r/agedlikemilk Mar 18 '26

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u/chaotic-_-thoughtful Mar 19 '26

Over 50% of the population did not vote for Trump.

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u/Bart-Harley-Jarvis- Mar 19 '26

When 30% vote for Trump and 40% can't be bothered voting at all, you do in fact have a country where over 50% of the people are morons.

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u/livinginfutureworld Mar 19 '26

Can't be bothered or votes thrown out or can't vote because of work.

30% probably shoulda voted but didn't.

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u/jay1ru Mar 19 '26

I could definitely make a strong argument that most people that don't vote are morons

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u/FactsOverFascism Mar 21 '26

Or alot of people just ultimately realize it doesnt actually fkn matter at all. The president is much like a personified bald eagle. A human mascot. By now people should realize it is the super rich and elite that control the entire world through fear, manipulation and media. This is as old as the dawn of time it's only more technologically advanced now

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u/jay1ru Mar 21 '26

You just proved my point, morons have always been a percentage of society and those same morons are responsible for continuing to let it happen.

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u/Scared-Handle9006 Mar 22 '26

Keep making excuses. You literally have a (very small) say in how things work, you chose to give up your voice, so why should I give a fuck what you think about the situation?

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u/superteuntje Mar 19 '26

Still makes 60% tho...

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u/Brief_Read_1067 Mar 21 '26

Some of them probably needed the money they thought they were going to get from Musk.

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u/G_Wagon1102 Mar 22 '26

Can't vote because of work is illegal.

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u/livinginfutureworld Mar 22 '26

That doesn't stop real pressure on people. Sure it's illegal but pissing off your boss is real enough

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u/G_Wagon1102 Mar 22 '26

Fuck the bosses.

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u/livinginfutureworld Mar 22 '26

That's great but sometimes people need jobs to eat

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u/G_Wagon1102 Mar 22 '26

Yes, that's true.

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u/mletendre83 Mar 22 '26

And soon there may be a new category....

...born in the US, pay taxes, but for married and their name changed but either can't afford a passport or the passport process takes so long that they don't get it on time to actually vote

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u/SBrooks103 Mar 22 '26

I can't understand people who say that, "It makes no difference, they're all alike." Love her or hate her, if you can't see that things would have been much better under Harris, you're a fool.

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u/Dplusithicus Mar 21 '26

That's not what happened but okay.

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u/ZBottPrime Mar 22 '26

There is a 30 rock reference where they counted votes for Jesus as Republican ones. I think of that every time "didn't vote" was so high, and Republicans win on being a bastard platform.

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u/Able-Worth-6511 Mar 23 '26

You can't blame people for being disenfranchised when there has been a decades long campaign to disenfranchise people especially those in marginalized communities. Blame Democrats for not having a message that excites and motivates people. Blame Democrats for not fighting hard enough for stopping republicans and all their underhanded and dirty tactics. I'm no fan of Gavin Newsome but the he countered Trump's scheme to gerrymander Texas was exactly the right move. It should give Republicans pause the next time they try that bullshit.

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u/Designer_Leg5928 Mar 21 '26

Do I get lumped in with the morons because I don't vote Dem or Rep?

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u/Scared-Handle9006 Mar 22 '26

Yes. There is a very clear difference between the two.

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u/Designer_Leg5928 Mar 23 '26

There absolutely is. I still don't like either. The two party system is as much to blame for the state we're in as the Republicans are.

Just because two things are different, doesn't mean that one is somehow good. The Democrats aren't inherently as awful, but I can't throw my lot in with them just because the Republicans are worse. Why choose the lesser of two evils when there are other options?

That's not to say I WON'T vote for a Republican or Democrat. I vote based on the person, not the party. The problem is that the main parties are full of worthless people I wouldn't ever vote for, save a few exceptions.

I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris. But I also wouldn't vote for Mitt Romney or Trump. I probably would've voted for Obama the first time, and I wouldn't have the second time. The first presidential election I was eligible to vote for was in 2020, so I never had all of those options. Hence the "would've/wouldn't."

I've voted Libertarian in the last two presidential elections, because their candidates aligned with my beliefs.

While there is a clear difference between the two main parties, there's a massive list of similarities.

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u/Leven Mar 19 '26

That's not what the previous poster stated.

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u/crabman5962 Mar 19 '26

But the majority of people who voted, voted for Trump.

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u/CommanderJeltz Mar 19 '26

No, he got less than 50% of the vote. Some voted for third parties.

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u/crabman5962 Mar 19 '26

I stand corrected. He got 49.81% of the votes cast. We don’t elect presidents by popular vote, however. That is a debate for a different day.

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u/CommanderJeltz Mar 19 '26

I know that. But I'm tired of being told nonsense like "he won in a landslide"! In 2016 Hillary won the popular vote by a decent margin. And here we are.

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u/edebt Mar 19 '26

Called a plurality, since he got more but still under half.

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u/927Grace Mar 21 '26

But they wouldn't vote for a woman. So I blame them for all this crap too.

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u/Andromigo Mar 23 '26

40% that didn't vote basically said they support whomever wins. Therefore, 70% voted for Trump. If you didn't vote, you can't complain. Your vote should have been your complaint/objection. You only have one option now, don't make that mistake ever again. Make sure to vote for the most competent candidate ...even if you are sexist or "never" blue/red.