Hamtramck, population 28,000, has new Trump campaign office weeks from election in hopes of gains in swing state
  • acargitz@lemmy.ca
    21·
    5 hours ago

    It’s not like these voters didn’t fucking MAKE LOUD AND CLEAR their intention during the primary with the Undecided movement SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

    At this point, this is 100% the Democrats campaign fault for not PANDERING BETTER to the demands of their own god damn base. It’s called a democracy you nitwits, you’re supposed to REPRESENT people.

    Edit: this is the POV of a Canadian, seeing Americans throw their democracy away. Democrats made a whole ruckus about how they put country over party, but it seems they could not put country over …CUFI and AIPAC.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    384·
    2 days ago

    I would like everyone to note that Peter Link, who posts endless articles, has a very obvious agenda, but almost never comments.

    Posting article after article but never engaging is bad faith participation in Lemmy.

    • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      111·
      2 days ago

      Over 500 posts and barely a dozen comments.

      And yeah their posts clearly have an agenda. A lot of “both sides bad don’t vote” kind of stuff.

      • simplymath@lemmy.world
        34·
        1 day ago

        “both sides bad” has won almost every US election, according to this chart.

        It’s literally the most popular position when you consider voter turnout and % of votes for each main party.

        • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          6·
          1 day ago

          You’re confusing not voting and not liking both parties. A lot of people don’t vote because they don’t give a shit. Or simply can’t.

          I haven’t voted most of my life because I’m disabled and can’t make it to polling booths.

          In Switzerland we have a dozen major parties and turnout is around 30%. Our open list system allows for extensive “customisation of votes” and lets you choose from hundreds of candidates. People just don’t vote because they can’t be bothered or are busy aren’t really motivated etc.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 day ago

            And Republicans have made it harder and harder to vote over the years.

            Mail-in voting should be legal in all states and election day should be a federal holiday. You should also be automatically registered to vote if you are a citizen and get a driver’s license or ID card.

          • simplymath@lemmy.world
            13·
            1 day ago

            I’m definitely not confused. Perhaps we have irreconcilable philosophical differences, but I’m certainly not confused by percentages.

            Personally, I would a 30% voter turnout as a damning indictment of the system, particularly when Switzerland was one of the last countries in Europe to legalize women’s right to vote and the right to gay marriage.

            For most of the US’s history, most people were simply not allowed to participate in that system and twice this century the winner lost the popular vote. How is it do hard to believe that someone would feel legitimately disenfranchised and frustrated by that system?

    • Peter Link@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      78·
      1 day ago

      Sorry if you think that my posting reflects “bad faith”. I have responded to comments a few times, but generally I’m trying to get useful articles out to the Fediverse. (I also post a lot in Mastodon.)

      I did write one long comment on voting for Harris, where I stated that it is a difficult decision for me, because each day I get angrier at the Biden/Harris blank check for Bibi. At the same time, I clearly don’t want Trump.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
    293·
    2 days ago

    I wonder how much it hurts to shoot yourself in the foot.

    I wonder what lies they will tell themselves about how it’s not their fault when Trump decides to support Israel twice as hard as Kamala has.

    • boyi@lemmy.sdf.org
      21·
      1 day ago

      You’re seeing it from the outside so you won’t understand them. They don’t have the need to lie when things worsen. Even They’ve already expected things will be worst under Trump. Just to aid you to understand their mindset: Suffering 100x more by your enemy is much more endurable than the bitterness of being betrayed by your own kind.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
        51·
        1 day ago

        That’s a stupid bit of mental gymnastics.

        I don’t enjoy cutting off my nose to spite my face, regardless of who is causing it.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      Definitely not all of them. But there might be enough to really hurt themselves. Won’t take much.

  • MyOpinion@lemm.ee
    81·
    2 days ago

    I am sure Trump will do a bang up job as he drives a tank around GAZA just for kicks.