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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

You miss the point.

The finer points of the crazy US electoral system shouldn't even enter into any of this: the single, most damning fact in both elections is that 77 MILLION morons voted for Trump, when it should have been 77 THOUSAND at the most if the population had a normal median IQ.

That's the problem. That many people voting for this turd the first time can be construed as a mistake, or a con, or something forgivable. But whoever voted for this guy after his felony convictions, his sex-related convictions, lying 30,573 times to the American public during his first term, and after J6 is either certifiably insane or wanted this shit in the White House.

In other words, at least 22% of the total US population is either Nazi adjacent, completely unconcerned by morality and decency, or completely retarded. Probably all three.

Trump isn't a disease. He's a symptom. And the 22% will do it again - guaranteed.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works [S] 12 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

It's happening all over the world. Russia hasn't had a fair election in eons. Orban being ousted was a breath of fresh air, but every single major world power has people almost winning or winning from the far right. *Japan has a far right PM.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I can well believe that the entire world is becoming dumb. But the US sure is leading the charge.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works [S] 5 points 6 months ago

I would say that we're all equally dumb. If other countries don't see America as a warning sign and still vote far right, that's pretty fucking dumb. For example,

Brexit was a fiasco that was based on an unofficial vote and then somehow got pushed through.
How do the Russian citizens keep putting up with Putin? That started way before the US. Putin went to war with Ukraine and said it would take 3 days. Where are we at now?
China has a huge population, they go along.
Japan, how are you going backwards on rights for your citizens.

Bottom line, it's really hard to resist authoritarian regimes once they're in power. The propaganda alone is huge and the oligarch money is controlling everything.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago

Japan has a far right PM.

And even she hates Trump.

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[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 8 points 6 months ago

I find it funny that the response to "the election machines were rigged" is "that shouldn't matter as long as more people vote against him".

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago

most damning fact in both elections is that 77 MILLION morons voted for Trump

Not only voted for him, but also repeat his lies, buy into his crypto and other fraudulent fundraising schemes, buy his merch (seriously, outside of an election period, who buys politician's merch?), and are somehow convinced that the damage he is doing to their country is justified.

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[–] postcapitalism@lemmy.today -2 points 6 months ago

Your language is ableist and anti-neurodivergent good sir/maam. Otherwise I agree

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 6 months ago

All they had to do was flip the top race in only seven swing states. That's how they ended up with millions of ballots with straight Democrat tickets, except Trump at the top. NOBODY votes that way.

They had two experienced, professional hacking teams on the case, of course it was rigged.