• Reygle@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Wisconsin, US here. My county went 70% for Trump this time. That’s versus ~48% in 2016. The problem isn’t democracy. The problem is the people. Pissed as hell for all the wrong reasons at all the wrong people. Unable to see reality, expecting that the person in charge could make it a utopia with the flick of a switch. The average American is delusional and irreparably stupid.

    We constantly joke that it’s Idiocracy, but the truth is…

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      Thank you for saying it. The voter is the fucking problem. Anyone with half a brain realizes this. Gaza, egg prices, and the candidate not having a dick was enough to the traitor rapist felon to get a trifecta. That’s not a campaign problem. Maybe Harris didn’t run a perfect campaign, but that’s clearly not the issue here

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        I’m not American. Maybe my opinion also comes from a place of not understanding how government works in the US. But in 2020, Biden won the Presidency and the Democrats had control of the House and the Senate. Yet, they had a harder time of reversing Trump’s policies than he had pushing them through. Let alone not even trying to enact progressive policies.

        As an outside observer, maybe that’s why people have lost faith in the Democratic party.

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          15 days ago

          Because you have to consider all the court appointments he made, including the supreme court that he stacked. If the Biden admin did any more, itd just get struck down. The court can basically nullify any law or executive order they want without repercussion. Im frankly shocked he got away with as much as he did

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      It’s funny that you can now actually do a Pro/Con list about the Idiocracy universe over our own:

      Pros:

      • Lots of diversity
      • Black president
      • President listens to advisors
      • Sex work legal
      • Not crippled by religiosity
      • Puts smart people in positions of power and trust

      Cons:

      • Everyone’s stupid
      • No real due process
      • Public executions
      • Misogyny, homophobia, and ableism are rampant

      Same:

      • Police are knuckle-dragging morons who will murder you
      • President has too much power
      • Costco