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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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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If "did not vote" was a candidate, it would win almost every election... :(

[–] saimen@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's not how it works though. Not voting effectively means supporting the candidate who won. It is NOT neutral. It is not saying "I don't want either candidate" (that's not possible, or maybe only by moving out of the country or taking another citizenship) but in contrary saying "I am totally fine with either candidate and support the one the majority of everyone else supports". If you're saying "both are equally good/bad" you have to vote randomly (but that's unrealistic, there is always a small favor to one or another candidate).

Just imagine the non voter would have voted randomly. If it would have been the winning candidate it wouldn't have changed anything. If it would have been the losing candidate it would make a difference. So by not voting instead of voting randomly one effectively supported the winner.