Subj : Re: Notice Removal of Alex Galiyev
To : Ward Dossche
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sat Jun 07 2025 07:26 pm
-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Gregory Deyss <=-
GD> You claim there's "no such thing as 'The American People'," as though a
GD> nation of 330 million strong, with a Constitution, a republic, and a
GD> vote, somehow doesn't count as a unified voice.
WD> 330 million, If you say so.
Okay, so it's 340. Close enough for this conversation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States
WD> During the last Presidential elections Trump got 77,303,568 votes.
WD> That's less than 25% of 330 million and not even 50% of the popular
WD> vote.
Yep, but it's 2.3 million more votes than the other "viable" candidate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election
49.8% of the votes. There's no requirement to exceed 50%. Doesn't
matter. He got more than anyone else, so he wins. Simple, eh?
WD> To me it seems that "The American People" are hardly unified but rather
WD> dramatically divided.
Yup, just as we've always been. Still the #1 Superpower in the world,
try to control your envy.
... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
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