Resonosity

Couldn't have been successive gerrymandering, anti-voting laws, Democrats becoming Republican-Lite, increasing inflation, steadying wages, Democrats actively touting policies against the popular public mindset, Democrats failing to advertise their wins, Joe Biden going back on his word and waiting too long to drop out, Joe Biden and establishment Dems muting Kamala's & Tim's popular, progressive agenda, Joe Biden dropping out to force the least liked Californian politician to be the presidential front runner, Kamala literally saying she's no different from Joe Biden, that we don't have a federal holiday to allow all people the freedom to step away from the lifeline that is work to exercise their civic duty, on and on.

Nah, it wasn't the system. People are just dumb.

And they are! Hell, I remember seeing interviews on Election Day where people still thought that it was Biden v. Trump. Even Trump forgot he wasn't campaigning against Biden.

Democrats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. They could have accounted for all of these social issues, but establishment leadership doesn't care for the working class if it means they still get their paycheck and their spotlight in Congress.

And then think about how the Democrats could have campaigned those people rather than chasing Republicans by adopting anti-immigration policies and platforming people like Liz Cheney, for example.

But they didn't.

Welcome to adulthood. Establishment politicians, whether Republican or Democrat, are beholden to the rich and neoliberalism. We're even seeing this with how establishment Dems are pushing back against populist, progressive figures like Bernie Sanders and AOC in favor of Cory Booker and Chris Murphy.

AND then consider how Joe Biden is coming back from the brink of death by saying that he and Jill will build back the Democratic party, thinking that people will forget how Biden shot down Bernie's chances in 2020 or how he said he'd be a single term president, waiting until the first presidential debate with Trump months before the election to show just how fucking incompetent he is.

Maybe more people abstained from this election because the two biggest parties didn't look any different, so who cares about the outcome!

Good point. Original Commenter (OC) is claiming a specificity after the fact when initially they were claiming a generality.

As a reader though, OC's meaning came across in my first reading. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

This is so wrong man. Jfc

Yeah I found that annoying as well. Sometimes you see it in long sentences too, and it really doesn't need to be there. The sentence will flow without it.

The protests in Turkey are something I wish Americans would demonstrate. I agree.

I think the reality is that Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, they're highly individualistic after decades of materialistic conditioning, and younger generations are captured by social media instead of voicing their woes in the streets.

But there is an appetite for action. Look at Bernie's rallies. People want change, and polls reflect how people have little to no faith in the Democrats.

There needs to be an organizing principle if any political action should be effective. I'm finding the group 50501 to be that, and I try to share their plans on social media and with my friends & family. The next protest I plan on going to is on April 5th.

But you're right. Americans are distracted with their toys and treats. Make no mistake though. If Trump's decisions continue to tank the economy, and toys and treats become too expensive, even for the middle and lower class, I believe there will be more action.

I fixed it. Thanks for dunking on my character rather than correcting me tho

My bad. Just ran through the numbers on ballotpedia the other day.

~32% of Americans voted for Trump. ~31% for Kamala, and the remaining ~37% voted third party or not at all.

Republicans are taking these actions, not Americans. And Democrats should have captured more of the 67% instead of going after the ~32%.

That being said, Americans are dumbbbb

Edit: 37% didn't vote, not 67%. Thanks Lemming

Welcome!

Housed persons are peaceful. Unhoused persons are dangerous.

Literally if public housing was dispersed equally and equitably across a given city or area, as time goes by, unhoused people would housed people nearby anyone. They become peaceful by your logic.

The government might be able to do this using eminent domain, but people like you would oppose it in your neighborhood.

Everyone has to be onboard with this so the load on everyone becomes proportional and not disproportional.

And this is where American individualism gets in the way. People don't value community, and so politicians would be hard pressed to get this done while being shunned from office come time for the next election.

How do you break down American individualism? By removing barriers between housed and unhoused people, doing outreach, having conversations, and lending a helping hand in redevelopment.

Sounds like you're allergic to all of those though

And no one ever proposes where to build this housing. Sorry, but NIMBY, not around my children and home.

Tell me you don't live in a city without telling me you don't live in a city