2016 presidential election

a weak presidential election filed with two bad candidates-scandalous Hillary Clinton and the sexist and divisive Donald Trump . however, Gary Johnson managed to perform well in the election, stealing Republican votes and making the libertarian movement mainstream

the 2016 presidential election was a load of shit

by Libertypedia May 22, 2023

Non-protoindotubular-electro-transsino-pneumaticology

Noun

The study of Electro-Pneumatic systems that transfer Chinese air out of China using tubes that are not from the Indo area.

I plan on studying non-protoindotubular-electro-transsino-pneumaticology in University next year.

by ASheeeep August 9, 2024

Seizures Are Any ElectroMagnetic Pulse: The Mathematical Juvenile Release

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Seizures Are Any ElectroMagnetic Pulse: The Mathematical Juvenile Release

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 29, 2025

Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum

The practice of putting every frequency of light to work, from radio waves to gamma rays, instead of just the tiny visible slice our eyes evolved to see. We already use radio for communication, microwaves for cooking and radar, infrared for heating and night vision, visible light for seeing, ultraviolet for sterilization, X-rays for imaging, and gamma rays for cancer treatment. But full utilization means more: using every band for everything possible, optimizing each frequency for its unique properties. The dream is a world where the electromagnetic spectrum is fully harnessed—where we communicate, power devices, treat diseases, manufacture materials, and explore the universe using every photon available. The reality is that we're getting there, frequency by frequency, application by application. The full spectrum is humanity's birthright; we're just slowly claiming it.

Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum Example: "He looked at the electromagnetic spectrum chart on his wall—radio to gamma, each band labeled with its uses. Radio: communication. Microwaves: radar, cooking. Infrared: heating, sensing. Visible: seeing. UV: sterilization. X-ray: imaging. Gamma: medicine. He realized that civilization was just the story of learning to use more of the spectrum. Every new band we mastered opened new possibilities. The spectrum was infinite; so was the future."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Psychology of Elections

The study of how individuals and crowds behave during the peculiar ritual of choosing leaders—from the psychology of voting (why we vote even when our vote doesn't matter) to the psychology of campaigns (why attack ads work) to the psychology of election night (why results feel like sports scores). Elections are psychological pressure cookers: months of anxiety, hope, and fear compressed into a single day, then released in euphoria or despair. The psychology of elections explains why campaigns focus on turnout (enthusiasm matters more than persuasion), why last-minute events can shift outcomes (undecided voters are psychologically distinct), and why losing feels catastrophic even when life continues unchanged (elections become identity contests, and identity loss hurts).

Example: "She studied the psychology of elections while working on a campaign, watching voters react emotionally to policy, personally to candidates, tribally to every attack. The election wasn't about issues; it was about feelings. Her candidate won because they made people feel hope. The policy details came later, for the few who cared."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Sociology of Elections

The study of how elections function as social rituals—how they mobilize populations, create collective experiences, and produce legitimate outcomes (or fail to). Elections are not just technical processes; they're social events that bring societies together, create temporary communities of interest, and generate enormous emotional energy. The sociology of elections examines who votes and why (class, race, age, religion), how campaigns mobilize supporters (through organizations, networks, messages), and how outcomes are interpreted (as mandates, as repudiations, as fraud). It also examines what happens when elections fail to produce legitimacy—when losers don't accept results, when institutions are distrusted, when the social agreement that makes democracy possible breaks down. Elections work when society works; when society fractures, elections can break it further.

Example: "She studied the sociology of elections after a contentious vote, watching how different social groups experienced the same event completely differently. For some, it was validation; for others, theft. The election hadn't created these divisions; it had revealed them. Democracy required agreement on the process, and that agreement was gone."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Appeal to Elections

A fallacy where someone invokes election results as proof of truth or correctness. "The people have spoken" becomes a way of ending debate, as if electoral outcomes settle factual or moral questions. The fallacy lies in confusing democratic processes with epistemic ones—treating votes as evidence rather than expressions of preference. Elections measure popularity, not truth; they register opinion, not fact. Appealing to elections as proof is like appealing to a popularity contest to settle a scientific question.

"You claim the policy is harmful. But it was democratically elected—the people chose it!" That's Appeal to Elections—treating votes as evidence of correctness. Elections choose leaders, not truths. The majority can be wrong; popularity isn't proof. Democracy is about who governs, not what's true. Confusing the two is how bad policies get defended as if they were facts."

by Abzugal February 28, 2026