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I highly doubt the left will do anything uncivil. How can they win back the country? Is it too late?

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They don't. It was never their country to begin with, clearly.

The majority of the U.S. has been racist, bigoted, misogynists from the beginning. Hell, the entire electoral college system that just fucked everyone over is a compromise that was put into place because a bunch of rich white landowners in the Antebellum south couldn't stand the idea of freed black men's votes having as much power as theirs. So they immediately rigged the system to keep them in control of who gets power because you better believe no black man was ever going to be an elector.

That is who your country is. There was a brief period from the 60s to the 80s where it became declasse to be an asshole, and so they mostly shut up during that time when they were in public, and then went home and took out their frustration by beating their wives and kids.

Then along came the modern republican party, who began to tear down that cloak of respectability, and it emboldened all of those wife beating shit-heads to say "Hey...we can be assholes again...go us."

This is your America. It always has been. I'm sorry if that hurts. I really am. But right now I'm also goddamned angry at your country on behalf of my country and all the others that have to be caught in the blast.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

By watering the tree of liberty?

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We engage in democracy.

Harris was a terrible candidate who was forced into the race. I was hoping she could pull it off but it's pretty clear that what we needed was for Biden to step down before the primary so that we could have a real election.

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[–] Modva@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Most Americans like and support Trump. That IS America.

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I majority of Americans think thats what theyve just done.

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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago

I think that first you have to start by admitting two things:

  1. Americans did win their/your election
  2. Americans have l9st faith in their democratic institutions

After that, you can look at why the Democratic parties fail to appeal to Americans, and try to reform them.

If you go outside of democracy to gain democracy, then you probably lose what's left of your democracy.

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

If Trump actually won, it is too late. Time to make plans to leave if you can, otherwise, prepare for the worst

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 10 points 22 hours ago

Apparently, the majority of Americans believe they won back their country yesterday. Looks like Trump is going to win the popular vote. That's where we are.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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