Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoI'm just like some ordinary dude upset about what the government is doing. Doesn't anyone with any sort of means or influence care? Where are those guys?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down15
arrow-up1190arrow-down1message-squareI'm just like some ordinary dude upset about what the government is doing. Doesn't anyone with any sort of means or influence care? Where are those guys?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·1 day agoLots of people didn’t vote because there was no candidate for them on the ballot. That’s a failure of democracy, not the people
minus-squareletsgo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoBut sometimes you have to pick the least worst option. Or did they genuinely believe Harris would be worse?
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoIn a democracy, you dont have to pick the least worst option. The US needs to fix their elections systems to become a democracy. Blame the elections systems. Focus your energy on fixing that.
Lots of people didn’t vote because there was no candidate for them on the ballot. That’s a failure of democracy, not the people
But sometimes you have to pick the least worst option. Or did they genuinely believe Harris would be worse?
In a democracy, you dont have to pick the least worst option. The US needs to fix their elections systems to become a democracy.
Blame the elections systems. Focus your energy on fixing that.