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submitted 2 years ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California.

The progressive favorite known for spotlighting her soccer mom, minivan-driving home life was trounced in Tuesday’s primary election to fill the seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, finishing far behind Republican Steve Garvey and fellow Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.

Porter didn’t go down quietly. She immediately pointed a finger at “billionaires spending millions to rig this election.” That claim resulted in a brutal social media backlash from many who were happy to depict the congresswoman as a graceless loser.

Perhaps chastened by the criticism, Porter later clarified her initial statement to say she didn’t believe the California vote count or election process had been compromised, but she didn’t recant her earlier remarks. Rigged, she said in a follow-up, “means manipulated by dishonest means.”

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[-] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Most people think the game can't change or shouldn't be changed. They're a much bigger issue than the people trying to get by who think the game can be changed.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah. We can pick the game, but we cannot change the rules.

I'd rather play a different game than the one I've been playing for the past 10+ years with no satisfactory results.

Can't keep doing the same thing expecting different results.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Of course you can change the rules. Or even better you can change the game.

Rule 1 of life ... never play somebody else's game by somebody else's rules 'cause you'll lose every time.

[-] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

No, the rules are (mostly) open to change, but you don't get to pick a new game. Physics is what it is, the immutable ground rules of the game, and it's the only game in town. Everything above that, the social reality that is most of what people think about and engage with, can be changed, but you do have to invest a lot of energy to shift the inertia of the existing system.

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