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'Call This What It Is—Theft': Republicans Approve Largest Medicaid, SNAP Cuts in US History
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*Won the popular vote but still a minority (<50%) voted for this.
That's because 1/3 of voters tacitly support this shit by not voting.
"I'm not into politics. It doesn't impact my life."
— Gulag prisoner 4217657
The fptp voting system and gerrymandering did a lot of heavy lifting.
Sorry -- no one can hear how right you are, over the simple glee of blaming the working class for getting so disenfranchised.
Larceny this, mugging that... Can we talk about the greater reach of white collar crime a sec, r?
Ah, sadly, no. That story was cut from the broadcast because we found a story about a dog that rides a motorcycle in Sioux City.
“Market research” by our corporate owners says that white collar crime doesn’t bring in the advertising dollars unless the victims are other wealthy people.
I said this a million times last year on the leftist threads to people crying about the lesser evil. I don't wish any pain on their lives but I also don't know how to get through their thick skulls how real life can get unless they experience it from time to time.
I hope they have the day they voted for.
Simple as that. My empathy for those people is gone.
Many people can only learn through personal pain.
So that's what's going to happen.
Because voting is not compulsory in your country so there's no incentive to provide accessibility for people to vote.
Face it, you need a different system. Not going to happen without violence though... It's a very sad state of affairs.
Unfortunately this is probably where we're at.
That's the same number it's been for 100 years. You're never going to change that by pointing it out so what is the goal of this conversation?
That is the kind of aggressive apatheist mentality which got the US into this situation in the first place.
I'm not apathetic, I'm realistic. No one has moved that needle significantly in 100 years so talking about it like you're going to make it happen seems like setting yourself up to fail. Work with what you have instead of wishing you could have more. That's how progress is made.
That's oligarchy apologetics bullshit to keep us from changing the system. No need to make things more democratic if we're blaming the majority of people.
Or, you know, I'm being realistic about how things work in the real world. Or do you think that letting the fascists win is going to change the system for the better?
Whether or not you think its 'oligarchy apologetics bullshit', 2/3 of voting the population either explicitly or tacitly supported this shit. So yeah, I'm going to blame the majority for the outcome of a majority vote. Ignoring that fact is just going to make getting any meaningful change that much harder, and its hilarious to watch people justify their inaction in the face of the result of their choice.
How exactly does blaming your neighbors create meaningful change? I don't care whether you think it's right or wrong, I am asking how it actually helps improve the system.
I don't know, short of trying to show people the errors of their ways in tacitly supporting a fascist. But what other options do we have? Lie to them and say "it's totally not your fault that trump was elected, even though you chose not to put forth the bare minimum effort to stop him"? I get that electoral politics isn't enough (and we all need to be out in the streets doing what we can to resist), but I'm tired of pretending that the third of the country that's checked out of politics isn't also responsible for the people that get elected while they chose to abdicate their responsibility as a member of the voting public.
If this was your neighbors dog is shitting in your yard and not cleaning it up, would you blame the neighbor for their choice (leaving shit in your yard you have to deal with because they couldn't be bothered to pick it up) and try to help them see the error of their ways, or would you ignore the shit entirely and hope they do better next time?
Turning your question around, how does ignoring the culpability of nonvoters in election outcomes improve the system? Do you think we'll see an improvement in turnout if we ignore that republicans only win through voter suppression and don't point out that encouraging not voting is one of their preferred strategies?
Increased participation is one of the best ways we can get out of this hole, and I'm really tired of people supposedly in my side constantly getting own goals with this kind of rhetoric.
You can address the inaction of voters without making it about blaming individuals with as much power as yourself. But telling people "I told you so" serves a different need.
Sometimes motherfuckers need to be told that they fucked up. I don't care if they're 40 years old or 4. I'm not gonna sit and harp on it but I'm not seeing very many people realizing they fucked up.
On the contrary I heard an NPR piece a few days ago where there were Muslim community organizers in Dearborn MI expressing their regret. I wish more people had some kind of admit you were wrong system.
The people with Trumpgret didn't get there by people telling them they fucked up. These people don't value your opinion so telling them they're wrong is fulfilling your own needs, not anyone else's.
How, exactly, does ignoring a majority of Americans allowing fascism to take hold create meaningful change?
30% of America voted for sitting on their ass and going "meh, whatevs" in November.
And where did that 30% live?
If not voting is voting for the person that won then everyone who didn't vote in a blue state voted Kamala, so that 30% isn't all "for" trump
Naahhh we aren't doing that. If you want to do that, source it and then we'll talk. I have no way of knowing where they all live, but if you do, it's your argument, get to making it.
Then maybe don't blanket statement on shit you're ignorant of
It's your argument, dumbass. Bring the facts or fuck off. It isn't my job to prove your own statement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(law)
Since it's such common knowledge, this should hardly be a challenge.
You being ignorant isn't my problem, fuckface. You wanna play the blanket statement game, I point out how stupid you are, you wanna pretend google is hard to find that's your problem
The absolute worst kind of lemmy user. You can't just start an argument without something concrete to back it up. We aren't going to just assume you're right by default. Who the fuck do you think you are?
and you're wrong
https://www.prri.org/spotlight/breaking-down-the-differences-between-voters-and-non-voters-in-the-2024-election/
"Voters are also more likely than non-voters to live in suburban (46% vs. 41%) and rural areas (20% vs. 16%). However, non-voters are notably more likely than voters to live in urban areas (43% vs. 34%)."
The cut is hardly clear. That 30% is further cut by 43%, while it is a slight lead, it isn't the whole stack, and considering Trump still won due to rural, Republican voters despite every city being blue, with way higher concentrations of people? nah
That's all you had to do, man. Why did you make this hard?
Doesn't matter. 30% of Americans refused to do their civic duty.
No, if y'all wanna claim a lack of a vote is a vote for the other guy then you gotta follow that through or you're just being a cunt for no good reason
That's the reality of America's FPTP system.
If you did not vote for Harris, then you helped (directly or indirectly) Trump get elected.
Eh those who stayed home also voted for this.
That's the usual reality of voting though. It doesn't mean every American wanted it, but it still means America voted for this.
Without voter purging and other forms of systemic cheating, he wasn't even close to winning.
**supposedly