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A Pennsylvania woman whose absentee ballot was returned to her instead of being counted said she flew from Berlin back to her home state to vote in person.

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[–] resetbypeer 21 points 2 hours ago

And unfortunately for nothing....

[–] [email protected] 94 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Looks like I'm going to be buying a one way ticket to Berlin soon. These numbers are horrifying. I'm not surprised. Rural America has a massive education problem. I've gotten shit for it before, but I'll say it again. Polls don't pick up on the silent taboo fears of rural Americans. Poor education breeds ignorance, ignorance fear, and fear allows for manipulation. It's a ton of sexism and racism.

[–] Lumisal 2 points 34 minutes ago

Better be real soon. You'll need a Visa to travel to the EU starting in 2025 - just passport won't work anymore. EU was preparing for this scenario for years, expecting a huge wave of American immigration after a Trump win.

[–] VantaBrandon 35 points 3 hours ago

As someone who grew up in arguably the darkest blue area in the entire country, and spent the past 2 years living in some of the darkest red rural in the country, I can honestly say, it was more of a culture shock than traveling to undeveloped and third world countries. I felt so out of place, and my opinions were so out of step, I basically was forced to keep to myself except for the one professor I was able to befriend who was a centrist but very reasonable. Its not a stretch to say we're living in two different realities.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

There's a term for people pretending they're not racist in polls, but then being racist in the actual election. I forget the name. It's [black candidate who lost election] effect, but searching for it isn't getting me it.

I don't know if that's what happened this election or not, or if it was even real then, but it certainly could be. Racism/sexism certainly didn't help Harris.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

yeah sure, everybody come to Berlin, there's enough infrastructure for futher 4 million people. and then tell us about about cultural genocide in a tourist coulisse that expats find authenticity in that while i can't form an authentic memory anymore of it to be a city by its people. unfortunately all the well-educated older germans that thived in the last century are gone now, so you can't test your theory about education.

[–] Roflmasterbigpimp 3 points 2 hours ago

Honestly, that would be really nice, We also have a growing Problem with our far-rights and could really use some more open-minded People over here, but I can also totally understand when people don't want to come here anymore because of that .__. The AFD, their Nazi fellowship and the constant corruption from the established Parties is ruining my beloved democratic Germany. 💔

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 hours ago

I hope she’s rich, because that would suck.

[–] [email protected] 161 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

This is the sort of thing that the Medal of Freedom should be given out for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

bs, she caused massive CO2 emissions while hallucinating that one vote would change something. that's particularly absurd with the US voting system.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 53 points 7 hours ago

Yeah. Modern air travel is fucking awful.

[–] TheAdamantChild 1 points 2 hours ago

Bold move Cotton, let's see how that plays out.

[–] EleventhHour 38 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (4 children)

How the hell did she get a round-trip ticket from Germany to the United States for $1100? Did she have to ride in the luggage compartment?

[–] GaMEChld 19 points 4 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

Have you ever purchased a flight to/from Germany to/from US? It's not that expensive, especially in the off season

[–] frickineh 30 points 7 hours ago

It's pretty inexpensive this time of year because Germany is cold as balls. My mom and I took a 9 day trip there in the winter a few years back for 2k each, including hotels.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's not that expensive to fly to Germany from the US (or vice versa), especially from the East Coast.

[–] EleventhHour -3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess Germany isn’t really a tourist destination for most people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 hours ago

Its also not a tourist season of the year at the moment.

[–] Vendul 1 points 3 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I always assumed you could vote at an embassy; TIL

[–] grue 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

States don't have embassies, and the Feds have nothing to do with the ballots (except for the USPS transporting them).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

What do Americans who don’t live in a Us state do?

[–] grue 10 points 4 hours ago

They vote by absentee ballot in the last state they used to live in.

Unless they moved from a state to Puerto Rico (or other US territory?), in which case they don't get to vote for President anymore.

[–] theedqueen 11 points 6 hours ago

I hope the airline bumps her up to business or first class on the way back

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 hours ago

I can barely get my wife to go across the street to vote.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 hours ago

Like one vote ever mattered. /s