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Trump least popular newly elected president since Second World War – except for himself
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Ummm those that didn't vote are also responsible. It IS the people's fault. But they shouldn't see it that way. Either they are ok with fascism or actively crave it. Apparently the majority of us are fascists or think we are.
You give people too much credit. Most people don't spend any time researching and critically engaging with politics or even news, and you probably couldn't force them even if your tried to add compulsory politically neutral civics to the education system. Some people do well in math, but not in science. The same will be true if this class too.
Then there's propaganda fucking everything up even further. Most people are not immune to propaganda and misinformation, particularly when most of what they know comes from their friends, who are themselves very likely victims of misinformation.
You're working off of an extremely idealized view of the electoral system.
https://lemmy.world/comment/14791951
No I'm not. I'm also not saying it isn't broken. What I'm saying is usually the more people that vote, the more democratic it gets and that people who don't care enough to even figure out who's running in elections are NOT blameless.
Yes, they are. A system that allows a candidate who didn't even get half the votes to run the country is fundamentally broken and not participating in it, for whatever reason, doesn't make you at fault. It's the orphan crushing machine all over again.