Why doesn't voting actually work?

>>81627401 (OP)
Because politicians are liars and voters are retarded

>>81627401 (OP)
Because the system is designed such that the only available options are bad

>>81627401 (OP)
because democracy is a fucking stupid idea to unironically buy into

>>81627401 (OP)
It does work. You just don't realize helping Israel is in your best interest so politicians take care of that part for you.

>>81627450
please friend, help me understand why helping israel is in my best interest

>>81627401 (OP)

because of money in politics the lobbying of special interests.

Think about the sheer amount of power that is concentrated in government, there is no way they would allow the plebs to vote an outsider in who could disrupt their plans or expose them.

>>81627401 (OP)
Democracies are basically set up as oligarchies. You need enough wealth and free time and connections to put a party together (usually they have a certain minimum floor of membership and spread required) and handle all the legal requirements, you need a lot of wealth to actually campaign and get decent reach, and this filters into there being very few people who can actually campaign for leadership or even representation in the government's deliberative assemblies. Few enough people that they're manageable for the system and the system can target them as individuals for smear campaigns, blackmail, bribery, or even assassination.

>>81627401 (OP)
It used to up until the last election. Not shitposting either, look into it

It does work though

>>81627708
do you mean the 2024 election or the 2020 election or the 2016 election was stolen?

>>81627401 (OP)
Because the concept of lobbying exists.