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Trump is winning all these states and look at the percentages. How?
Edit: many news agency are calling PA for Trump. So we are truly fucked.
Those that voted for independents to protest or abstained or voted red for the luls probably took just enough votes away from her to cause this. Hope it was worth it. This is gonna get bumpy.
Not that I totally disagree, but, that’s a large sweeping statement. Don’t forget that in many states, voting actually didn’t matter. “Democracy” doesn’t work in this country.
I'm so tired of being the Cassandra of my social life - I call this shit out years ahead of time and nobody believes me or takes my analysis seriously because I said that I'm a communist. Like, holy shit, yes, I am a communist - I want workers to own the entirety of society. That's the exact opposite of these fascist fucks who essentially want bosses, money and corps to control society. I'm a communist because I saw this fascism coming, I recognized the patterns and incentive structures in society, and realized communism is the best way to defeat fascism - we have to decisively win the class war. And this is a war, don't confuse it. Mark my words, now that things have gotten to this point, massive violence is inevitable soon.
I don't think people will commit massive violence to save their rights. The majority just conforms to the regime (which many of them voted for and are comfortable with) and the minority is too weak. I think they're going to obey and suffer quietly rather than risk direct oppression. Just like in other totalitarian countries.
They are willing to kill you to maintain the status quo. If you are not willing to do the same then you have already lost.
Nope but honestly what I expected.
To quote the great George Carlin
Now, there's one thing you might have noticed I don't complain about: politicians. Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from American parents and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses and American universities, and they are elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits ain't going to do any good; you're just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here... like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks. There's a nice campaign slogan for somebody: 'The Public Sucks. F*ck Hope.
Americans will accept a convicted felon, rapist, and vocal fascist of you simply promise people lower prices on eggs by using tariffs.
America talk about a complete self own. Letting a felon, rapist, con man rule the country. I am sure things are going to work out great.
I think this country has just shown who it really is. One could say we were conned in 2016 but now everyone knows who he is and still voted for him. This is who we are apparently.
This world is fucked.
I really feel for my kids, man. I really thought we could defeat this shit but the racism and sexism is just too much.
Ukraine is toast, Europe better prepare for millions of refugees, Taiwan is fucked, we are fucked fucked fucked.