On: 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

[brigandish]

If you think the government is becoming the "laughingstock of the world" then:

a) read more widely, there's a lot of governments out there that are more worthy of the moniker (and even more that are horrifying)

b) read more widely, the newspapers you're reading aren't being honest (otherwise you'd know about (a))

[passivepinetree → brigandish]

“Better than the world’s worst” is not such a high bar to set.