I’ve lived all around this country and I think the biggest bucket that you exclude is “people who grew up their whole lives in Republican communities that also don’t care about politics nearly as much as chronic Internet users”. these people go to the booths and go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ before voting for whoever’s campaign banner they saw around town more or whoever they heard a relative mention. these people are everywhere. they aren’t even bad people or misinformed dummies, per say, just willingly uninformed. for a large swath of Americans, being Republican is just the default unfortunately.
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scaredoftrumpwinning@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I see three main types of people that voted for trump, the easily duped, racists and the rich that don’t care how they get their money. If someone tells me they voted for this guy I loose all respect for them. I’m sure that there’s some one issue voters out there but I would lump them into the first category. I have even less respect for someone that doesn’t like trump but did not vote.
I’m at a loss of what to even do. I would like to see the dnc grow a pair of balls and take on these monsters. I would like to see the dnc organize a national boycott on any company even closely tied to musk and trump. The protests are fine to show solidarity but the people in charge will not see it. Hitting the companies in the wallet that are helping musk and trump destroy our country would be a good cause IMHO.
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 1 week ago
DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 1 week ago
If someone lacks the intellectual curiosity to question their own beliefs, they’re fucking dumb (and probably lazy). That’s the first box, assuming “easily duped” means what we all know it means.
stickly@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is the political awareness equivalent of telling people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
People are overworked, lack childcare, have poor healthcare, come from underfunded schools, never get exposed to diversity, etc… Just because it’s possible to escape those conditions and doesn’t mean it’s natural or easy.
Saying people are dumb and lazy is a thought terminating cliché, you have to view that as an extension of the problem.
JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Assuming you’re correct, what alternative is there besides MAGAs getting gut-punched with reality? All the issues that you say contribute to the problem are being exacerbated by Trump.
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 1 week ago
pretty elitist thing to think imo. some people just don’t want to concern themselves with certain things. I’m honestly envious of those people. I wish I could care less.
dustyb0tt0mz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
gatekeepers have historically existed for a reason.
dustyb0tt0mz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
they certainly shouldn’t have been voting but no one wants to think about putting up barriers to keep idiots out of democracy.
100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 week ago
Literacy tests as an entry barrier to voting were banned in 1965.
loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
There’s also the “vote to hurt people I don’t like” group:
www.vox.com/…/trump-shutdown-voter-florida
Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I knew one of those types. The first Trump campaign he straight up said he wanted to see the US destroyed and that’s why he was voting. He used to be a run-of-the-mill liberal dude but got caught up in stupid 4 Chan and shit and became a huge mysogynist and racist. It was sick watching him turn and become emboldened over the years.
loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Accelerationists are a blight. That sucks.