Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years?
TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 week agothe majority of people voted for him
Eh… That’s not quite accurate. Current estimates are that 77,301,997 people voted for Trump, which is less than 50% of the 155,211,283 total votes cast. (But Kamala, the second-most-voted-for candidate got less than that at 75,017,626.)
But only about 64% of those eligible to vote voted.
So, not even half of those who did vote in the 2024 presidential election voted for Trump. But the ones who voted for Trump composed many more than the number of people who voted for any other candidate.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 week ago
But isn't that kind of putting lipstick on a pig? I mean got elected to become president. And 77 million is a lot of people... And I'm not sure if that's going to change policies and society. It's kind of accepted now to be a biggot and do harmful things. And I'm really not sure if it's acceptable under these circumstances to be a "silent majority" anyways. I mean it's not exactly like watching the nazis take over a country. But I think there are parallels. And I don't think it's ethically alright to just watch. At somepoint if you don't do anything, you become part of the problem. IMO.
TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying here. Yes, even the pro-Trump folks don’t comprise a majority of Americans, it’s exceedingly concerning that they’re as close to 50% of the U.S. population as they are. I don’t think I said otherwise, though. I also didn’t say anything about whether the anti-Trump majority (if indeed it is a majority) is/isn’t/was/wasn’t/should be/shouldn’t be “silent.”
Were the anti-Trump folks really “silent” before the election? Was there something they weren’t saying that they should have? 'Cuz it’s not like there wasn’t anybody campaigning against him.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 week ago
I wasn't even implying that. I think it's more nuanced. And I don't think America is as democratic as it should be. So I'm not sure if I'm even blaming the people. For a lot of things there are exactly zero solutions available, disregarding how/whom you vote. I mean I'm kind of with OP here. I'm not from the US and I can't really relate. We just hear very different takes from overseas. Some people believe the country is turning into an authoritarian system soon, some think we're painting an overly dark image. And I, too, wouldn't know how to vote if you always get only 2 (fake) choices who both don't really care for the people... So I can somehow relate to people just not taking part in voting. It's just a bad situation. And I wish for the best. Though, I think >50% of the citizens have lost track on what America is about...