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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

The Vox article had some interesting insights. But this was some seriously fucked up shit:

The other answer is darker because I think this is where we are going. The Republican Party has become a counter-majoritarian party. It can only win elections by making it harder to vote, and by making it harder to understand what the party is all about. The conflict with honest journalism is structural, not just a matter of broken practices or bad actors. And I believe the people who report on politics in the United States are going to have to confront that reality, whether Trump wins or loses.

Translation: Majority makes right. This is a mere repackaging of Trump's view that the only law is the law of power.

Because the majority of this country wants X, to be in the minority and want Y means one is a bad actor?

The majority of Ohio will likely vote for Trump this fall. Does that mean that the minority that seeks a different result are bad actors?

Are you stupid or both? In a democracy, the majority should prevail. The GOP could change to try to win a majority, but it would rather try to do things like pack the Supreme Court and suppress the vote to keep power. Journalists should recognize this, instead of pretending it's not happening.