• @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    -412 months ago

    Fuck you, that wasn’t why Trump won. It was because Dems offer nothing but the avoidance of something worse.

    I’m outraged at the genocide and voted for Biden anyway. People can be mad at Dems and demand better without being responsible for their failure.

    • @Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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      442 months ago

      The American people failed.

      This was fucking advertised. This was chosen. This was voted for.

      Stupidest populous on earth.

      • Drusas
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        32 months ago

        I’m with you until the last sentence. Fewer than 50% of American voters voted for Trump.

      • @TangoNoir@lemm.ee
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        32 months ago

        How is any of this “chosen” when everything is gerrymandered and rigged?

        Our biggest fault was being the frog who stayed in the water while it was heating up. We have just slowly been giving up freedoms with a little fuss but not enough to matter. We need to learn to say no firmly and with conviction.

        • Gerrymandering doesn’t exist in your presidential election.

          The majority of Americans supports - or at the very least is neutral towards - Trump. You can blame this on a lot of factors such as misinformation and lack of education but this doesn’t change the general attitude.

            • The electoral college has bias towards states with lower populations but it’s not gerrymandering.

              Gerrymandering is specifically drawing district borders to guarantee victory with a minority of votes.

              The US presidential election would be gerrymandered if some states decided to go through mitosis to get more electoral votes for their party.

          • Drusas
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            -12 months ago

            Something like 49% of eligible voters voted for Trump. And many eligible voters don’t vote. So no, factually, you are incorrect. A lot of people here are too poor to give a shit about politics and are completely unengaged.

        • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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          2 months ago

          Any obstacles to electing someone else could have easily been overcome.

          If “Did Not Vote” was a candidate:

          This was completely preventable.

        • Drusas
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          12 months ago

          Anyone downvoting you is an idiot. This is exactly the situation the American people have been in.

    • JaggedRobotPubes
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      12 months ago

      The avoidance of all of this is probably the single most motivating thing in existence. Implying otherwise is strange.

      You don’t sleep in your actively burning home because none of the local hotels tickle your fancy.

      • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        22 months ago

        Which is why I voted for the lady who refused to condemn genocide. What are you arguing?

        Dems are center right. They have been for a long time because of cold war propaganda and brainwashing. That doesn’t mean I won’t vote against fascism. It means we need better alternatives.