NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 17 days ago6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way againglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1786arrow-down110
arrow-up1776arrow-down1external-link6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way againglobalnews.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 17 days agomessage-square179linkfedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoAmericans always tell themselves these lies. Yes, only 65% voted, but the ones who didn’t vote weren’t all non-voting democrats. About half would have voted Trump if they’d voted. It’s not some small minority that supported Trump, it was a majority.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 days agoNot voting was a vote for anti democracy. So they got what they didn’t vote for.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoThe ones who preferred Harris, sure. The ones who preferred Trump got what they wanted without having to vote.
Americans always tell themselves these lies. Yes, only 65% voted, but the ones who didn’t vote weren’t all non-voting democrats. About half would have voted Trump if they’d voted. It’s not some small minority that supported Trump, it was a majority.
Not voting was a vote for anti democracy. So they got what they didn’t vote for.
The ones who preferred Harris, sure. The ones who preferred Trump got what they wanted without having to vote.