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[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago

Americans are dumber than I thought.

[-] ViewSonik@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

That become very obvious in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

[-] kiranraine@reddthat.com 29 points 1 year ago

Our systems are just so unbelievably broken. They gerrymander and destroy other systems to keep themselves in power and its just sick.

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

We have been far too tolerant of the intolerant for far too long. This is inevitable

[-] kiranraine@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Seriously....it's that whole "they came after this group and you said nothing" bc we ignored the red flags. People ignore the signs until it hits them and its too late despite those like me doing what we can(which isn't much) to fight it....

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

They're dumber because lots of them want Trump, but I wouldn't say this makes Americans as a whole dumber because very few of them support DeSantis. He's just throwing random shit out there like this at this point.

[-] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Sadly, our woefully inept electoral system lets the few dumb ones speak loudly for the rest of us.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago
[-] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

American Republicans*** Don't lump me in with those assholes.

[-] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Idk, I wouldn't call the Russians dumb because they have a fascist leader, it happens to a lot of countries. We were dumb in thinking it couldn't happen here.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Euphoric Xenophobia moment.

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