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How embarrassing it must be to lose to this guy. Democracy is dead not because Trump policy but because we dont have any functional parties. (lemmy.world)
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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

This analysis on Tildes was spot on: https://tildes.net/~health.mental/1jwf/american_election_mental_health_thread#comment-e0uw

Perhaps if we had embraced the working class whites 20 years ago, things would be different today. Perhaps we could have working and lower class folks of all backgrounds voting for abortion rights, women's rights, labor rights, and gay rights. Maybe they would be our most loyal allies. But instead, we abandoned them and let the wolves pretend to be their friends.

[–] ___@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A key takeaway for me is that when people of color and those in inner cities turn to violence, crime, and drugs, we blame the oppressive system for their failings. When people in rural America do the same, we blame them. Just because someone is white doesn’t mean they don’t need sympathy and compassion. We’ve lost the thread of love and acceptance in this country.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And it seems the ability to math. All this blame (it was always going to come to this blame game) being pointed at this or that demographic seems to miss the point that the popular vote was won by trump, that does not happen if the majority of voters did not vote for him. It seems crazy that people can blame the white men in the country voting counter to woman's overall rights, but not blame woman who voted the same way.

[–] Hackworth@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

People forget that women can be misogynist too. It's pretty common in the church.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

I swear people forget women are capable of independent thought, and are people with the same qualities and failures as anyone else.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

That was helpful, thanks.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is it ok to criticise the Dems again?

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Considering they are now completely irrelevant and about to be wiped from government all together, sure.

[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fuck America, I'm done. We're getting what we want. Democracy, liberty, and personal freedom; no thanks

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

At least he won the popular vote, so it's well and truly want the majority (who cared to vote) wanted this time. It would be much more frustrating if he lost the popular vote like in 2016, where the minority in votes had control of house, senate and executive branches. This time it's what people wanted, and people somehow voted for fascism instead of the status quo.

[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I know Antifa really wasn't an established group like the proud boys, but I'm joining antifa. I'm radicalized, I'm afraid.

[–] innermeerkat@jlai.lu 4 points 6 days ago

Muscle memory in action.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Keep blaming the politicians but everyone who didn't vote helped Trump and everything he will cause. Blame the Democrats all you like but it'll be you guys who suffer. Instead of voting for the lesser of two evils y'all just stood aside out of spite and let the fascist through. Disgraceful.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Ha! I voted dummy. My vote did count too because I supported an ammendment that will help protect woman's rights. Unfortunately I live in a state that doesn't get over represented in a presidential election so even if you were right you would be silly to excuse me of anything.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 168 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Democracy is dead because America would rather elect a male that jerks off a microphone than a woman.

Already heard “unlikable” again last night. Right. Fool us once.

[–] GottaKnowYourCHKN@lemmy.world 85 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It's this. America cannot fathom that a well qualified Black woman could be better than the most basic of white men.

Could you imagine if SHE had sucked off a mic? People already didn't vote for her because they thought she slept her way to get where she is.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thing is, I'm sure if the only thing different was Walz on top of the ticket and Kamela on the bottom, and the campaign was ran the EXACT same way. Trump would have been defeated in a landslide.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

One of my big hopes was if they won, it'd open us up to a potential Walz presidency in the future. I was all aboard with Kamala herself, but Walz? That'd be sick.

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