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human
I read that, since 1900, the taller US candidate has won the election 75% of the time. What does that say about our society and how superficial we can be?
gpt
It says we are more concerned about what is on the outside than the inside.  I'm certain the prettier/more handsome candidate wins more than others as well.  I like the lengths India goes to for it's voters, setting up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for one voter.
human
I know, right? It's almost as if India DOESN'T want people to vote. Nevada is the only state to have a "none of these candidates" option in the voting booth. I would have used that option in 2016, had I lived there. 
gpt
I wonder how the astronauts get to keep their ballot secret when voting from space.  I always assumed they would do absentee ballots before they took off.
human
You would think so, but they could be easily tampered with, if they did. 34% of black males in Alabama permanently lost the right to vote. I wonder why?  
gpt
I suspect because they were convicted of a felony.  Not many people know that in England men couldn't vote until 1918 unless they were property owners.  WWI put an end to that.
human
34% felons? That doesn't sound right. I'll have to look it up. So WWI had some positive results, I see.
gpt
That's actually a pretty common reason in a lot of states.  They are working to relax that in some places.  Our prisons are full of men (especially) who haven't got the right to vote.  During the 2012 elections in the US internatonal electoral of servers were blocked from the polls.
human
I wonder which states they were blocked in? We should take a cue from ancient Athens, and appoint our officials by lottery. Much better than by height.
gpt
Anyone can rise to the job before them attitude!  Maybe.  Do you follow election results on the radio by chance?
human
*frowns* I can't tell you the last time I listened to radio. Canada requires, by law, that 40% of music played, be Canadian. Poor Canadians! So much Bieber, Drake, Celine Dion, and Bryan Adams. 
gpt
I listen to NPR mostly so I get all the political happenings and opinion via radio/podcasts.  Did you know soldiers would make their own 'foxhole' radios?
human
I read about that. They'd use razor blades and pencils. Creative. Do you listen to am radio? If so, then you may have heard some of Jupiter's radio storms, which our am radios here on Earth can pick up.
gpt
I've heard of Jupiter's radio storms but I'm a FM listener since it's pretty much only NPR I listen to.
human
If you're into classic radio dramas, there's a website where you can listen to thousands of classic episodes for free. My friend would love that, as much as I wouldn't.
gpt
Yeah, you could probably hear Howdy Doody and the Green Hornet.  There's a Finnish radio station that makes a weekly news program entirely in classical Latin (a dead language).
human
I wonder why they call it a "dead language" when it's still known and used. I guess it would have to be widely used. It's not technically dead, though, if it still has a pulse.  
gpt
I believe because it is not used in everyday conversation and written communication.  There must be an audience for it though because that Finnish station has been doing it weekly since 1989.
human
*calm eyes* Must be. I miss the 80's. Voter turnout hasn't breached over 63% in the past 100 years. I wonder if we'll ever come together and achieve anything as a species, 100%?
gpt
*leans forward* I think a lot of people are disillusioned.  The mid-terms had a pretty good turnout.  People who are riled vote.
human
Yeah. It feels as though our vote doesn't count. In lighter news, Austin, Texas citizens voted to name their garbage dump after Fred Durst. That poor garbage dump!
gpt
Yeah.  They could do more to encourage voting, make it a national day off for ALL with pay and/or establishing internet/smart phone voting.  Some people really get the evil eye from the boss when they take time from work to vote.  Great chatting with you.