▲ 552 ▼ Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection (www.thenation.com) submitted 2 years ago by psychothumbs@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 179 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most of us know, and are just as terrified as you are. We're just gerrymandered out of any ability to actually affect the process rationally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sorry not most, barely half. A fucktonne of the right still support him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I'm sticking with most. We're just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like your optimism but unfortunately cannot share it. Too many IRL experiences to convince me that sane people are anything but a 30% minority nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I've had those experiences too, but the data doesn't support that conclusion. Far from being the "silent majority," they're actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they'd never have been given the time of day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They’re only about a third. That’s not really solace, though. The Nazis only had about 30% support, as did Mussolini. That’s all it takes for fascism to succeed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sorry not most, barely half. A fucktonne of the right still support him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I'm sticking with most. We're just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like your optimism but unfortunately cannot share it. Too many IRL experiences to convince me that sane people are anything but a 30% minority nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I've had those experiences too, but the data doesn't support that conclusion. Far from being the "silent majority," they're actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they'd never have been given the time of day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They’re only about a third. That’s not really solace, though. The Nazis only had about 30% support, as did Mussolini. That’s all it takes for fascism to succeed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I'm sticking with most. We're just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like your optimism but unfortunately cannot share it. Too many IRL experiences to convince me that sane people are anything but a 30% minority nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I've had those experiences too, but the data doesn't support that conclusion. Far from being the "silent majority," they're actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they'd never have been given the time of day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Moira_Mayhem@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like your optimism but unfortunately cannot share it. Too many IRL experiences to convince me that sane people are anything but a 30% minority nationwide. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I've had those experiences too, but the data doesn't support that conclusion. Far from being the "silent majority," they're actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they'd never have been given the time of day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I've had those experiences too, but the data doesn't support that conclusion. Far from being the "silent majority," they're actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they'd never have been given the time of day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They’re only about a third. That’s not really solace, though. The Nazis only had about 30% support, as did Mussolini. That’s all it takes for fascism to succeed. permalink fedilink source parent