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May I remind you that Trump also won the popular vote? 70+ millions people voted for Fascism, out of 260 millions adults in the US.
Roughly 1 out of 4 person voted for Fascism. There is a problem right there.
Yeah, the problem is that the Republicans are the only ones acknowledging the hurt people are feeling right now, and providing any answers for it, even if their questions and answers are complete bullshit. The Democrats are completely derelict of their duty to counter that bullshit with real answers, so the bullshit goes completely unchallenged and people vote for the guy with answers.
The average voter doesn't believe fascism can happen right here, right now. It's unpleasant to think about so they don't, and the media they consume doesn't provoke that sort of thought. It's ignorance, not malice. You can't expect the entire country to be as terminally online as we are.
Whether it's ignorance or hate, 70+ millions people voted for Fascism.
If you are an adult, see what Trump is saying about persons of color or by the person they attracted to, and you are okay with that, it doesn't matter if it's from ignorance or hate.
My view switched on the US (and Canada at the same time) after this election. Republicans are irrevocably racists, sexist and homophobic. The US got the government they deserve, and we will too.
It sucks because it will impact the world negatively, but at this point nothing I do about that will make any difference. I am just angry because Trump's victory will bolster Poilievre and the CPC and we will suffer the same dumb shit here.