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Part of me doesn’t feel too much sympathy. The majority of Americans voted for Trump. Even more so in the conservative states that are more likely to be impacte

Part of me doesn’t feel too much sympathy. The majority of Americans voted for Trump. Even more so in the conservative states that are more likely to be impacted by there events. Trump campaigned on cutting government services. Everyone is okay with cutting a public service (at the expense of others) until they need that particular service --- To clarify, I'm not cheering on this disaster or hoping that those who voted for Trump "get what they deserve"

atomicnumber3 1y ago
Unfortunately, a lot of liberals live in these states too. This entire country would be blue if we didn't have the electoral college. But if you're in the mood for not feeling sympathy, because most cities have heat domes that tend to "push" storms away from them, storms tend to leave the more-liberal cities alone and instead wreak havoc through more rural towns.
- shepherdjerred 1y ago
  To me, it's more of "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" situation
- HideousKojima 1y ago
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arghandugh 1y ago
Antipathy for the innocent and a pleasure in collateral suffering and death is a key tenet of conservatism. Maybe clean up your soul a bit.
mullingitover 1y ago
Not a majority of Americans, a plurality of voters. They won power, barely, but they don’t have a mandate.
- trilbyglens 1y ago
  In states like Kentucky a d Oklahoma? Think again. These places are overwhelmingly trumpy. The nation as a whole barely voted him in, but in many red states his numbers are very high. My home county in Tx voted 80% Trump.
  - chneu 1y ago
    But you're focusing on small counties, essentially "land that votes". One metro area generally outweighs 90% of the counties in a state. Take Oregon for example. Look at eastern Oregon where trump ran away with like 80% of the vote. But then you look at population numbers for those counties and you'll quickly realize that ONE NEIGHBORHOOD in Portland has 5x as many residents as that entire county. One neighborhood in Portland actually has more people than most of Oregon counties. It's kinda wild how empty they are. The fact is that conservatives are pretty outnumbered. Which is why conservatives disenfranchise voters and rely on gaming the electoral college. It's also why conservatives tend to move to where other conservatives live, among other reasons. If people showed up to vote then Republicans would lose elections way more often. But looking at a map and seeing red counties is not "more people voted trump". It's just "sparsely populated counties voted trump" which is not the same thing. There's a subreddit called "People Live in Cities" that makes fun of this misinformation tactic. It's just maps that show where people live, but cite other metrics.
    - mplanchard 1y ago
      Every county in Oklahoma, including the ones containing their cities, went for Trump in 2024. What you’re saying is often true, but GP is exactly right about some of the midwestern states. The popular vote went ~2/3 in OK to Trump. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_president...
      - mullingitover 1y ago
        Of all the states Oklahoma is certainly one of them, however its 4 million people aren't even 2% of the total US population. Cherry-picking aside, the victory margin in the 2024 election was the smallest in over five decades, only the 2000 and 2020 elections (where the loser of popular vote was able to seize power on technicalities, they had negative victory margins) were smaller.
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SoftMachine 1y ago
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Aeyxen 1y ago
Politics aside, it’s odd how often the entire debate misses the real bottleneck: assigning blame doesn’t restore operational capacity or re-architect the warning pipeline. If the system depends on 24/7, highly skilled human decision-makers, and you cut those positions, the outcome is predictable—slow, brittle responses. ANY critical pipeline that can be broken by one missing seat is overdue for technical reinforcement

atomicnumber3 1y ago

Unfortunately, a lot of liberals live in these states too. This entire country would be blue if we didn't have the electoral college. But if you're in the mood for not feeling sympathy, because most cities have heat domes that tend to "push" storms away from them, storms tend to leave the more-liberal cities alone and instead wreak havoc through more rural towns.

shepherdjerred 1y ago
To me, it's more of "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" situation
HideousKojima 1y ago
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arghandugh 1y ago

Antipathy for the innocent and a pleasure in collateral suffering and death is a key tenet of conservatism. Maybe clean up your soul a bit.

mullingitover 1y ago

Not a majority of Americans, a plurality of voters. They won power, barely, but they don’t have a mandate.

trilbyglens 1y ago
In states like Kentucky a d Oklahoma? Think again. These places are overwhelmingly trumpy. The nation as a whole barely voted him in, but in many red states his numbers are very high. My home county in Tx voted 80% Trump.
- chneu 1y ago
  But you're focusing on small counties, essentially "land that votes". One metro area generally outweighs 90% of the counties in a state. Take Oregon for example. Look at eastern Oregon where trump ran away with like 80% of the vote. But then you look at population numbers for those counties and you'll quickly realize that ONE NEIGHBORHOOD in Portland has 5x as many residents as that entire county. One neighborhood in Portland actually has more people than most of Oregon counties. It's kinda wild how empty they are. The fact is that conservatives are pretty outnumbered. Which is why conservatives disenfranchise voters and rely on gaming the electoral college. It's also why conservatives tend to move to where other conservatives live, among other reasons. If people showed up to vote then Republicans would lose elections way more often. But looking at a map and seeing red counties is not "more people voted trump". It's just "sparsely populated counties voted trump" which is not the same thing. There's a subreddit called "People Live in Cities" that makes fun of this misinformation tactic. It's just maps that show where people live, but cite other metrics.
  - mplanchard 1y ago
    Every county in Oklahoma, including the ones containing their cities, went for Trump in 2024. What you’re saying is often true, but GP is exactly right about some of the midwestern states. The popular vote went ~2/3 in OK to Trump. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_president...
    - mullingitover 1y ago
      Of all the states Oklahoma is certainly one of them, however its 4 million people aren't even 2% of the total US population. Cherry-picking aside, the victory margin in the 2024 election was the smallest in over five decades, only the 2000 and 2020 elections (where the loser of popular vote was able to seize power on technicalities, they had negative victory margins) were smaller.

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Aeyxen 1y ago

Politics aside, it’s odd how often the entire debate misses the real bottleneck: assigning blame doesn’t restore operational capacity or re-architect the warning pipeline. If the system depends on 24/7, highly skilled human decision-makers, and you cut those positions, the outcome is predictable—slow, brittle responses. ANY critical pipeline that can be broken by one missing seat is overdue for technical reinforcement