• Etterra@discuss.online
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      4 days ago

      I’ve been disgusted and angry about it ever since election day ended. There are so many goddamn stupid people in this country. And the ones that voted for him as a protest? Or out of misogyny or party loyalty or some other stupidity? I hope they suffer the maximum negative consequences born from their choice. Just so goddamn stupid.

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        This clearly isn’t the country I thought it was, and I have been giving the average population too much credit. Apparently, this is a country of hatred, selfishness, and stupidity.

        So, I guess I’m just going to follow suit. I’m done giving to charity, and being kind to strangers. I’m just going to get all I can get while the getting is good, and to hell with everybody else. I’m a straight white dude, I’ll be fine.

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          Apparently, this is a country of hatred, selfishness, and stupidity.

          describes my time in the south well

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        There are so many goddamn stupid people in this country.

        You are more correct than you even fear.

        Consider this: almost half of all American adults cannot read beyond a fifth-grade level. This bars them from a lot of information and nuance, preventing them from making the decisions that best serve themselves, and forcing them to rely on conservative propaganda that has been explicitly dumbed down to obscure the fact that those choices will hurt them the most.

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      4 days ago

      I’d be more inclined to take responsibility if we had a more representative electoral system like STAR voting. Then more then 2 political parties would be viable, with no spoiler effect.

      But we don’t see the democratic party (self described democracy lovers) passing this much needed reform in states they control.

      Perhaps the democrats enjoy yelling and screaming at people online and IRL that a vote not for (insert pro genocide status quo candidate) is a vote for Trump. They love it so much they prefer trump winning over having to compete for our votes.

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      4 days ago

      None of that would have happened with a well-educated populace that could employ bullshit detection and critical thinking.

      Hell, I doubt even conservatism in any capacity could survive as a going concern in such a society.