jeff@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWhy aren't there mass protests in the USA?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't there mass protests in the USA?jeff@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square185fedilinkfile-text
I’m shocked that I haven’t seen one protest yet. Is the media suppressing them? If there aren’t any, why?
minus-squarebootsandcats@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·12 days agoReminder that voter turnout was still only 63.7%. Half of voters didn’t vote for Trump, half of that 63.7% did. Still way too fucking many, but it’s not half of the US.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·12 days agoAnd that 63.7% is of eligible voters. The disenfranchised, teenagers, and noncitizens aren’t counted.
minus-squareIampossiblyatwork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·12 days agoGreat point, there are at least 77,284,118 people who are OK with the current state of affairs.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoThe half that didn’t vote are OK with other people deciding for them.
Reminder that voter turnout was still only 63.7%. Half of voters didn’t vote for Trump, half of that 63.7% did. Still way too fucking many, but it’s not half of the US.
And that 63.7% is of eligible voters. The disenfranchised, teenagers, and noncitizens aren’t counted.
Great point, there are at least 77,284,118 people who are OK with the current state of affairs.
The half that didn’t vote are OK with other people deciding for them.