Originally Posted By u/AffectionateChart953 At 2025-03-22 01:11:31 PM | Source


  • PacMan@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    Would have been a lot cooler if people actually voted and we would not be in this situation….

    • endeavor@sopuli.xyz
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      8 days ago

      Would be cool if americans weren’t fucking stupid enough to vote a literal felon into office whose promises included: removal of freedoms, removal of human rights, crashing the economy, corruption, ignoring the constitution, reintroducing overt systematic racism, more expenses for anyone not a millionaire, aligning US with the evil countries, not only distancing from but invading long time allies.

      It was all there. Everyone who didn’t vote, voted for randoms or voted for democrats, this is on you for not educating your fellow countrymen on why voting for trump is a bad idea. Take responsibility and use the immeasurable wealth of evidence generated every single day by the administration to convince people to see why there needs to be an urgent change.

    • FoolishAchilles@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      I would agree with you if showing up to vote was as simple as just showing up. I’d wager that the majority of people who could safely vote, did. There are many reasons why voters can’t be the sole scapegoat here.

      One of the biggest reasons— Voting isn’t safe for everyone.

      How would you feel about going to vote if you heard there’s been bomb threats and “private security” turning away people at your polling place? Mail-in ballot you say? Okay sure, but have you heard of poison postcards? What about all the data from after the election that shows how many ballots were unjustly thrown out or went uncounted due to some other form of voter suppression? I voted but have no way of realistically knowing if my vote was counted or altered.

      I don’t think voters are the main reason the US is in its current position. Let’s set aside the blame game and look at the people who are truly responsible— the current administration and especially those who fund it. Let’s hold them responsible first.

      I linked the website of a nonpartisan project that’s looking at the 2024 election data for fraud. They’ve got a hand re-count lawsuit in progress for Rockland County, NY right now.

      We have to educate ourselves and each other since the current administration has made it clear that they’re opposed to education and critical thinking skills. There are many of us and together our voices and actions are loud enough to take this country back.

      https://smartelections.us/2024-election-update

      • skozzii@lemmy.ca
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        8 days ago

        Let’s be real, a ton of people were at home on their phone when they realized it’s election day and said , my vote wont matter and then went back to doing what they are doing .

        So many people just actively were too lazy to vote, let’s not give them an excuse.