• @blackbearjesus27@lemm.ee
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    2421 days ago

    And yet, about half of voting Americans will actively ignore those impulses and choose a party that openly campaigns on tax reductions while it drums up fears surrounding issues they largely agree with (when presented in a non-partisan context) so does it really matter what they say?

      • @4am@lemm.ee
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        620 days ago

        How any didn’t vote, and how many were removed from voter rolls or didn’t have the right ID or were gerrymandered or

      • @Velypso@sh.itjust.works
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        120 days ago

        Well, a lot of them decided the genocide half way across the world was more important than the genocide they would help to trigger back home.

        • @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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          119 days ago

          And also that somehow Trump wasn’t so much fucking worse on the genocide halfway across the world, despite his close cooperation with and endorsement from Netanyahu.

        • @blackbearjesus27@lemm.ee
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          820 days ago

          This is real defeatist.

          There are absolutely people who will not vote no matter what. But folks are being actively disenfranchised and making it easy to vote by a proven secure method has become a political issue because a few who have power wield it without responsibility. Hell, if Election Day was a national holiday (as in, EVERYTHING is closed or by law folks are able to take time off to vote with proof of doing so) you’d probably see a substantial bump alone.

        • @Mossheart@lemmy.ca
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          420 days ago

          Right but not for the reasons you think. I’m not counting on there being a next time at this rate.

    • @Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
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      20 days ago

      Well to be fair they also know democrats only say they will fix the issue and then immediately do the same things the republicans do because they just cannot do without that sweet corporate cheddar.

      I figure their logic is that at least the republicans are honest about it.

      • @MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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        1220 days ago

        do the same things the republicans

        I missed the part where the Democrats were cutting social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. And repealing the ACA. And attacking LGBTQ people. And deploying the military against American civilians. And sending people to foreign gulags en mass without trial. And attacking voting rights.

        Yep, they sure are the same.

        • @Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
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          220 days ago

          That was what Trump campaigned on wasn’t it? So contrary to democrats who usually don’t deliver in their promises Trump can at least says that he tries damn hard to deliver on his promises.

          I know this will be conflated to me being supportive of what he does. So let me clarify that I’m not endorsing it, I’m just stating the fact that Trump goes so far as to break the law in order to deliver his promises, while democrats work really hard to maintain the status quo even while having legal and political power to make real change. This is part of his appeal, a detail which should not be lost on democrats.

          • @MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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            320 days ago

            So contrary to democrats who usually don’t deliver in their promises Trump can at least says that he tries damn hard to deliver on his promises.

            I know this will be conflated to me being supportive of what he does. So let me clarify that I’m not endorsing it, I’m just stating the fact that Trump goes so far as to break the law in order to deliver his promises, while democrats work really hard to maintain the status quo even while having legal and political power to make real change. This is part of his appeal, a detail which should not be lost on democrats.

            We’re pretty much in agreement here. I simply disagree that Democrats do the same things as Republicans when in office. While I may vehemently disagree with most of their strategy, the Democratic party isnt nearly as big of a threat as the GOP.

            • @sqgl@sh.itjust.works
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              Same thing in terms of being bought by lobbyists (although Elon’s influence is unprecedented).

              Same thing in terms of refusing to reform one of the worst voting systems on the planet.

              Same in terms of insider trading (Trump is more blatant and doesn’t mind if he tanks the economy in the process).

              Same in terms of ignoring https://patrioticmillionaires.org/