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It was the second highest voter turnout in US history.
by tock 9mo ago
It was the second highest voter turnout in US history.
- saubeidl 9mo agoWhich speaks to the weakness of US democracy. Nonetheless, only a third of the voting population voted for this.
- tock 9mo agoNot really. 1/3rd voted for this and 1/3rd were ok with either candidate. Sometimes people democratically vote for bad shit.
- saubeidl 9mo agoNot caring which option wins is not the same as voting for something.
- krapp 9mo agoChoosing not to vote is implicitly voting for the status quo, whatever it happens to be. It's accepting fate. If voters saw the first Trump term and knew about Project 2025 (which was public and publicly discussed) and didn't care enough to vote against the implementation of what was happening right under their noses then that isn't much different than voting for him. If anything it's worse. At least the right is actively evil. At least voting third party, futile as it is, is making a statement. Seeing Trump's movement gain and consolidate power, listening to their beliefs, seeing the preparation of political infrastructure, January 6th, stacking the Supreme Court, the normalization of white supremacy, and knowing fascism could be a vote away and not giving a damn shows a depth of poisonous cynicism and cowardice that should brand a person for life. That will brand our entire society for a generation.
- tock 9mo agoPractically it is the same. And this is not a US exclusive situation. We see the AfD and other far right parties gaining popularity. People can vote for bad things.
- indubioprorubik 9mo agoPeople can also vote against a consequence decoupled elite that rule by virtual signaling to each other which was okay in a resource binge, ignoring the results their previous choices had for the lower echelons. To hit the captain with a shovel may look like mutineer madness on any boat, but maybe a sign of necessary changes and reality grounding on a ship called "titanic" where the captain yells "right on, right on" into a pipe that does gurgling sounds.
- exe34 9mo agoYou thought it was good enough. No action is a choice. You made the choice.
- louthy 9mo ago1/3rd voted for this, 1/3rd voted against, and 1/3rd are complicit. The fact that the US did this twice beggar belief. For those of us in the rest of the world who have no say but are bombarded by this shit daily, we hold you all responsible (no matter what 1/3rd you're in).
- Terr_ 9mo ago> It was the second highest voter turnout in US history. My dude, you have seized upon a statistic that, while technically true, is also utterly-effing-meaningless. To illustrate, I've calculated the headlines for other Presidential elections: 1936 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1940 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1944 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1948 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1952 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1956 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1960 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1964 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1968 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1972 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1976 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1980 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1984 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1988 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1992 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 1996 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2000 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2004 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2008 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2012 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2016 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2020 FIRST HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! 2024 SECOND HIGHEST TURNOUT IN HISTORY!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_presidential_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States...