Discussion
So far I’ve been yelled at by strangers this evening for:
- the existence of provisional ballots, and trying to explain ballot curing
- the fact that US ballots are longer and more complex than they are in other countries (I didn’t design this, I swear!)
- making a silly joke about DC’s national mall not being a shopping center.
@carstenfranke It’s really unfathomable to people from other other democracies how many things we vote for.
@mattblaze I was very confused briefly reading the second's corresponding thread, it felt like she just misread your post lol
@mattblaze Do you cure votes with pickle curing, dry curing, or dry salt curing? 🤪
@ai6yr certainly not the pickle one. Too juicy
I’m honestly not sure why any of these things are so upsetting, or why they think I’m to blame for them (except for the silly joke, that actually WAS me).
@mattblaze long ballots? NSW 1999 would like to present the Tablecloth Ballot.
@bassthang yeah, but that’s still only one contest, right?
@mattblaze On behalf of my fellow humans, Matt, I apologize for their rude and unseemly conduct.
For future reference, do you have a list of preferred topics for strangers to chasten and upbraid you about?
@mattblaze You aren't being yelled at for being one of the best follows around, so brace yourself.
Okay. I can say it nicely.
@mattblaze Well, that'll show you.
@mattblaze that escalated quickly... Sorry for that, as a German-American. It was really rude.
I think the problem is that the rest of the world only reports on the federal election, nobody can comprehend the point you were making that there are dozens of things to vote for. I just counted my ballot, 30 different votes. Germany has 2 on federal election day, maybe 4 if a state election coincides.
And I have counted paper ballots in Germany, it is error prone!