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The election taught me that:
25% of the country is sorta paying attention.
25% of the country fits into two categories, Evil (100% selfish goes here, still counts as evil), or stupid as a bag of hammers.
50% of the country can't be bothered to participate either way. Gonna lump them in with the hammers.
Not great.
More people vote like they're buying their brand preference for soap than for any specific reason.
I put more effort into buying soap than some people do in voting. Then again, I prefer it not eat my face
Yup. Lost a lot of faith in all of us with this election. Stakes were high and people still either didn't care, or voted simply out of pure greed, selfishness, or hatred.
That's disrespectful to hammers.
Hammers are useful.
Sure hammers are useful, and I own like 10 different types of hammers. I'm an apprentice blacksmith. That said, if I gathered up all my various hammers, and stick them in a sack, I'm not expecting anything intelligent out of them, or anything intelligible, except the occasional "clink," or "thud."
Hell, I shit talk my hammers all the time. I've yet to hear one complain.
At least the hammers are not actively contributing to the downfall of the US. Therefore I still classify then as smarter than 1/3 of the population. I have never had a hammer spread misinformation or turn on FOX news.
So are the people. There's a reason for the term "useful idiot".
That's simplifying it a bit much. I think it's more like:
Out of the voting population:
10% are shitty people (evil, greedy, etc). These are usually the loudest bunch
15% are single issue voters that didn't understand elections aren't JUST about one issue
45% are just stupid and go with what they are told without any critical thinking on their part (bag of hammers group)
5% are misogynistic and would never vote for a woman
15% are somewhat paying attention
And 10% actually understand what's important
Outside of the voting population, 36% of eligible voters are lazy or apathetic and didn't vote (Again, bag of hammers).
That's going out of your way to complicate things. Shitty people and single issue voters are a distinction without a difference. You cannot be a single issue voter and not be a shitty person. Enabling and endorsing the most horrific grifters. All because they'll happily lie to you. And tell you they will deliver it your little Pet Project. Especially repeatedly as they do. Makes you a bad person.
Life is complicated, and so are people. Painting with such a broad brush is akin to being a single issue voter.
Not in the slightest