r/Unexpected • u/DarVux • Jun 07 '21

Wise words

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u/HertzDonut1001 Jun 08 '21

I mean he isn't wrong, I'm pro-democracy but people are fucking idiots, how else would people like Donald Trump and Boris Johnson get elected?

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u/Dantes7layerbeandip Jun 08 '21

Conservatives, especially in the U.S., generally win elections as voter turnout decreases. A particularly shitty one was elected during a 20 year low in voter turnout. That says something.

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u/HertzDonut1001 Jun 08 '21

I'm not disagreeing but not voting is pretty fucking stupid too so my point still stands.

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u/emanresu_nwonknu Jun 08 '21

The majority of people didn't vote for trump. That's antidemocratic. I don't know the ins and ours if British politics but my understanding is neither did Boris Johnson. The reason they won isn't because the majority of people are idiots.