I’m a socialist and I’ll vote D for as long as the GOP is the other option.
Comment on Seriously, what the f*** is keeping Donald Trump in this presidential race?
fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 2 months ago
My take:
Americans are either republican or democrat.
If you’re a republican then you’re going to vote for your guy. They see everything he does as just bullshit and bluster. “He says things to rile up the lefties but that’s just his brand.” They see the legal issues as politically motivated, or “maybe he’s a bit dirty, but all politicians are”.
I think it really is that simple. The vast majority of the population is not making a decision of whom to vote for based on their research regarding each party’s policies. They will just always vote the way they’ve always voted.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 months ago
mm_maybe@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It’s 100% this. Politics is treated like a sport in the USA; the only thing that matters is your side winning, and which side you root for is largely dictated by location and family history. This is encouraged by the private news media, who intentionally report on election campaigns in this manner in order to increase ratings and ad revenue. Social media only made it worse because it made a lot of abstract identity dimensions, such as political affiliation, feel stronger to people than their everyday lives.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’d say most Americans aren’t Republicans/Democrats, just like most Americans aren’t Christians.
Registering as an independent is a stupid idea on most states, it just means you get less say in the government that rules you. So many people register just because they would rather have the ability to say, “nah not that person” in the primaries.
As for the religion part, if Americans got taxed annually like they do in other countries and had to pay the church out of their incomes or check a box that says they aren’t religious, the number of religious people listed would drop by a fuck ton. Not a single person I know would pay 4% or something to their church, many would lie and say they do, but they would take the money every time. Especially when they realized everyone else was going it, so poof they no longer would feel bad about doing it.
I would bet we would drop to 25% after 2 years, 10% after 5, and 3% after 10, which is where it would stay. Especially if donations to church’s didn’t grant tax deductions, which they shouldnt be.
How did I get here? Oh, Fuck the party system.
tacosplease@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Democrats are a varied group. If Republicans weren’t so bat shit crazy, it would be nearly impossible to get all the Democrats to support the same person or set of policy preferences.
I think built into the question is - how can there still be so many Republicans? The 30% - 40% of voters who support him know what he’s about. That’s a fuck ton of spiteful adults in America. Seems like Canada, UK, and others in Europe aren’t so different either. Fuck.
arefx@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I’m one of the most spiteful and petty people I know and even I think trump is a total price of shit that I would never vote for. The people who look at him and think he’s good have to be truly deranged.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who knew the world was so full of terrible people?