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[–] 215 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm not just worried, I am frightened and have nowhere to turn.

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  • [–] 207 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (26 children)

    Hope the price of eggs was worth sacrificing all your civil liberties America

    You deserve everything you're going to fucking get. That includes the women and Latinos that voted for him. Your faces will be eaten eventually and you will get zero sympathy from me.

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  • [–] 133 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The amount of interviews I’ve seen where people say “yeah, he has some concerning talking points, but he promised a good economy” boil my fucking blood. The safety of half the population for the empty promise of jobs.

    Can’t wait til they somehow spin the failed economy against the Dems again in four years.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I hate this as a Canadian cause it's gonna mess with our economy. But it will also stoke more support for the current conservative dickbag running to be prime minister. Also I don't want more Americans moving here.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago

    This is going to have a chilling effect on democracy, and an energizing effect on fascism, worldwide. The movement to try to limit climate change is now dead and buried, worldwide. There is no part of the world that is safe from the effects of this.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago*

    Also I don't want more Americans moving here.

    I have a sad feeling the rest of the world feels the same way.

    I'm at the point where I want to leave these borders. I want to go somewhere relatively quiet and developed that has worker's rights and isn't some major turbulent player in the game of global domination.

    I'd respect my new home and integrate and do my best to get along with my new neighbors.

    But I'm pretty sure we're stuck here to endure this madness.

    The rich have already departed though. So you'll probably end up with less humble American refugees and more pompous real-estate moguls. And for that, I'm sorry.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    I heard a lot of commentary about the price of eggs tonight. I live in San Diego, America's most expensive city. I've seen at some major chains a dozen eggs in the $6 - $9 range. Most stores I've seen them around $4 or $5 bucks a dozen. I also purchased a dozen yesterday for $2.79, and that was through Doordash even. So like, I call bullshit. Americans are dumb and too lazy to shop around. The gas station closest my house is $5.80 according to Google just now, but I filled up last night about 5 miles away with cash for $3.99. So infuriating that lack of effort or stupidity is likely what drove Trump back into office.

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    [–] 136 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (37 children)

    About 6 2 million fewer votes for Trump than last election, which is good, but it doesn't matter since there are 18 14 million fewer votes for Harris than for Biden last election! Wher were those 18 14 million people? It can't be that all of them are in the "I don't vote for genocide" camp. What happened?

    It's never been clearer that not voting gives the election to the Republicans.

    Edit: Updated the numbers as more votes were counted, but the point stands.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Maybe sexism and racism are not isolated to the right wing, possibly a lot more in the centre than assumed. Maybe just enough in certain demos to affect turnout.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's weird because I even noticed this among liberals. The presidential candidates are always referred to by last name. But both times a woman tried to run, people referred to her as her first name whether you are conservative or liberal or what have you. I have found it a bit disrespectful tbh, and all sides have been guilty of this. The US will never elect a female president, let alone a female president of color. It's bizarre.

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    [–] 113 points 2 years ago (21 children)

    When Trump was first elected, it made me realize how stupid most of the US is. The results of this election were not surprising, I even linked to the sort of self-serving articles that preceded just before Hillary-Trump's elections to people who were doing the same in this election. At least in this election, it's sort of like Israel, they are leaving no doubt about who they support. I don't even care if Kamala gets the popular vote, most criticize the electoral college word only and refuse to consider gerrymandering as electoral fraud, leading to it occurring in greater and newer ways this election.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (19 children)

    Why are americans so stupid and yet manage to export so much smart stuff from tech to podcasts to scientists. Is it some sort of dystopia where 1% rules, 20% live in a bubble and 79% are just brain dead idiots?

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    [–] 84 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I am fucking gutted, I am so sad and angry and I don’t know what to do. I am overall a happy and positive person and believe in humanity but this win feels like it’s stripping me of a piece of that and I hate that! I hate that I feel so much hate right now, it’s exactly what I preach against, yet here I am. I can’t believe this is happening

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    [–] 80 points 2 years ago (30 children)

    Fuck. I hope Canada has some open slots for immigrants.

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  • [–] 121 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Canada has an increasing anti immigrant sentiment right now. They've announced big cut backs to the number of immigrants allowed. Furthermore, moving to another country is difficult and expensive. It's not a realistic option for most people.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Tbh most of the ire aimed at immigrants here is specifically targeted to either Indian or Ukrainian migrants. Infrastructure is genuinely buckling under the weight of migration but it's a case of too little investment and not entirely the result of immigration.

    I can say as a white, western immigrant to Canada that I've never had anyone complain about my immigration however I've had locals complain about immigration to me forgetting that I am indeed one of the immies.

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    [–] 77 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Looking at the bright side:

    -no more vaccines (never liked needles anyway) -no more fluoride in the water (who likes nice teeth anyway, plus you can get fakes installed) -never need to vote for president again (think about how much time that'll save) -no jan 6th revolt in 2025 (maybe they will just for fun though, who knows) -perhaps Trump can fill the remaining seats of the supreme court and get a properly conservative suite of justices -Elon Musk will be our super-cool tech daddy

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  • [–] 71 points 2 years ago

    I think that one guy with the folder "Memes if Donald Trump wins" is gonna have to bust them out.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Trump is not going to create a better economy. We're gonna go into a recession and he's going to blame it on democrats and COVID restrictions.

    He's going to increase immigration, lower wages due to cheap labor, and cause wages to go down. He said this and the retards that live in rural America think he's going to benefit them. He's going to reduce the power of Unions.

    It's clown world.

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    As if the world hasn't collectively had its head up it's ass recently...

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    More than anything I’m depressed by the precedent that this sets for the world on attitude and actions. He literally attacked and abused his way to the top. And a majority of Americans support it. Holy fuck.

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