosing to not understand how it is broken. We're asking you to understand the math. Did you watch the video link I sent you? It's quite good. You will understand the reality you are stuck in (again, it has nothing to do with opinions or religion, just mathematical facts)
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@tuban_muzuru @benroyce This (don’t come to America) is a cause and effect argument. Unfortunately an element of this strategy is logic. Some of us can only learn when we see the negative results of our actions, and unfortunately we all, good and bad will suffer, but it’s the only real way to fix this. The world must treat the US as pariahs for us to collectively get the message. Some good people will unfortunately suffer more than they deserve.
What's your explanation for the alienated Democratic voter - and there are a lot of us.
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Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
#FIFA is holding an emergency meeting
Maybe they will give Agent Orange another pretty trophy? Maybe bigger, more gold... really sparkly? Will that fix the problem? (/s)
As an American: don't come here
Don't do business with the #USA
Until we clean this shit up. Mainly: we #vote #primaries #primaries2026 and get some real left candidates
https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/01/nearly-17000-fans-cancel-2026-world-cup-tickets-amid-boycott/
@benroyce 1. FIFA is a total shitshow. 2. Yes tourism should die at least until DJT and his cabal of criminals are jailed.
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Actually, I do...
Ranked Choice means that if the candidate I do like doesn't get enough votes, then the candidates I don't like can "steal" my vote.
Now, tell me, why would I want a candidate that I don't want in office (which describes the last 8 elections - or more - in the US for me) to be able to count my vote for them, rather than for the candidate for which I wish to vote?
what you just wrote is a lie
your first rank gets your vote. if they don't win, your second choice gets your vote
so you can vote your conscience, without worrying that your vote will divide the left and hand a win to trump. which is what happens with a 3rd party vote in fptp
again: fact. not opinion
why would you lie about this
it's quite obvious what it is
mathematicians have studied this. you can't deny reality just with your feelings
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No, it's policy. We decide to tell people not to come here, don't do business here - how will that get more people to vote for reasonable candidates?
It won't and we both know it.
@tuban_muzuru @benroyce Who do you think would actually want to come here for pleasure or business if there’s a good chance they’ll be detained as an enemy of Humpty “until we get to scrutinize you properly and generally abuse you, maybe send you to a foreign prison?” What a great vacation!
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what you just wrote is a lie
your first rank gets your vote. if they don't win, your second choice gets your vote
so you can vote your conscience, without worrying that your vote will divide the left and hand a win to trump. which is what happens with a 3rd party vote in fptp
again: fact. not opinion
why would you lie about this
it's quite obvious what it is
mathematicians have studied this. you can't deny reality just with your feelings
From the way I understand it, ranked choice requires all candidates to get a vote, in order....
I can't *ONLY* vote for the candidates that I want in office, I *MUST* rank all the candidates in order of preference.
If my candidate doesn't win, then my "second choice" (which isn't someone I want in office) gets my vote.
This is not how I wish to vote.
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Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
#FIFA is holding an emergency meeting
Maybe they will give Agent Orange another pretty trophy? Maybe bigger, more gold... really sparkly? Will that fix the problem? (/s)
As an American: don't come here
Don't do business with the #USA
Until we clean this shit up. Mainly: we #vote #primaries #primaries2026 and get some real left candidates
https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/01/nearly-17000-fans-cancel-2026-world-cup-tickets-amid-boycott/
@benroyce ينبغي أن يقتصر الأمر على المكسيك وكندا فقط.
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what you just wrote is a lie
your first rank gets your vote. if they don't win, your second choice gets your vote
so you can vote your conscience, without worrying that your vote will divide the left and hand a win to trump. which is what happens with a 3rd party vote in fptp
again: fact. not opinion
why would you lie about this
it's quite obvious what it is
mathematicians have studied this. you can't deny reality just with your feelings
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i don't think canadians are ceasing to come because i got on social media and said the usa sucks
i do think canadians are ceasing to come because an orange turd got on social media and threatened to annex them
the question is why the orange turd can do that
and the answer is because enough couldn't be bothered to vote, and enough are ignorants who love bigotry, that he is in power
it's not anything we control anymore
we had control, and we blew it
we better vote next time
@benroyce @tuban_muzuru Just speaking for Europe: It doesn't matter what is said in social media.
We have warnings by our Foreign ministries how to behave, and we read in our newspapers how innocent tourists were either prevented from entering the United States in the first place, or were repeatedly detained and hidden away in dubious prison camps before our embassies secured their release.
These facts are enough, we don't need social media. Your government does enough to keep people away. -
@tuban_muzuru @benroyce It’s my explanation about why foreigners should not be spending $$$ in the TSA. Ok, listen, if you’re alienated, the last thing you want is to be ruled by fascists. Some pragmatism is required, relative good vs bad, move in steps, you won’t find perfect, chose better.
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Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
#FIFA is holding an emergency meeting
Maybe they will give Agent Orange another pretty trophy? Maybe bigger, more gold... really sparkly? Will that fix the problem? (/s)
As an American: don't come here
Don't do business with the #USA
Until we clean this shit up. Mainly: we #vote #primaries #primaries2026 and get some real left candidates
https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/01/nearly-17000-fans-cancel-2026-world-cup-tickets-amid-boycott/
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@benroyce There is also a european wide campaign going to migrate away from US big tech. That one is going to hurt even more.
So far I've gotten rid of the streaming services, the social media, Microsoft and amazon. I'm currently working on leaving Google but that one is a bit more tricky.@johnrohde @benroyce It is the only way it will register on the Bs…
which should not even exist, as they are a huge part of our problems. -
what you just wrote is a lie
your first rank gets your vote. if they don't win, your second choice gets your vote
so you can vote your conscience, without worrying that your vote will divide the left and hand a win to trump. which is what happens with a 3rd party vote in fptp
again: fact. not opinion
why would you lie about this
it's quite obvious what it is
mathematicians have studied this. you can't deny reality just with your feelings
and... blocked
it's like arguing with an antivaxxer
they just don't want to accept reality
they have their belief. their belief is false. hard, cold false
but they won't hear it. their mind is shut
willful ignorance
this person is actively supporting trump, and has absolutely no clue that is all they are doing. in the reality of the voting system. their intentions may be great. but math doesn't lie
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Over the weekend, 17,000 people canceled their #WorldCup tickets
#FIFA is holding an emergency meeting
Maybe they will give Agent Orange another pretty trophy? Maybe bigger, more gold... really sparkly? Will that fix the problem? (/s)
As an American: don't come here
Don't do business with the #USA
Until we clean this shit up. Mainly: we #vote #primaries #primaries2026 and get some real left candidates
https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/01/nearly-17000-fans-cancel-2026-world-cup-tickets-amid-boycott/
@benroyce This is unsourced fake news.
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@benroyce This is unsourced fake news.
care to explain?
i checked out the site before posting
they are a reputable niche site devoted to ticketing news. headquartered in connecticut, founded in 2006
https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/ticketnews
but yes, fakery on social media is a problem in the world
such as your comment
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@benroyce @tuban_muzuru Just speaking for Europe: It doesn't matter what is said in social media.
We have warnings by our Foreign ministries how to behave, and we read in our newspapers how innocent tourists were either prevented from entering the United States in the first place, or were repeatedly detained and hidden away in dubious prison camps before our embassies secured their release.
These facts are enough, we don't need social media. Your government does enough to keep people away.@NatureMC @benroyce @tuban_muzuru And we all wish we could get away.
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From the way I understand it, ranked choice requires all candidates to get a vote, in order....
I can't *ONLY* vote for the candidates that I want in office, I *MUST* rank all the candidates in order of preference.
If my candidate doesn't win, then my "second choice" (which isn't someone I want in office) gets my vote.
This is not how I wish to vote.
@admin @benroyce I’ve already described ranked choice to you. Apparently you don’t want to believe how it works.
• Primarily it removes the spoiler effect, and allows you to vote for you really want and not worry about wasting your vote.
• it allows you to pick your green or ultra conservative candidate.
• but if your first choice fails to win, your second preference, the moderate can still prevail maybe.
That’s all I’ll say about it, accept it or not.
