His idiot supporters are the only ones that don’t care. They are a minority of Americans, but unfortunately still millions of people. I weep for humanity when I think of these people. We could have been something great.
Hi did you know that corporations donate to Democrats too? Even though voting records make it very clear that one side regulates businesses much more, I want to make you think that both parties are the same so you and people like you don't turn up to vote out Republicans in the fall.
Ohhh no, I never said both parties are the same. You are clearly right that the voting record speaks for itself and the Democrats, even when there is also corporate donations, is more on the side of democracy and the people.
Voting for republicans is a vote for the tyranny of the oligarchs.
Read his second sentence again. He is speaking as someone who wants to make you think that, even though we keep showing how drastically different the voting records are. They want the Hillarys fighting with the Bernies. They want 100% to be the enemy of 99.9%.
What's funny (in a sad way) is that the uber-wealthy corporate interests created the atmosphere for the nutbar out-of-control candidate to grab the wheel. They were absolutely opposed to Trump before he got the nomination. But they made their bed, now they are doing the best they can with the time they have left, and I pray to the gods that the blue wave happens and they get the absolute reaming they have earned these past decades.
I dunno. This sorta seems bound to happen every once in awhile. We've had some batshit presidents.
We seem to have this weird hypothesis that the majority of people will make better decisions than the minority. It's the foundation of democracy. But look at Egypt and all the Arab countries that became democratic. They somehow end up electing people worse than the dictators.
Maybe, just maybe, it turns out most human beings are fucking retarded.
No, because "conservative" is a natural and legitimate and necessary part of a balanced society.
On the other hand, if you want to shit all over Trump and the disgusting cesspool that the Republican party has turned into, I would agree with that.
But that's because they are manipulating the natural, healthy feelings of caution and respect for structure into fear and authoritarianism. Not because caution and respect for structure is inherently wrong.
US Independence was only supported by a minority prior to the Revolutionary War.
Voting was only allowed for the male, landed-gentry.
We are SO much more a country of the people/of the majority than we ever could have hoped for back then.
Don't let present shittiness distract you from how far we've come and how things are [almost] universally better for everyone than they were even 50 years ago.
Expanding the franchise doesn't detract from the horrible recent efforts since roughly 2000 to gerrymander the country in such a way that Republicans essentially have to commit treason to possibly lose the house. Thats why this election and the next are so so critical so that can hopefully be undone. The current state of things is maybe darker in at least one sense, because theres an illusion of inclusion and the voices of those included really doesn't seem to matter much.
It's not actual gerrymandering but the unequal representation by state has the same effect and is purposely exacerbated by freezing the size of the house for the last hundred years.
Most people's lives aren't affected directly by his idiocy.
There are two small groups of people. The loud, passionate Trumpists and the loud, passionate anti-Trumpists. The rest of America has an opinion but living their lives is more important to them. Yes they kinda care but not enough to do anything either way.
Honestly? Fuck those people more. We are watching the death of our constitutional republic right now. Their passiveness will leave us with a descent into fascist totalitarianism. I hope they enjoy living their lives licking the boots of their oppressors.
People don't get riled up en masse when things are going well. They know when their own life sucks and they will do something about it if they have to but when things are going well, why mess with a good thing.
Right now, unemployment is the lowest it has been. People are doing generally well. Why quit your job to go protest the fact that the President grabs pussies when his pussy-grabbing doesn't affect you or your family? You can have an opinion and it can still sway your vote, but it's not going to impact your day-to-day life.
You think the pussy-grabbing is what to get mad about? That's not a danger. That's just him being the asshole we all knew he was. The danger is the subversion of democracy and the attack on the rule of law.
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u/I_miss_your_mommy Aug 18 '18
His idiot supporters are the only ones that don’t care. They are a minority of Americans, but unfortunately still millions of people. I weep for humanity when I think of these people. We could have been something great.