• peregrin5@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    This. At the end of the day the only responsible ones are the people and whether or not they vote for good, or standby and let evil prevail.

    The responsibility for this lies squarely with the American people. Not the DNC.

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Yup.

      Blame parties all you want. The American people failed at maintaining their democracy. It’s our fault as an electorate. Our shit government is a reflection of our shit electorate.

      I’m getting real tired of the “they didn’t earn my vote” bullshit. How about those fools actually look up data over time regarding both parties and make an educated vote? Especially in this election, which was the most blatant election we’re ever likely to see. This was, in no way, a confusing election. The better option was so unbelievably obvious the English language almost lacks words to describe it.

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        24 hours ago

        It certainly was that obvious if you pay attention how we do, but don’t you see how blaming the populous takes this from an actionable problem to a less actionable one. ‘Improving’ the populace requires a concerted effort and time, both of which are lacking…

        Surely it would be better to blame the bullshit artists stirring the pot than the general public. That is, those who push the narrative so heavily in favour of the right regardless of the individual democrats actions. Those who intentionally undermine education and control information such that false narratives can prevail.

        But it is also naive to act like the DNC was entirely without fault. There can be multiple parties at fault. They need to meet people where they are at, otherwise they won’t get anywhere.