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So why did they win? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

The majority of Americans who voted, at least in the swing states, have voted for the republicans. Why? Do the republican policies reflect popular opinion? Or is it that their vibes are more aligned with the public? Or maybe people are worse off now than they were 4 years ago and are hoping to turn back time? As a non-american I don't quite get it. People must think their lives will materially improve under the republicans, but why?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

yeah, a moderate dose of cynicism and skepticism is good, but to fall for fatalism is liberalism. I'm sometimes irritated by idealists who throw their arms at any defeat like everything is over, like building a party can be done with zero failures and learning gleaned from them. You see those types a lot on social media since they rarely engage in any way with politics irl.