Comment on Why do some Americans "feel ashamed" for being American even when it's not their fault?
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 21 hours agoConsidering voter turnout is ridiculously low in America the majority of us did not choose Trump. Just less than half of those that voted did which is 32% of the population. Also, Trump was not exactly the start of American decline, it is more like he is a symptom of it. A reaction to it if you would. American has been a violent an oppressive nation that we should be ashamed of for roughly 250 years.
Slotos@feddit.nl 21 hours ago
Not voting is a vote for the winner by default. I highly doubt that every single person that didn’t vote did so due to being unable to.
tree_frog_and_rain@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Every comment like this pretends that our elections are based off the popular vote, and not the electoral college.
But over a year later, liberals still blame wa non-voters instead of their party running unpopular candidates.
And voter turnout was good in swing states btw. Granted, I think Trump cheated.