Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Statesimagemessage-square338linkfedilinkarrow-up12Karrow-down118
arrow-up11.98Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United StatesDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-221 days agomessage-square338linkfedilink
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 days agoBecause if you have the power to make it illegal, by definition, the old system worked for you (you won), so why would you change it? It’s cynical as all hell, but that’s how it works.
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-220 days agoI mean yeah but it feels stupider to me. Like bumping your head on something repeatedly then seeing somebody else bump their head, laugh at them and then bump your own head again. Political slapstick.
Because if you have the power to make it illegal, by definition, the old system worked for you (you won), so why would you change it?
It’s cynical as all hell, but that’s how it works.
I mean yeah but it feels stupider to me. Like bumping your head on something repeatedly then seeing somebody else bump their head, laugh at them and then bump your own head again. Political slapstick.