• Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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    9 hours ago

    The reality is even worse. They’re going to “learn” all the wrong lessons. They will shift further to the right, like they always do.

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      And this is one of the reasons why people shifted Republican in this last election.

      If the Democratic party won’t represent Democratic ideals, then out of either anger or apathy, their base will vote for the party that can do it better, Republicans, or not vote at all.

      I agree with a lot of people on Lemmy that the average American is an idiot, and our shortening attention spans coupled with our changing media diets isn’t helping with that, but I see these as features not bugs.

      Americans in general like their shiny toys, and one of the best ways to capture their attention is by politicians giving concessions and offering things that will benefit their lives. Think carrots on sticks more than sticks themselves.

      I will never stop hanging most of the blame on the Democratic party for leading us to today conclusion after Tuesday.

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        People didn’t shift Republican in this election.l, Trump got about the same number of votes as he did against Biden.

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      Yep, every time Dems can’t get enough votes from the left to win, because they aren’t “left/pure enough” for them, what they learn is to shift to the right to find votes.

      Whereas since voters on the right will always vote for the one with the R by their name even if they don’t think the candidate is “right enough”, their party learns that it doesn’t have to move to the left to find enough votes and stays to the right or moves even further to the right.

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        3 hours ago

        …you don’t win over conservatives by offering light-conservatism, but the democratic party have run the same playbook since 1992…

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      6 hours ago

      The only ones that need to learn are the vile pieces of shit that chose to throw their vote away or not even vote. A politician doesnt give them all they want so they sacrifice the planet. Lowest of the low. Same kind of trash as maga