• Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
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          5 days ago

          Regardless he wasn’t popular and isn’t considered a standards bearer. The system is broke which means it works against the people… doesn’t reflect the people.

          • a_gee_dizzle
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            4 days ago

            He was elected democratically. He does reflect the people.

            • Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
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              4 days ago

              That’s a weird way of saying he was elected with a minority via electoral college and not the people. Meanwhile he has never had a positive approval rating and 80% of the country opposes this BS in Iran.

              • a_gee_dizzle
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                4 days ago

                The point of a democracy is to elect someone to represent the people voting. He won your election. Take some fucking responsibility for that ffs

                  • a_gee_dizzle
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                    4 days ago

                    Literally not my problem. Thats your country not mine. You don’t get to elect a buffoon to terrorize your allies then abdicate any responsibility by blaming your system. If you think the system is the problem then fix your fucking system

            • Arcadeep@lemmy.world
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              4 days ago

              He actually wasn’t, which is kind of the problem. He publicly thanked Elon Musk for tampering with voting machines

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        4 days ago

        1 in 3 did. 1 in 3 did not vote.

        1+1=2.

        And the Republicans rule the house.

        and that’s AFTER 37 felony convictions and evidence of pedophilia.

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        4 days ago

        He did have a plurality of the vote. Perhaps a majority. Therefore my statement stands.

        • insufferableninja@sh.itjust.works
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          He had a plurality of the vote; 42% of those that voted, voted for him. Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

          Quick math, what’s 42% of 65% of 75% of the voting populace?

          Most of us didn’t vote for him. Most of us that voted didn’t vote for him.

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            4 days ago

            Voter turnout was about 65%. Voter registration was 74%.

            So the majority of Americans either voted for him or were complicit.

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              4 days ago

              He got 42% of the vote. That means that 58% did not vote for him. I don’t know why this is so difficult for y’all to understand.

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                Those who didn’t vote were complicit is the point.

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                4 days ago

                Yes but by your own stats a large portion of that 58% were complicit. So the majority either voted for him or were complicit (by not voting). This is literally the implication of the stats you are giving right now.

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                  Are you intentionally missing the point, or is your reading comprehension even lower than the average American’s? The person you’re responding to said only 42% of the people WHO DID VOTE, voted for Trump, which means that 58% of people who DID VOTE voted for someone else

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                    4 days ago

                    You’re missing the point. Im saying the people who DID NOT vote are complicit and they plus Trump voters make up the majority. This shouldn’t be a hard concept to understand

                  • a_gee_dizzle
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                    You’re missing the point. Trump voters + non-voters = the majority of Americans. Is that really so hard to understand?