Tyrannical governments rise from apathy. The final governmental check is its people.
ProtecyaTec
joined 1 year ago
A lot of news outlets have turned into just churning drama. I've noticed it this election cycle with NYT and CNN.
How is this going to "shift votes"? How exactly? From who? Who's really on the fence between the "Old man" and the convicted felon suspected to be a pedophile attempting to become king? No sane person is shifting vote over this and the insane are already vehemently R.
Probably not every single solitary person, but the majority. I think politics have been too divisive to the point where the middle is too slim to make a difference. These aren't new political candidates. Nothing has changed.
You're not wrong. Here's hoping the Dems show up in droves as well
There's no wide middle, who is actually still undecisive in this election? Actual people, IRL I want to meet them. Not some twitter jockeys or media talking heads, not some podcast. Actual voters.
Do you actually know those people IRL? People on the fence? I haven't talked to anyone who hasn't already had their vote decided. The political climate has been the most divisive in my lifetime, to the point where the people I've spoken with IRL are either dug in with Trump or dug in against Trump. This scene doesn't change Trumps degressive views or awful policies. It doesn't change Trump from being a Felon or suspected pedophile.
If there are swing voters it's likely a really small number. At the end of the day the Democrats are dug in on Not Trump, and they have the numbers. They showed up for the last election, and the divisive politics have kept it in their peripheral since. RvW was huge, 2025 has been getting traction. There ain't many left that don't have their political compass set.
Doubtful, these last few political years have been too divisive.
Let's also take note here that your account reads like a smurf/bot account. I miss RES tagged so I could tag bad faith actors.
It doesn't for Democrat voters. They're only voting against Trump. This doesn't change who DT is, his viewpoints, or his past actions. This doesn't change him being a Felon and a suspected pedophile. All this is an attempt to incite more violence.
sympathy from swing voters
I would think that the number of actual swing voters is extremely low. The last few years of politics have been very divisive (probably an understatement), more so than anything in my lifetime. At this point, I haven't heard anyone IRL not have their political compass already pointed. Democrats have been dug in against DT since he announced he was running again. Rs have been dug in for DT since he announced he was running again.
It feels like a long con. The years of eroding the educational budget have finally paid off. It's going to be an upward battle to bring back logical thinking and media literacy.