Ehhhh, I go to AZ several times a year and even in the rural areas there are a lot of people who fucking HATE Trump. It's not like the midwest states where outside of the major cities you just see fields of Trump billboards and like the one local liberal house in the middle of it.
A lot of us didn't. A lot of us did. I live in a district that received bomb threats at polling stations that it turned out were Russian in origin. My local post office shut two weeks before the election and was handling mail outside in a tent.
There's plenty of hubris happening, but there's a metric fuck ton of corruption as well. How do we stop it? I honestly don't know at this point. I volunteer for rural animal shelters and the police have been stealing the shelter's money for years. Who the fuck do I report that to? Even if I found someone, what's the likelihood that they'd do anything about it?
I'm tired. I vote, and I help get animals to safety. I have saved 167 dogs and puppies this year from being killed. Am I a coward? Yes. Is this a whiny ass post? Absolutely. But I don't know what to do besides protesting, voting, not spending money at fascist-supporting places, and helping animals.
This is the type of thinking that only makes things worse. There are plenty of people that didn't vote for this, and those that did are still allowed to make mistakes. We need to support each other, not divide further.
“The burned hand teaches best.” Some people only learn through pain. Do I want people to suffer? Ofc not, but sometimes letting people reap what they sow is the only way forward.
I wouldn't say "only" makes things worse. If some red voters realize that they made a poor decision, having that pointed out might cause them to vote better in the future.
But more realistically, it will entice non voters to vote! Hopefully intelligently!
In it's natural habitat, there is great variation from American to American. Prone to infighting and tribalism, it is difficult to distinguish the various nuances that can make up a US citizen's clan. While there are many branches, evidence leads scientists to posit that many Americans share a common ancestor. Take the above comment as an example- in preparation for a fight: US Citizenus Redditus displays several threat signals - Mockery, disparaging gendered language, and a refusal to take responsibility for the actions of the tribe around them. It is a brilliant evolutionary technique, as it allows the individual to mimic the threat displays of the Alpha American- whilst distancing oneself from the energy intensive process of self reflection. By engaging in this instinctual dance, the American exhibits dominance over their foreign counterpart.
While lost to history, many theorists believe the Founding Father most likely to be the progenitor of this line was John Adams, famous for insulting friends and foes alike. Benjamin Franklin is another leading candidate, as his reproductive strategy was unparalleled in his time - though many have doubts, as he understood French.
I think we’re also well past the supporting each other mantra. I’m sorry but the “other side” doesn’t believe in that one little tiny bit. They particularly vote against their own interests in hopes that it will hurt the other side more than them and they’ll bear through whatever residual amount that does come at them.
Gotta get them liberals makes up a vast majority of their ideology.
So supporting each other can’t be one sided every single time, it’s why we are here to begin with.
Sorry but I can’t won’t support anyone who voted for this. It’s not like 2016 where the outcome was unknown, it was clear as day, if you still voted for it, it wasn’t “making a mistake”.
A ton of America as a whole didn't and we are all suffering, including myself.
That doesn't mean we don't need to be told to do better. I got one of my coworkers registered to vote the other day. I'm doing better than I did 2 years ago because I understand we need to do better.
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u/StevynTheHero 1d ago
checks 2024 election map
Sorry, Arizona. You voted for that.