jeff@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 个月前Why aren't there mass protests in the USA?message-squaremessage-square297linkfedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down142file-text
arrow-up1579arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't there mass protests in the USA?jeff@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 个月前message-square297linkfedilinkfile-text
I’m shocked that I haven’t seen one protest yet. Is the media suppressing them? If there aren’t any, why?
minus-squarebootsandcats@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 个月前Reminder that voter turnout was still only 63.7%. Half of voters didn’t vote for Trump, half of that 63.7% did. Still way too fucking many, but it’s not half of the US.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 个月前And that 63.7% is of eligible voters. The disenfranchised, teenagers, and noncitizens aren’t counted.
minus-squareIampossiblyatwork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 个月前Great point, there are at least 77,284,118 people who are OK with the current state of affairs.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 个月前The half that didn’t vote are OK with other people deciding for them.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 个月前If you don’t bother to vote, you’re not a voter.
Reminder that voter turnout was still only 63.7%. Half of voters didn’t vote for Trump, half of that 63.7% did. Still way too fucking many, but it’s not half of the US.
And that 63.7% is of eligible voters. The disenfranchised, teenagers, and noncitizens aren’t counted.
Great point, there are at least 77,284,118 people who are OK with the current state of affairs.
The half that didn’t vote are OK with other people deciding for them.
If you don’t bother to vote, you’re not a voter.