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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 300 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (31 children)

Yeah, I'm giving up after this.

The Democratic party just can't deal with the stupidity and racism that is the American population.

I mean for fucks sake, Black and Latino voters increased their votes for Trump this time around.

Just time to hang up the hat and let America burn.

Also:

Biden got 81,282,916 votes

Harris got 66,153,556 votes

Americans didn't even bother to show up and now we have a Republicans in control of all three branches again. Yeah, there's no saving this democracy.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I volunteered at county Dem HQ and was tasked with texting Dem voters who hadn't shown up at the polls by noon. Each page had maybe 50 names on it. And only 3 or 4 voters typically voted. It was a disaster.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Maybe now the party will learn that guilting and harassing people doesn't work. If I get an unsolicited text from a campaign, it makes me significantly less likely to vote for that candidate. I'm not going to reward that sort of tactic.

[–] jrittenh@midwest.social 5 points 12 hours ago

Yeah I have zero fucks left. I am done with this bullshit. I canvassed for the first and last time this election as it's quite clear it did jack shit. I'm withdrawing from being a concerned citizen. The idiots voting for this shit can have it. I'm going full libertarian in my lifestyle. My family matters and nothing else. I am truly sorry for those who didn't vote for this and will suffer greatly. I just can't do it anymore.

[–] t_chalco@lemmy.world 34 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Americans didn’t even bother to show up and now we have a Republicans in control of all three branches again.>

Absolutely. Trump did not have a significant bump in votes, 10 million voters did not turn out, or so early figures show. Of them, it's largely white suburban males. Apathy leads to populism. Dr. King had something to say about white liberals...

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

When the plague of face-eating leopards arrives, I will be interested in the responses of the people who never thought their faces would get eaten

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago

Sure but at the same time Blacks and Latinos made significant bumps to the Trump vote here too. I would have to imagine that Dr. Kind would have some choice words for them too.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Don't forget they are going to intentionally force us back to coal and oil, and stifle all transitions to cleaner energy. So really how bad could it be

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It’s going to be interesting when climate refugees start overwhelming the habitable regions (like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin), driving housing costs even higher. People who think housing prices are high now will rudely awaken when the influx of people from the coastal regions – who have not only been displaced by climate disasters but have also lost their savings, and insurance will not bail them out – are competing for already limited affordable housing and local jobs.

But of course more drilling will totally fix that, right?

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Easter Islanders cut down all the their trees, so they couldn't even escape the collapse their behavior brought on. We're going to see that world wide now.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Well see they fixed that by taking the cheaper labor sources for fixing coastal roofs after storms and actively paying to have them removed from the country, while no longer accepting their taxes. : )

Everyone knows when you increase labor shortages, and prices for construction material, construction costs and insurance go down! ...wait

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, the world is pretty fucked here. We're at a tipping point for climate disaster.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly, maybe this is what the cure is for humanity.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

The Oxygen Catastrophe wasn't a one-time poisoning. It was a series of oxygenation waves, killing themselves off only to rebuild and kill themselves off again. We were never cured of the oxygen polluters.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 56 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Maybe a lot of Democrats also dislike women in power and black people. Maybe the American people, regardless of the party they say they support, are still very conservative. This is not an unpopular opinion outside the USA.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Nah. Trump got fewer votes (when you account for the ~4% population growth since the 2020 election) than last time, while Dems lost a fuckton of votes, compared to 2020.

Trump won, both the election, and the popular vote, not because he got Dems to vote for him, but because a dozen million Dems decided not to vote at all.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You are saying, in other words, that a black woman with indian ancestry and an exemplary career in the government was not enough incentive to go vote for self-perceived progressive people? That was actually my point.

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] GeneralVincent@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Honestly, yeah. She's been in government positions for decades and hasn't had any real scandals. The worst thing I heard was that when she was a DA, her department worked with the local police, and the police department had a lab tech that was stealing cocaine and was testing the product at work several times. And a judge scolded the police department and DA office for not doing a better job handling that issue.

She had a pretty decent record of good morals and making effective, positive changes. Unless there's someone I haven't heard

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 hours ago

Exemplary. Not saying she excelled at everything, but she had several responsibilities in different levels of government and never was impeached or tried for anything related to her work. Lol.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Yes. That is the ultimate conclusion for me as well. The American people voted for racism and sexism, because they are racist and sexist. America can’t do better because this is the best we have. Trump represents conservatives. It’s really confusing because his actions aren’t conservative… but here we are.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago

This is the best we have

The best America can do is fucking awful. It's been this way for years. We elected Bush II twice. We elected Reagan twice. We elected Nixon twice. It's always been a shitty country filled with terrible people.

I'd like to say I'm glad other people are starting to realize something I've known for years, but people are going to get hurt because "patriotic liberals" didn't have the courage to admit we're the shithole country.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Today is a dark day. But, I will say this...

When the world gets dark, new lights often appear. It's a funny thing, but good people tend to be quiet and reserved. It's the anger of the patient person, and the good people pushed too far, that often can incite the most change. As Mr. Rogers' mother famously told him - look for the helpers when you see scary things unfold.

It's time for the helpers.

I hope everyone reading this understands what this means. We must help now. Don't look for the helpers, because we aren't children, as Fred Roger's once was...

Protect the people around you, especially the vulnerable and those at the most risk. Do it at the cost of your safety and well-being.

Cruelty has won a great battle today, but it can't win the war without a fight.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Alright, give me some hope we can still prevent like >3°C global warming, cause I ain't having any hope left.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

We can't prevent that.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sorry that part of my immigrant family is this stupid. Thankfully, they can't vote fwiw. 🤷‍♂️

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Don't feel bad man, your family isn't you and you can't control when your family does something stupid. Heck my immigrant family that can vote was going on about not voting this year because of both sides bullshit and I had to talk them that yeah, you need to vote regardless. Not that it mattered because native born Americans are such a lost cause at this point.

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