Yes to both halves of the question.
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
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Nope, because most US voters never crossed their county line.
That’s not true.
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It's covered up yeah, most of the republicans are too dumb to realize it.
yeah but the active constant surveillance keeps us from talking with each other about it in public/privately owned buildings/urban areas/in cars/anywhere a phone is present
basically we have to go on camping trips if we want to actually discuss
About half the country is completely checked out of politics, most of them probably know Trump's president, but uh, good luck getting accurate answers about anything else, only 47% of Americans can even name the 3 branches of government we have, so I'm being generous here.
The remaining half is split between people who are aware and people cheering it on.
The average person is not deeply aware of this stuff. All y’all don’t have any fucking clue what the average American is like.
Most people are just trying to get through the day. They want to pay their bills and make sure the kids are fed and Sally needs to get to dance class and Bobby has been having problems at school and now the boss wants to get that foundation poured tomorrow so you’re gonna have to stay late, but your wife can’t leave work early to pick up the kids so now you have to deal with that and oh, eggs cost double what they did a year ago and you haven’t gotten a real raise since 2021.
They don’t have time to spend on Lemmy, figure out how to use Linux, learn what a tariff is, or debate the difference between gender and sex, or read about what the Heritage Foudnation does. I do, but I’m not most people and the more y’all keep acting like those people aren’t like you people the more problems you’re gonna keep making for yourself.
Grow the fuck up
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I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm very aware. I don't know how this ends, but I know it's going to get really bad.
I mean I know how terrible things are but refuse to accept it, either that or I'm numb and hope things will get better.
I don't know what we are anymore. Other than simply just lost and dumb.
I'm aware