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thefred.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Trump did not campaign on illegally firing a quarter of the federal workforce, making the richest man in the world his grand vizier, or allying with Putin. Regular people should not have expected this, and they are right to be angry. Nobody has any business shaming them for it.

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frankschloegel.bsky.social•2 days ago

The counterpoint is not that you are wrong (you are not), but simply that if the election was held wagain today Trump still wins by the same margin.

The 400 people the NYT found saying they voted wrong are not the story. It’s the silent happy voters.

thefred.bsky.social•2 days ago

The first and second things weren't in anyone's plans at all. The third should have been obvious to foreign policy experts and people interested in Ukraine, but not the median voter.

robpilk.com•2 days ago

if the median voter was conscious during the first term, then it should've been expected

scdallav.bsky.social•2 days ago

The media is still more worked up when anyone with pronouns in their email signatures say "Latinx" than they are about the fucking vice president being in group chats with teenage white nationalists. I think the median voter can be extended some grace given the information environment that they're

scdallav.bsky.social•2 days ago

defaulting into.

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nope. You are responsible for your beliefs. You’re responsible for your “information environment” for that matter. Belief is a moral act and so is voting. They deserve every bit of blame, forever.

robpilk.com•2 days ago

the first term was widely putin friendly and J6 doesn't display an intent to harm members of federal gov't, what does, exactly?

internalize the fact that a lot of these ppl are more informed than you think and are just cruel in the way that america has always been

vinminen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are they even aware it's happening? It seems like most aren't. Media certainly isn't ringing any alarm bells, not that most of them read or watch news if they can avoid it...

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