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[–] mang0@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Republican voters voted for this. Non-voters didn't vote, hence the name. I can't believe I have to tell you this. Even if there wasn't a single non-voter, nothing would've changed. Try directing your douchebag attitude towards those who are actually responsible.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I agree that saying "non-voters voted for" anything is basically absurd, but people sitting on the couch rather than voting did affect the outcome of the 2024 election. A bit over three million fewer people voted in 2024 than 2020.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 5 days ago

Yes, the second and first most voted elections in your nations history. Clearly it is the small number of voters that are not supportive of the only two options at fault.

Managed democracy is meant to be a joke, but the real joke is the attitude on display from americans that somehow still think they live in a democracy.

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Non voters voted for this by virtue of being too stupid to know how our system works. They deserve responsibility.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Every non-voter was fine with this outcome because they couldn't sack up and make the less bad choice. If you see a car coming towards a child in the road and do nothing you are still partly responsible if they get hit. They allowed it to happen through their inaction.

In our first past the post system with only 2 parties, the non-voters did vote for this.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bro just wants someone to blame to avoid facing responsibility.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Responsibility for someone else's vote?

All the people making excuses for why their vote clearly didn't matter so they were better off not voting obviously aren't making excuses themselves. That would be silly!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world -5 points 5 days ago

Republicans by and large know what they voted for. Protest-non-voters need to be informed what they in fact voted for, as you demonstrate.

Ah yes see you're looking to assign responsiblity. Again, I am informing protest-non-voters what they voted for.