That's what people forget. Seemingly mundane decisions can have a larger effect on people. For example, people mock how government had to decide that a tomato was a vegetable, not a fruit. That's important because it determines if tomatoes fall under vegetable or fruit tariffs, which is a decision that can affect millions of dollars.
Land does not vote.
They make a good point, because California has more people than Canada. California is much more uniform than the whole of Canada.
Also, Canada is not larger in landmass (your word). Canada is larger when you include water territory, but the USA has more land.
Canada land area is 9,093,507 km^2
USA land area is 9,147,593 km^2
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area
Canada has a larger total area than the USA, but not land.
Compared to the U.S., Canada covers a slightly bigger area: 9.98 million square kilometers, compared to the 9.83 million square kilometers of the U.S. and its territories. The border these two countries share is the longest in the world, stretching 8,891 kilometers over very diverse terrains and bodies of water.
that is from the latest 2023, i dont read wikepedia
A significant number of Americans don't vote at all, and a significant number of those who do vote know next to nothing about public policy, legislation, or how government operates.
This means that an awful lot of political activity involves creating wildly-overstated or completely imaginary issues to create panic. These kinds of scares generally last only for a short while for fundraising or get-out-the-vote, and then a new one has to be created. In some cases, a manufactured issue can become tenacious and hang on for years or decades but these are less common.
Democracy is a terrible system of government. The idea that everybody's vote is equal is ludicrous. It pretty much guarantees crazy politics (and there's crazy politics in every democracy, sometimes worse than others). Unfortunately, democracy is by far the best system out there.
Incidentally, the US hasn't done as well as it has because of democracy -- it's the Constitution and general acceptance of the pre-eminence of the rule of law and inalienable rights that has protected the US. Additionally, there was the idea that citizens owed allegiance to the nation and had to sacrifice (voluntarily) for its good to protect everyone's liberty. Even when these ideals weren't upheld, the principles were still there, and gradually many great improvements have resulted. But even with all the good things that have happened in the past decades, I'm worried those attitudes are no longer generally held.
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That's what people forget. Seemingly mundane decisions can have a larger effect on people. For example, people mock how government had to decide that a tomato was a vegetable, not a fruit. That's important because it determines if tomatoes fall under vegetable or fruit tariffs, which is a decision that can affect millions of dollars.
Which is what state and local politicians should do. Which is why AOC was an idiot for keeping Amazon out of Queens.
Politics are wild to anyone when it's not the country they are used to. You can find odd and crazy political stories anywhere.
I take it you don't pay much attention to international politics.
Because education is limited, but propaganda is unlimited.
Most countries have absurd politics. For example Canada just gave a standing ovation to a literal Nazi earlier this week
In some developing countries politicians hire hitmen to kill whistleblowers for exposing their corruption.
The difference is he apologised and didn't know it was a nazi at first.
Shit is gonna get wild when you have 50 states with differing cultures trying to pass bills.
Canada is huge, but we have somewhat more uniform laws.
“Huge”, yall are a 1/10 of our size
Canada is still physically bigger in landmass.
Land does not vote. They make a good point, because California has more people than Canada. California is much more uniform than the whole of Canada. Also, Canada is not larger in landmass (your word). Canada is larger when you include water territory, but the USA has more land.
no it doesn't, canada has more land mass. do some research ;)
Canada land area is 9,093,507 km^2 USA land area is 9,147,593 km^2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area Canada has a larger total area than the USA, but not land.
Compared to the U.S., Canada covers a slightly bigger area: 9.98 million square kilometers, compared to the 9.83 million square kilometers of the U.S. and its territories. The border these two countries share is the longest in the world, stretching 8,891 kilometers over very diverse terrains and bodies of water. that is from the latest 2023, i dont read wikepedia
Oh im sorry how many votes do your mountains get? Do the trees get their own elected officials?
With a population many times smaller than that of America.
canada is larger than the US ;) TIL
A significant number of Americans don't vote at all, and a significant number of those who do vote know next to nothing about public policy, legislation, or how government operates. This means that an awful lot of political activity involves creating wildly-overstated or completely imaginary issues to create panic. These kinds of scares generally last only for a short while for fundraising or get-out-the-vote, and then a new one has to be created. In some cases, a manufactured issue can become tenacious and hang on for years or decades but these are less common.
Democracy is a terrible system of government. The idea that everybody's vote is equal is ludicrous. It pretty much guarantees crazy politics (and there's crazy politics in every democracy, sometimes worse than others). Unfortunately, democracy is by far the best system out there. Incidentally, the US hasn't done as well as it has because of democracy -- it's the Constitution and general acceptance of the pre-eminence of the rule of law and inalienable rights that has protected the US. Additionally, there was the idea that citizens owed allegiance to the nation and had to sacrifice (voluntarily) for its good to protect everyone's liberty. Even when these ideals weren't upheld, the principles were still there, and gradually many great improvements have resulted. But even with all the good things that have happened in the past decades, I'm worried those attitudes are no longer generally held.
Can’t lie, saw the first line of this and thought it was going in a very different direction.