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A minority spoke clearly. Many of "the people" didn't vote, and Trump got less than 50% of those that did.
by Terr_ 2y ago
A minority spoke clearly. Many of "the people" didn't vote, and Trump got less than 50% of those that did.
- akmarinov 2y agoThe ones that didn’t vote are ok with what the voters choose, otherwise they would’ve voted
- DFHippie 2y agoThey're okay the way a patient in a coma is okay with whatever the doctor does.
- khazhoux 2y agoI'm sorry, but how many non-voters were physically unable to vote? My heart goes out to them. But everyone else, who chose to stay home, chose to let others speak for them.
- Terr_ 2y ago"Spoke clearly that they wanted $X" != "Didn't take the opportunity to express any opinion." Those are fundamentally different.
- akmarinov 2y agoBy deciding not to vote, you’re actively saying that either option is fine. So you’re ok with the outcome.
- khazhoux 2y agoEveryone who decided not to vote literally relinquished their voice in the matter. They simply don't count. They were "OK" with whatever others decided. Their opinion has as much weight as my dog's (and I don't even have a dog!).
- Terr_ 2y ago> The people spoke very clearly [that] they wanted this. > [Nonvoters] were "OK" with whatever others decided. Those are not the same thing! Stop contradicting yourself in order to sanewash Trump.
- khazhoux 2y agoNot a contradiction at all. And this isn't about "sanewashing" Trump. There is a set of people eligible to vote. There is a set of people who do vote. Anyone in the first set who chooses not be in the second set, is no longer included in statements about What The People Want. You snooze, you lose. The time to say whether you want or don't want a President is in November. You stay quiet then, you don't get to complain in January "This isn't what I wanted!" To stay home by choice is be OK with whatever outcome others decide. And those others spoke clearly that this is the outcome they wanted. Honestly, my head hurts at the apologism over non-voters. If you don't vote, you don't count!
- Terr_ 2y agoYou're saying that 7 people could vote with the rest of the nations staying home, and then when Bob wins with 3/7 votes, I can say: "Look, the people spoke very clearly that they wanted Bob!" No, that'd be frickin' insane, since: 1. Basically none of the "the people" ever "spoke" at all. 2. Even when non-voters somehow aren't "the people", there's nothing remotely "clear" Bob winning with a minority. The moral fiber of nonvoters is irrelevant, this is about how you exaggerated a weak signal to the point of outright falsehood.
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