• ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.place
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    8 days ago

    This time, the election wasn’t about dems or reps, it was about democracy or fascism. If you didn’t vote, means you are ok with fascism.

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      8 days ago

      But when you look at what people said in the exit poll interviews, most were not voting for fascism when they voted for Trump. They were voting on the illusion that he would be better for their pocket book.

      In exit polls, people actually hated Trump and his extremism significantly more, but they’re hurting so much financially that they were willing to roll the dice on his “I’ll take you back to 2017-19” bullshit.

      He go in the same way other strongmen often get into power, claims of economic populism.

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      8 days ago

      Yes, it’s true that this election was about democracy vs fascism, but the election result tells us that it’s possible to see the election from other angles where it’s about other things. I think the Democratic party has to view the election from those angles, see what those things are, and take that to heart.

      • aesthelete@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        Yes, it’s true that this election was about democracy vs fascism, but the election result tells us that it’s possible to see the election from other angles where it’s about other things.

        Yes and it’s extremely possible to think the election was about something else when every available form of media talked about it being about something else.

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        7 days ago

        I think that’s a great way to look at it. I’m hoping we can get some better leadership in the democratic party willing to listen to people and offer fresh ideas instead of taking the “if you don’t vote for me then you’re hitler” approach.
        Leaning to the right didn’t work for Harris. We need someone to energize the base by offering meaningful change.