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[–] [email protected] 68 points 5 months ago (21 children)

I really hope Europe can step up to fill America's gap, because it's clear that America will not get its shit together in time to help at this point, if it ever will again.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 months ago (11 children)

This has been so frustrating to watch. We have half of our country bootlicking the Russian leader that their cult leader is strangely endeared towards. This was our opportunity to really do the right thing and support a people defending themselves and their democracy. Something we as Americans could have been proud of for generations. But no. Republicans couldn’t have us do the right thing. Not even once.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Don't say half the country - most of the country doesn't vote. Trump got 74m votes and the US has a population of 330m.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So what, you assume that everyone not literally voting for Trump doesn't support him? That's ridiculous. The real number surely is closer to half than it is to the quarter that the votes add up to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Not all all considering

  1. Young people generally lean left. Especially now with their access to information

  2. People with non-violent convictions like marijuana felonies also generally lean left. Disenfranchisement is a tool used mostly by one side of the aisle

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