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Summary: Republicans are 50/50, everyone else is strongly opposed.

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[–] RaskolnikovsAxe@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 day ago (21 children)

Jesus Christ I had some hints that Republicans would be coming to their senses, but fucking 50/50?!? These people are fucking lost, too far gone. They are beyond normal legal or democratic avenues. This is a violent, fascist authoritarian cult, and they need to be stopped.

If they don't change their minds when their country threatens real hostilities against former allies, then they will not be swayed by anything except force, combined with real, uncompromising economic destruction.

Americans will need a general strike and armed protests at this point.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'll be generous for a second and presume that the vast majority of Magas are racist but not directly evil, so to speak, just naive, dumb, and brainwashed by decades of poor education and fox news

Either way, once this is over I'd happily vote for taking away voting rights from anyone Republican. Not for being evil, but for being too dumb to be able to vote

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

I disagree. Anyone should be allowed to vote. But I’d happily support mandatory civics classes to be able to do so, where you actually have to pass to get your voter registration number.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Hey look, the "civics" lessons in the South are oddly favoring conservative talking points...

Historically tests for voting competency have not been to ensure educated voters, but to disenfranchise groups. You don't want to open that door.

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