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I genuinely want to know why I keep seeing people repeat this sentiment.
If we lived in a healthy democracy, a candidate that would infringe so openly on rights - especially in this context - wouldn't have the platform to even run or the governmental power to do so.
With that supposition I think we can agree something is clearly not healthy, whether societal socially, or as a function of checks on the government. And that's before questioning the legitimacy of this outcome. Not that the answer will change anything, but regardless, I chose not to harp on the people who genuinely did not know better, as you imply of LGBT here.
The collapse of the systems that are intended to power check the goverment will benefit literally nobody, not that voted for, nor against, nor at all. So what do we gain by putting blame other than infighting?
If you know any significant number of people that voted for the rapist it's hard to ignore the distinct possibility he actually won. I hope it comes to light that he didn't and he gets booted, but lots of people are still cheering this on. I have family members cheering this on, so anecdotally I feel like he got the votes
I really do my best to not be alarmist, but by who? I've stopped counting the headlines about agencies being illegitimately gutted and information leaking, each instance on dubious legal ground at very best. How could any prosecution keep up and be any more effective than when he was first impeached?
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I'm fortunate that none of my closer family has fallen in. But for both of the companies I've worked for since 2016, essentially everyone - especially corporate management, but even shop workers - has drank the koolaid. Had one today tell me he was excited for his DOGE check.. In no way am I doubting there are many, many fools who wanted to be played twice, but it won't be until the majority of them softening on their loyalty to him and actually start asking questions that maybe something can happen - or not.
To make some semblance of a difference, changing some of those peoples minds collectively is really all to do for now. These people only watch the five, fox news business, and maybe some Joe rogan. Of course they believe the only things they hear. But that's a much easier task when shit actually gets rough for everyone, which simultaneously I do not anticipate.