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  • [–] 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    When people say that the American electorate has the memory of a goldfish they aren't lying.

    But also it's just an aspect of passage of time and new people being born.

    Someone newly 18 and voted for Trump for the first time in 2024 arguably probably didn't know all that about Trump.

    In 2018 I worked at a Mexican restaurant and my boss was a younger latino man whose first election was 2016 and he voted for Trump... Because he didn't know the history. He regretted his vote deeply.

    So it's also that new, young voters have to go digging into forty years of history to find out and most don't do that.

    Like, young people don't question the TSA breaking the fourth amendment because it's been there their whole lives. Why would they question a system that's been in place their whole life?

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    To be fair, though, they wouldn't have to do much digging to learn about that. A Google search or Wikipedia page would be plenty to make Trump's subsequent behavior unsurprising.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    That is true but most young people don't care enough. It's not really until mid to late 20s most people start really settling in on things. At least that's been my case as an American and what I've seen from my peers.

    The only reason I was anti trump from the start is cuz my household always hated trump. Way before he ran. We were never into politics and we were raised that talking about politics was rude. It's discouraged to have political discussions. At least where I'm from. I really think this may be a big part of the problem. I come from rural america.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    But of course, because the average MAGA has a memory that lasts about a week.

    At this point they don't even remember the Epstein Files. They don't remember "they're eating the dogs". They definitely don't remember "no new wars".

    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    The FAKE NEWS at it AGAIN!

    -Someone with a TRUMP WILL END ALL WARS Campaign Sticker on their TRUCK!

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    "No new wars" much?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    It aint Tuesday and its already Taco day again.

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    [–] 35 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    It's okay. We wouldn't have believed you anyway.

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    He's the only one that can end the conflict. He's the only one who can fix the economy. He's the only one who can protect us from bigfoot. He's the only…

    My favorite part of T2 is how brazenly he shits on his supporters.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago

    Breaking news man who was caught lying every 6 minutes during a 4-year period continues to lie.

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