I think stupid is fitting here. Stupid is willful ignorance.

Americans are willfully ignorant of what they voted for with Trump.

I agree with you. I shouldn't resort to name calling but this kind of tone-deaf article gets to me. A lot of the 'stupidity' i am referring to is behavioural - like you say, it is actually a mixture of ignorance and apathy. The wealthy want people to be so poor that they can't pay attention to anything other than their next paycheque or so busy that they don't have time to be well-informed. In case that isn't enough, they throw literal disinformation at people through corporate mass-media.

"We stay out of politics" = "we are complicit"

We stay out of politics! That way we enjoy all the benefits of our governments imperialism without having to answer for any of its transgressions.

A majority of white people have not voted for a democratic candidate since the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964. This is the largest racial demographic in the country.

Within this group, the majority of college educated do vote Democrat however most white people in the country are not college educated.

It was 1964 when the Democrats finally flipped on Civil Rights (previously both parties were both pro segregation). Subsequently, republican leaders—most famously Richard Nixon and his campaign advisers—adopted a deliberate “Southern Strategy”: appeal to white Southern resentment over civil‑rights gains amongst other concerns. This demographic (largely not college educated) has not swayed in their support for Republicans since then.

Remember that the southern confederacy fought on the philosophy that their property rights were being infringed during the American civil war. That property being human lives.

Interestingly, communism played an important role in the progress of civil rights in America.

Soviet propagandists seized on America’s segregation, lynching history, and denial of voting rights to portray the United States as hypocritical, arguing that a nation preaching liberty while oppressing minorities could not truly embody democracy. They broadcast films, pamphlets, and radio messages that highlighted police brutality, the Jim Crow South, and the disenfranchisement of Black voters, hoping to sway independent nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America toward communism. American officials recognized that domestic racial injustice threatened their credibility abroad; if allies saw inequality, they might reject U.S. aid or align with Moscow. Consequently, U.S. presidents from Truman to Johnson felt pressure to pass civil‑rights legislation, both to fulfill moral imperatives and to deny the Soviet Union a strategic propaganda weapon.

I bring up college educated simply to point out there is diversity within the group and it is not a monolith (as no group is).

Welcome to the neighborhood bud.

I hope you're having a grand time here in the great white north. We're happy to have you. 🍁

155 of 340 million Americans voted.

To me, this means that 185 million people, with the exception of a small percentage, didn't care, or was fine with whatever, making them complicit.

In addition to that, 77 million voters, voted for Trump.

So 262 million Americans either voted for Trump or were complicit in the decision that was made by their countrymen. That's a whopping 77% of Americans either asked for this or they were completely fine with it if this was the outcome.

So yeah. There's some Americans, about 23% that tried, at least.... The rest of the Americans are either complicit or wanted this.... And as a Canadian, that 77% is why I'm actively avoiding American made goods, and I will continue to do so, regardless of tariffs, for the next few years.... I'll probably stop around 2029 or so... We'll see how things go from there....

That is completely true. Even the ones who don't like this are just saying "Aw drats! I guess we just have to vote harder next time!" Without actually examining why we lost in the first place or any systemic issues that led to this.

Well, if that’s the case, that’s a shame, as it simply means Canadians are having an emotional over-reaction to the situation and it’s biasing them into blaming an entire group for only part of that group’s actions.

I suspect some Canadians see it the way you describe and others see it the way my Mom described. I’d be interested to know if there’s any correlation with political alignment.

Meow

Good wine?

If you voted Democrat (as flawed as they are) seems reasonable to give a pass. 159 million of the 236 million ie. two thirds of the voting age population either voted for trump or didn't vote at all. They allowed this to happen.

shhh. lemmy.ca is a troll instance.

they just want to spread American hate so nobody pays attention to the same terrible shit going on in Canada.