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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago

On the other hand, disallowin wheelchair ramps because there are not mentioned in the Bible would be a very American move.

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 23 points 11 months ago

A very southern American move

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

obligatory mention that it's not "The South," but ~30 minutes outside of any metro area in the US.

[-] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Evangelical Christian assholes are not uniquely southern, have you been anywhere outside of a city in any state?

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

They are much more powerful and prevalent down here, however. The bible belt is absolutely a real thing.

[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

20 years ago yeah. Now it's everywhere.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Aka backwards fucking stupid American.

[-] RacerX@lemm.ee 20 points 11 months ago

Equal access to every building? Sounds like a commie plot.

[-] charonn0@startrek.website 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Americans are not the caricatures of evil and malice you seem to think we are.

[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 11 months ago

You are currently debating whether hospitals can let women die instead of performing abortions

[-] jesuiscequejesuis@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

It's painful to admit, but American politicians do not actually represent Americans. Over 80% of us believe abortion should be legal under some if not all circumstances. We are being held hostage by an ignorant minority.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/321143/americans-stand-abortion.aspx

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

If your politicians don't represent the people, what the heck are they doing?

Or, why do your people still vote for them?

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because the party that most people don't vote for have become exceedingly adept at gaming the system.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

Then do something about it.

But your other party won't change it either, because they use the same loopholes.

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago

Our democratic process is heavily flawed. The electoral college distorts the relative power votes so that less populated states have more power.

Also, less than half of eligible adults vote, and those that do are disproportionately conservative boomers.

Only about 20% of the population voted for trump. Everyone else either didn't care, didn't think he could win, or didn't want him to win.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

The problem is that the non-Trumpers care to little to go to the voting booths.

[-] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

You can become president of the United States with only 22% of the votes. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k&pp=ygUaY2dwIGdyZXkgZWxlY3RvcmFsIGNvbGxlZ2U%3D

[-] pixeltree 15 points 11 months ago

Of course we're not but "the supreme court bans something good because it's not explicitly allowed in a 200 year old document" is a goddamn accurate statement lol

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Have you told your leaders that?

[-] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

That really hurts.

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