I don't know if this particular election was rigged, but in the grand scheme of things, which election in the USA isn't rigged?
Bear with me on this, because it's a question I'd like your opinions on in order to better see this from all possible angles. In order to come up with this hypothesis, I looked at three factors as the main reasons for justification:
- Handpicked candidates from limited parties
- Electoral college manipulation of outcomes
- Selective media exposure
Think about the candidates that run for president on either the Left or Right (I mention only these two parties, because they are frankly the only two that get any airtime to begin with). These left/right candidates are bought/paid for and handpicked by a generous roster of donors/lobbyist who line the pockets of these candidates with campaign money so that they are able to become relevant in the eyes of the average American that lives anywhere from the largest cities down to the middle of nowhere. If not for the flagrant amounts of money that the individual campaigns raise (Biden up to $1 Billion & Trump over $970+ million for the 2020 election), how else would they get the necessary airtime and media coverage to last over 4 years? 4 long years that it takes to properly stage a presidential campaign, while surviving/getting through the primaries and staging relentless attack ads on your opponents. Attack ads, I might add, that are aired throughout every single state, within most of the major networks AND at all given times? Hard to advertise yourself nationwide and simultaneously attack your opponents, unless you have the ammunition (i.e. money) to properly pay your troops. Joe Biden was clearly picked to be the leader of the democrats due a rich history of flip flopping on issues and getting down on his knees to service the highest bidder. That's not to say that Trump doesn't do the same, he is just more clever in his style and doesn't suffer from heavily calloused knees as much as Joe does.
Then, there's the issue of the electoral college. To think that with just 11 states a candidate is able to win the White House is preposterous. If you can afford to live in these densely populated and often expensive states, your vote *might* count (I say might, because if you're the unlucky Republican that lives in a Blue state like NY, you're mute). But say you live in the 39 other states or so, where population isn't as dense and money is also not that prominent, you really might not matter in the long run if those bigger/denser 11 states all go either blue or red. This is why I have always favored the popular vote so that everyone's vote counts.
It all seems a little too planned (dare I say rigged) to only favor the select candidates that were handpicked and molded to do the bidding of the most affluent Americans & US Corporations. Following all of the aforementioned is the fact that even our media is owned by a select group of companies (I think it's down to about 6 or 7 AND they are all turncoats, consistently kissing the hands of the ones in power). Just recently I read that James Murdoch (one of the heads of Fox News who sits on the board of directors) donated $1.2 million to Biden back in July 2020 (
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/17/fox-news-familys-james-murdoch-and-wife-donate-1-2-million-to-joe-biden/). Not to mention that both left & right media outlets were ALL a little too eager to project the winner of this presidential race well before many states were called. Ever find that these networks pick a candidate and heavily campaign for them, even if in covert ways that are not often noticeable?
What's your take on this? While I am not leaning too heavily on this, I often do wonder if the theater of American politics is merely just that, a theater meant to distract and gather the masses to participate in a coliseum-type event much like what was seen back in Roman times (whereas the mob would clap & cheer hard enough and the emperor's thumb might go up or possibly down) that would then distract us from bigger issues at hand (much like the patriot act was passed amidst a whole bunch of other shit and then behold, you were left with long TSA lines at every airport).
Let me know your thoughts and thanks.
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