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The cynicism behind faulting americans who didn't even vote for Trump is concerning (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 week ago by fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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I'm getting quite strained from the sentiment I'm gathering from people who possess a level of cynicism to where, they believe all Americans deserve what's happening and been happening. I don't agree with that.

There are 75 million Americans, who tried, really tried to get out there and prevent what was to come. We just didn't expect to be outnumbered by two million more people. But I think it's unfair to say that those 75 million americans who tried to prevent the floodgates from opening, deserve this. Because they don't.

There are other countries out in the world right now, who have just as bad leadership if not worse. Should we just assume the people there deserve it? No. Because there are probably people who are likely against their corrupt leaders. America is no different in that field.

We will try again come mid-terms, provided there are mid-terms. Hopefully the 77 million americans who did in fact vote for trump, have gotten enough of a wake-up call, that maybe their poor judgment and poorer decision making wasn't as good as they thought. Because it is they that have damned us to this mess and we know it, we've seen it.

But don't get this idea in your head that every American endorse the idea that we like what we have.

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[+] Arancello@aussie.zone -10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can’t agree with your statement that other countries are as bad. Noone else with possible exception of Russia and Israel is as bad as america right now. All three have nuclear weapons so they are effectively untouchable via kinetic warfare. All three have made or are making vastly aggressive actions against neighboring states and/ or allies. All three state that ‘might makes right’ and they should be able to take assets from other peoples because they can.

So you might be right that there are americans who might not like the leadership but you are judged by the leaders you elected and that might be unfair. But tell that to the people being subjected to starvation, terror, gunfire coming from direct and indirect american aggression and greed .

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Guilt by association is something fools and evil manipulators do. Why do you want to adopt such a backwards, judgemental stance?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Not even association, just accident of birth.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

so the fact that these three evil empires ( us, russia, israel ) back each other to the detriment of others and their own citizens is me being judgmental?

the 40% who voted for him and the 40% who walked past and did nothing, and now the 40% cheering on annexation of Venezuela, Canada, Greenland can get fucked. if you aren't out there protesting then you must be one of the complicit who walked by, just like germans did in 1936.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

No, that's you being wrong.

Congratulations on yet again proving that you are in fact, just as dumb and judgemental as the conservatives you want to hate.