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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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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Every American who immigrated from a foreign country in search of employment because their foreign country's government and society was completely screwed over by American interventionism is laughing and crying was they watch the rest of the world come to the same realization that the name of the game is who can suck Uncle Sam the fastest, and that almost every nation has been playing this game for 80+ years.

For a lot of people, this isn't even new. The only difference is now the top donors, NATO, are being discarded just like what happened to SEATO.

I would bet cash money that if Trump invades Greenland, NATO or EU will do jack all about it.

I would even bet hat even after we elect a new president, we won't leave Greenland without requiring a massive military outpost there.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Worse leadership in terms of being more corrupt and evil? Yeah. Worse leadership in terms of leadership? Hard to think of any examples.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You're guilty as long as you're sitting on your ass doing nothing about it. Btw posting on the internet counts as doing nothing.

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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Germans living today are still being blamed for WWII, so I guess you better get used to it.

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[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

"The cynicism behind faulting Germans in 1939 who didn't even vote for Hitler is concerning"

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space -4 points 1 week ago

The whole world is suffering because you all have been too dumb to vote.. how many decades in a row? Maybe that's just who you are.

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