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American progressives don't understand their own country (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by Aweigh@lemmy.world to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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I like Zohran Mamdani. I like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

But if you think they have any chance to win a presidential election against Eric Trump or JD Vance, you are kidding yourself.

People living in Nevada, Texas, Michigan or Wisconsin are never going to vote for a muslim socialist or a latina.

Many americans get their news from Fox News or X.

They believe California/New York/Boston/Seattle/Chicago are disgusting shitholes full of crime, murder and pink-haired weirdos.

The next candidate should be :

- MALE

- WHITE

- Not from the West Coast or East Coast

- MILITARY VETERAN

I'm not talking about the ideas. I'm talking about the appearance. Please don't think a muslim New Yorker or a latina stand a real chance against JD Vance.

They would be ANNIHILATED by Musk and Fox News before the presidential campaign even starts.

If Kamala was a white male prosecutor and Trump was a female black felon, I'm pretty sure Trump would have lost.

Many american progressives don't know their own country.

I say this as as a foreigner

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[–] imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

And I've heard your argument of "things cannot change despite them constantly changing." a thousand times without any supporting evidence.

Things change, have changed, and will change.

Fox News started 12 years before Obama became president.

trump just harshy lost his first war, has depleted US defense stock without being able to resupply, ceded technological superiority to China, gas prices are double what they were two years ago, has historically low approval ratings and the general US economy is in shambles.

You are sad. fine. whatever. Time marches on.