Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:30 am
The ol’ “They don’t know what’s best for them” “They didn’t know what they were voting for”
A staple defence mechanism every time the baddies win elections
I think it holds true. History is littered with examples.
People want to feel listened to and seen. Trump is great at that. I don't think people actually think through the outcome and the actual impact on their lives. It's just someone there that is a rebel, who has their back.
Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 1:26 pm
I hope it’s a regular feature she’ll perform and the next time an African country gets a warlord president who has promised to burn gays at the stake she’ll have a reassurance video to calm our fears.
It’s both true that a lot of the electorate are thicko racists, and also that a party can’t win unless it can convince some thicko racists to vote for them
