Ignorant American Voters

[CousinIT]

[hlthe2b]

1. I'd love to see younger voters disseminate this message EVERYWHERE

[ffr]

2. Regardless, some may see voting for TFG as a means to never have to vote again

Even it if means their loved ones will get arrested and sent to concentration camps. So long as they don't have to take polling calls or have people knock on their door again, it'll be worth it to them.

[ShazzieB]

9. I would put it a little differently.

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So long as all the people they don't approve of for whatever reason (LGBTQ+, "wrong" skin color, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc.) are all sent to the concentration camps, it'll be worth it to them.

I think that's their real priority. That and banning all the books, movies, etc, that they don't approve of,

[ffr]

19. Not the people I know. They're not their brother's keeper.

It may start up the way you describe and they'll be okay with that too. Then when those people are gone and the next level of unacceptable people are arrested and sent away, that'll be okay with them too...just so long as it's not them.

What surprises me the most is that many minorities are supporting fascist policies that would pinpoint them specifically. They're not part of the pure white blood, yet they love the feeling of belonging and comradery they get from the people around them pushing such ideas. What the hell are they thinking? I suppose they're not history buffs.

[Celerity]

29. 'What the hell are they thinking?'

[Traildogbob]

18. Not to mention

He would reinstitute the draft to fill “HIS” military to carry out his Fascist agenda and to protect him. MAGA like it was in the 60’s. Draft to die for dear leader and no right to vote.

[ffr]

20. Right to vote or not, with the GOP, election results don't matter.

Right?

[Traildogbob]

24. They are proving that

To be so. What they did, are doing, after last loss, 2024 will be much worse. Look what Ohio is doing with abortion rights and weed.

[progressoid]

3. It's a nice meme but unlikely to motivate voters to vote for our side.

Lets promote the economy, jobs, the environment, climate etc.

[edisdead]

7. We could do both?

[spooky3]

17. Polls have shown that preserving democracy is a main reason for voting

for a substantial numbers of voters.

We can promote all of the good reasons to support Dems.

[BootOutTheGoons]

4. The 82 year old is sharp as a tack and sane

The 79 year old is cray-cray stupid and evil.

GOTV and punt Trump once and for good

[brooklynite]

5. Your message is destroyed by your title...

Starting a conversation with "how could you be so stupid" is guaranteed to result in nobody listening to anything else.

[LymphocyteLover]

6. A lot of people will prefer a 3rd party choice though

Of course I'm happy with Biden

[W_HAMILTON]

10. Have you seen the candidates these third parties are putting up?

They're fucking embarrassing.

If one wants to throw away their vote when our democracy is at stake, might as well write in their own fucking name.

If you're not voting for Biden in 2024, you are supporting Trump -- PERIOD.

[Paper Roses]

8. Well said. I hope I live long enough to see tRump gone!

[bdamomma]

11. All that anger

and hate he has I hope it backfires on him. He's just an evil Pos. Go away will ya???? He has caused so much chaos, division and hate. We want to go forward not back.

[inthewind21]

33. Did Trump

CAUSE it, or is he just a typical con man who sees the opportunity to run his next con and just plays on what's already there? It's sure worked well for him so far. And all HIS anger and hate? I hate to break it to you, but Trump is no more or less angry and hateful than Dick Cheney was/is. Only difference between the 2, and these words are going to taste bitter as hell, Dick Cheney had more of public moral compass. When you lose the moral high ground to Dick Cheney, well that's pretty shocking. And W, well he wasn't the brightest and best either with his damn near illiterate look in the public spotlight. Is our children learning?

And Trumps bumbling and looking like a total tool in public, we'll, that didn't hurt him either. He got 62,985,106 voters to vote FOR him in 2016 then 74,223,369 in 2020, He GAINED 11,238,263 voters AFTER his 4 dismal years in the WH. And he is STILL a contender for 2024, no matter what he does. Do you actually believe this ALL suddenly materialized in 2015-2016 because of one man? It's been in our faces for decades. Problem is, "we" either ignored it, were too self absorb to see it or are just plain dumb. It's popular to blame ALL the ills in this country on Trump and the republicans ( and God knows they ARE the party of the stone age, this I don't deny, not even a little) but the fact of the matter is, Republicans have been broadcasting their "wish list" for decades, they haven't tried to hide it in the least, they have played the long game while the public focused on the Kardashians, American Idol and how many "likes" they had on social media while the R's just kept playing. In the U.S. the PEOPLE control who the government is. The PEOPLE have the power to change it at any time. And sadly, the PEOPLE gave us what we have now. By either direct action, or inaction. And "gerrymandering"! Election interference, those are ALL things that have been going on for a very, very long time! Still doesn't change the fact, the people get what the people allow. No amount of excuses will change that. But we have now just about reached the point of no return. The clock is running out and we have allowed the other team to run up the score, we are dangerously close to finding there is simply not enough time left to correct course.

[bdamomma]

34. Unless between

now and the next election something works out in our favour. You cannot predict the future. Your post has valid observations.

[Vinca]

12. Me, too. But if Trump happens to kick off before we do, want to go moon the casket together?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

26. Go ahead without me. I hate standing in lines. n/t

[pfitz59]

13. vote again?

half of America never votes at all. our last local election had a 30% turnout. folks are apathetic (until something personally affects them). we need more on the ballot than a battle between geriatrics. states with initiatives should have something which brings out the fence-sitters. Ohio and Virginia proved it with the abortion issue. Those of us non this site know trump is a criminal and should rot in prison, but we are educated and aware.

[ancianita]

15. "Half" is not accurate.

Going by the 2020 US Presidential numbers:

Total population of US = 330,000,000 Census

Total actual voting age population 2020 minus undocumented immigrants (10 mill est'd) and minors (74.2 mill) = 246,000,000

Total registered to vote 2020 = 152,666,000 (per Census) = 62% of total voting age population
registered as of Nov 3 2020 = 213,799,467 = 87% of the total voting age population
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/number-of-registered-voters-by-state


Total unregistered to vote 2020 = 93,134,000 (Census) = 38% of total voting age population

Biden vote total = 81,282,903

(Cook Political https://cookpolitical.com/2020-national-popular-vote-tracker
33% of voting age population = 24% of total US population


Trump vote total = 74,223,030
= 30% of the total adult voting age pop = 22% of total US population

Vote winner differential = 7,059,547


Other votes (third party or write in) 2,891,441

AGAIN:

Total actual voting age population 2020 = 246,000,000


Total Registereds as of Nov 3 2020 = 213,799,467 = 87% of the total voting age population
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/number-of-registered-voters-by-state

Total registereds who voted in 2020 (R + D + 3rd) = 158,397,374

Total voters WHO VOTED BUT DID NOT VOTE TRUMP (D + 3rd) = 84,174,344

Total registereds who did NOT vote in 2020 = 55,402,093

Total ADULTS WHO COULD HAVE REGISTERED AND WHO DID NOT VOTE IN 2020 (voting age pop minus registered who did/did not vote) = 246,000,000 - 158,394,605 = 87,605,395 = 35.6% of the adult population of the U.S.

+

TOTAL REGISTERED (213,799,467) WHO VOTED BUT DID NOT VOTE for Trump IN 2020 =
84,172,012 (D + 3rd) = 39% OF REGISTERED POPULATION,
AND = 34 % OF VOTING AGE POPULATION


Total US population (voting age adults, minors + undocumenteds) that did not vote for Trump = 255,777,407

The way I see it through numbers, America's “consent" is based on what the majority of Americans do.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

23. You also need to subtract

The mentally incompetent, the imprisoned and the ex-convicts who are ineligible to vote.

Not sure what the numbers are there, but the total is a long way from zero.

[ancianita]

25. Cool. I'll leave that number up to you. Let me know what you find.

If you found credible sources with accurate numbers, I don't think that level of precision would change the general accuracy laid out here, but what do I know.

[stage left]

14. K&R

Great Meme. Passing it on!

[Tribetime]

16. 2028 won't matter if we lose 2024

[ecstatic]

21. lol. He'll still be 81 on Election Day. Let's not tack on an additional year unnecessarily.

And yes, I understand that a couple weeks after election he'll be 82.

[Skittles]

22. it boggles my mind that Hillary could not be president

but this will be the choice

[CousinIT]

27. When a few years down the road people ask 'how did we become an authoritarian state'...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

28. Just posted this on my Members Only FB political page.

Something to indeed consider and please SHARE.

For if PO1135809 gets elected, it's goodbye to the American experiment that lasted for 248 years.

[CaptainTruth]

30. You might be able to vote, but it might not count.

[Rebl2]

31. Yep it

will be a joke. It will be like Putin elections. He always wins.

[cynical_idealist]

32. Vote republican to increase suffering exponentially