I dunno mate, reading all these comments instead of doing literally anything else is starting to make me question my own dignity...
doomcanoe
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You know, folks are giving you a lot of unnecessary shit for this comment. And I get that when viewed with sufficient context and cultural awareness of American politics, the meme clearly implies at least a correlation between voting blue and an improved quality of life. (edit: which mind you I do believe exists, at least in so far as it compares to voting red)
But I also saw it and thought, "this meme could easily be interpreted by MAGA cultists to justify their vote for Trump". They would of course be wrong, but with the isolated set of data provided by the meme, it really doesn't only imply what it thinks it implies.
Uhhh... Okay, thanks for the articles, but they leave me a bit confused as to your point.
The first is just about respondents to AOC's Instagram post asking people who voted for her and Trump "why", and many cited Gaza as a key concern. And the second article cites a fairly limited exit poll, known for their unreliability, saying many Muslim Americans voted third part.
Neither article even references the "Far Left", nor do they present evidence that a complete shift in these votes would have changed the elections outcome.
So... Yeah, thanks again for sharing I guess? And I guess these are good articles to suggest maybe the Dems should have focused more on Gaza. But they don't really justify the claim that the "far left vote would have handed her the presidency".
I consider myself to be on the far left, and I voted for Kamala. Quit making us a scapegoat, please. Oversimplification feels nice I know, but it's not actually accurate or helpful.
Well, I've never seen anyone hate on a real IDE.
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Hey! Give Elon a little credit! He tried so hard!!!
How saying shit like this doesn't immediately make someone think "are we the baddies?" is beyond me.
I dunno, I have a hard time being mad at Inigo Montoya.