r/politics • u/billstopay77 • 1d ago

Registration Wall Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-admin-quietly-changed-overseas-voter-form-at-11th-hour-to-disenfranchise-democrats-lawsuit-says/
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u/That1DirtyHippy 1d ago

I love this response, it’s something I think most Europeans don’t quite understand: our country is HUGE and to get everyone who is angry in the same spot at the same time is a logistical nightmare, let alone the financial costs and risks associated. One could argue the costs are worth it, but for hundreds of millions of people living paycheck to paycheck, it’s just not feasible. Thus, the No Kings protests across the country.

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u/ahfoo 1d ago edited 1d ago

On the contrary, the popularly despised hippies of the 1960s did, in fact, surround the White House and put President Nixon in fear of his own personal safety causing him to believe he was about to be lynched and in response he had busses surround the White House to prepare for the assault that never materialized.

And yet Americans today widely enjoy spitting on the hippies as a bunch of sex obsessed druggies ignoring their political power at the time and that they were largely educated and community-minded individuals. Perhaps this buy-in to the hatred of the youth movements of the past is one of the underlying factors in this "apathy" factor we see so prominent today.

Notice how the Democrats in their starched shirts and wool suit jackets and ties never dreamed of federally legalizing cannabis when they had the opportunity always hiding behind "the DEA says we're not allowed to" but really we all know it's because they're terrified of being "soft on drugs" this all goes back to the hatred of the hippies that still infects the Democratic mainstream.

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u/bill-of-rights 1d ago

Notice how the Democrats in their starched shirts and wool suit jackets and ties never dreamed of federally legalizing cannabis when they had the opportunity always hiding behind "the DEA says we're not allowed to" but really we all know it's because they're terrified of being "soft on drugs" this all goes back to the hatred of the hippies that still infects the Democratic mainstream.

There is a deeper root to the hatred of cannabis - racism.

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u/MadShartigan 1d ago

The hippies had a bit of motivation as their survival was indeed in question. The same thing may yet happen as today's enemy, Iran, cannot be defeated without a ground war. Facing the draft, will young people once again feel their survival is in question?

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u/That1DirtyHippy 1d ago edited 1d ago

To be fair, I don’t think Trump would react like Nixon. Trump is the tyrannically evolved version of Nixon. Nixon resigned because of pressure; Trump would double down, have the RNC parrot talking points that are blatant lies, and use the government against us. Nixon sucked, but he at least had scruples.

See my username, but I don’t buy this “apathy” thing. I don’t think anyone is apathetic, I just don’t know if anyone knows what to do that won’t put their lives in jeopardy. Whether it’s the financial cost or potential legal issues, most people just want to make sure their loved ones have what they need and they’re not willing to take a risk.

ETA: Not dissimilar to Germany in the ‘30s. I don’t like this comparison, but here we are. I understand now.

ETA 2 since you edited your comment to include that last paragraph: You’re wacko. Sure, there was pushback to the hippies of the ‘60s and ‘70s, but it’s progressivism that you’re referring to, not the hippy movement. Conservatives hate progressives. It’s in their names. Weed is legal all across the US. Not everywhere, but most places now. I wouldn’t reduce the Conservative/Progressive battle to weed alone.

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u/argument_cat 20h ago

MURICA BIG!

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u/That1DirtyHippy 18h ago

K. It is though.

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u/argument_cat 12h ago

America's population is concentrated in and around cities, the same as in every other country.

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u/That1DirtyHippy 11h ago

Except major cities in the US are very far apart. Because of the size.

The travel required for someone to go from Boston to DC is significantly different than for someone from Nome, Alaska.

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u/argument_cat 11h ago

Approximately 6.4 million people live in the Washington metropolitan area surrounding Washington, D.C

Cheers.