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Well a plurality did vote for this after he was convicted of crimes and they saw what he did in the first go around.

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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

a plurality did vote for this after he was convicted of crimes and they saw what he did in the first go around.

A lot of the exit polling suggested that most Trump voters who switched from supporting Obama and Sanders, really had no idea what was going on with Trump, his family, their legal accusations and literally everything else we all know.

They did not actually remember anything about the first round, because so very much of the USA is vast, vast swaths of millions of people working 7 days a week to afford having children in a suburban people-hatchery, and we have a capital system that has been given full, unrestricted access to our brains, eroding our attention-spans and desire to feel engaged with anything for more than 20 seconds.

This is what we're fighting, not just an angry mass of armed racist goblins, but a vast pandemic of apathy and boredom with literally everything. A banal army of shrugging masses who do not make critical judgements, because what has critical thought done for us? What does anything matter? Just look at what's in front of you and cast your vote based on how you feel at the moment. This is the prevailing attitude, whether explicit or buried under layers of rationalization.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are not wrong. No one asked for tougher anti corruption laws in the US.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Why would they? It's the world's bestest democracy! /s

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean… we allow it, so…. Half-right?

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s hard to argue they aren’t fully right, just not in the way they think.

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 23 points 1 day ago

That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault. <--- You are here
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, You deserved it.

A Narcissist's Prayer

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 17 points 1 day ago

Oh sorry, my super powers are on cooldown so I can't just rush through them like a fucken viltrumite. Looks like its organizing my community and connecting local to national networks for now.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] atropa@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

Release Luigi NOW  !

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 0 points 1 day ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Their crimes are everyones fault but theirs, just like with their father.

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

“Why did everybody else make me do crimes?”

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just watch these jackasses become our future leaders

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh guillotine, who we art in need

Hallowed be thy memory.

Thy victim be screaming

Thy blade be falling

To Earth as it was in the sky.

Give us this day our daily justice

On Earth

As it was deserved.

And lead us not into despair.

But deliver us from Republicans.

For thine is the hope, the justice, and the revenge.

Forever and ever.

Amen

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

It's what dictatorships do.
The question is which of the numerous pieces of shit children that the orange child rapist vomited out of his tiny mushroom dick do you want to take over the leadership when Dictator Donvict finally has the inevitable heart attack?

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

“Why did everyone else make me do crimes?”

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

"Look what you made us do!"

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Plurality of voters.

Only ~64% of voters voted in 2024...

"None of the above" would have won the most votes if everyone voted, but that's not how the system works

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

30% of US adults voted for trump.

In a democracy, that would be a crippling defeat that might spell the end of your party, not give you complete control of all branches of government.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Truth is people who don't vote don't matter.

This literally absurd take is compounded in stupidity with the fact they acknowledge they’re being pieces of shit and opt not to change.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Classic DARVO shit.

It's rampant these days, from assholes like Tucker saying if he turns fascist, it's because the mean liberals made him do it, to the Murc's Law media and the reactionary centrists blaming all of the excesses of the radical right wing/Republicans on liberals/Democrats.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, they expected to be in jail long before this, so they couldn’t be corrupt

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Okay there has to be some Its Always Sunny memes for this moment.