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   rbowman to Tyrone   
   Re: Windows running like a dog preferred   
   08 Jan 26 02:45:45   
   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 01:46:10 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
      
   > On Jan 7, 2026 at 10:24:05 AM EST, "🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> W dniu 7.01.2026 o 15:56, CrudeSausage pisze:   
   >>> 50% of every country is shockingly stupid. That's why left-wing   
   >>> governments always have a chance at getting elected.   
   >>   
   >> Now you are "shockingly stupid", at least to me. Each government of   
   >> each country on the Earth pretend that is "democratic", but silently   
   >> they cheat each election and each referendum. Believe in such results   
   >> like 51% for candidate A, and 49% for candidate B, is "shockingly   
   >> stupid" like using Mcro$lop Winblows.   
   >   
   > The 2 party system exists for a simple reason.   It guarantees majority   
   > rule.   
   >   
   > If you have 4 people running for any office, 3 can get 20%, 25% and 25%   
   > of the vote and the "winner" gets 30%. Great. The "winner" is the one   
   > that 70% - the MAJORITY - did not vote for.  How is that Representative?   
   >   
   > THAT is "shockingly stupid".   
      
   otoh very few US presidential elections have been anywhere near what could   
   be called a landslide. Rounding off a bit in most elections 50% of the   
   electorate considers the other 50% to be depraved donkey fuckers.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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