Electoral College

I recently discovered that America has an Electoral College. This pretty much means that an average Joe's vote doesn't matter, only the votes from the 538 representatives do (however, the representatives are elected, so there is a trace of democracy here).
My questions to you Americans are:
What do you think about this system? Have you/someone ever complained about this system? Do you think that you might some day get rid of the system?
 
Thanks.

Why do you care? We don't care about the politics of whatever shithole you're from.

Well. First of all, I thought this was a place to discuss politics.
Secondly; I wouldn't call Norway a shithole, but yeah, we've got our own problems.
Thirdly; There is an election coming up in the US. The results of that election is important not only to the American population, but also for people around the world, considering the US's importance to the global economy. I'm not trying to bash America, if that's what you think.
As I said, I recently discovered Electoral College, and I would like to know some more about it.  Not only from Wikipedia, but from actual people. Pros, cons and ect.
So, anyone else that would like to say something?

The electoral college is a weighted system that allows less populous states the opportunity to have a role in deciding a president.
It was actually the result of a compromise by the Founding Fathers. Some at the time wanted the Congress to select the president while others wanted the pres. selected by popular vote only.
As much as it gets slammed by the libs because of the 2000 election, it's still the best system for the U.S.

Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.
Having the electoral college is no different than having representatives doing the votes for you. It's just another layer. I don't see what's the big deal with it, in theory at least.

People like to blame it for electing Bush in 2000, but that wasn't their fault. It was just pure election fraud that took place.

electoral college ensures that no matter how many people flee their tiny little towns for NYC, candidates will have to do more than campaign in DC, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, LA, and Phoenix

I for one, do not want states which provide 0.05% of the federal tax income to have any more than 0.05% say in who gets elected.

>>7
You shut your WHORE MOUTH!

>>7
Perhaps you fail to understand that the Founders wished to throw rural areas a bone, because without the cheap food and water they willingly provide to the large cities, the large cities instantaneously become Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

Also, I have always had a lot of trouble accepting this idea that rural areas are somehow burdensome to the economy and the urban centers are somehow subsidizing them.  There are more niggers on welfare in Harlem alone than the entire populations of West Virginia and the Dakotas put together.  This years bailouts for Wall Street--which is located in Jew York City, if you hadn't heard--are equivalent to how many prior decades' tax revenues from the entire state?

Parasitism is always unjust but if you want to look where your tax money is being given out as handouts to ne'er-do-wells, you'd best look closer to home.

>>9
>the large cities instantaneously become Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Why is that a bad thing?