• EmoThugInMyPhase [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    I know a few conservatives who threw away their ballots because they believe that democrats already rigged them by paying migrants to fraudulently outvote conservatives lol

    • gueybana [any]
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      4 months ago

      Once again, I want to live in the world right wingers have concocted in which the Dems are unfathomably hard fucking core.

  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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    4 months ago

    In a trans Discord I'm in, someone called Biden "Genocide Joe" and two people were like, "He hasn't done anything genocidal, what are you talking about?" and it turned out they legitimately did not know what it was about and they had heard vaguely about Palestine and considered Israel the aggressor but had no idea what Biden's stance on it was or that the US was involved in supplying them with weapons or money.

    After October? What happened in October?

    He's giving them actual monetary aid? Wtf? Okay, that's worse than I thought. I thought it was just a political alignment thing, like saying "we support you". But if he's funneling millions of actual money into there, 'genocidal' isn't even an exaggeration!

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    • nothx [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Normies only pay attention to the next source of treats.

      • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
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        4 months ago

        Probably a bit of a reduction, I think a lot of people don't like to think about politics because it's pretty stressful

        • nothx [he/him]
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          4 months ago

          Agreed, I didn’t touch on why, more so just what. Definitely being facetious with my assessment, but I do stand by what I said. It’s depressing and stressful to acknowledge the reality of the sociopolitical climate, most people steer clear and just try to enjoy the good parts of their lives.

    • nothx [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      I’m sure more people care about the Olympics than the election lol

      • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 months ago

        honestly the summer games are always supposed to be the huge spectacle but we didnt even really have them in 2020 either.

  • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    I mean, that's the norm if you don't live in a swing state lmao. Only weirdos and freaks care about the sham election. My parents who didn't register to vote because they think they can avoid jury duty that way is far more relatable to normal people than some lanyard dipshit writing tl;dr posts about why you should vote.

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      Hahahaha your example of the jury duty parents is so relatable because I know a lot of older people who do that

  • Chronicon [comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    No way? Where is this magical place lmao

    My social circle all know for sure, and especially with the drama lately randos seem to know too, even if they aren't nearly as invested as 2016 or 2020

  • Beaver [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    Most people think about politics as much as I think about Football.

  • knightly [none/use any]
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    4 months ago

    Seems legit.

    Most folks seem to go out of their way to avoid hearing about politics.

    • nothx [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Most folks think it’s a hobby or niche activity that they just aren’t into. I’ve heard people say “I don’t follow politics” the same way I say “I don’t follow sports”.

  • GaveUp [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    Only commies, fascists, and annoying PMC redditors care about politics in this country

  • peeonyou [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    this would be so based if it were because people finally just turned off their TVs

    • Wheaties [she/her]
      hexagon
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      4 months ago

      I am definitely not posting from the secrete Venusian research outpost hosting the government-in-exile of the USSR

  • duderium [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    My coworker had never heard of long covid. He asked me about it a month or two ago, looked a little concerned, then resumed not masking. At least he doesn’t care if people mask though.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    Most people I've met outside of the punk/commie/queer scenes around here have admitted to me they've never heard of Israel or Palestine. They know it's an election year because they want Trump in office, but otherwise have no clue what's going on.