Summary

Many Democrats, especially women, expressed disillusionment and frustration online, viewing the result as a reflection of deep-seated misogyny in the U.S.

Harris supporters highlighted anger that a “felony convicted, twice-impeached” Trump prevailed over a female candidate.

Comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss resurfaced, with many attributing Trump’s win to targeted appeals to young men, including appearances with influencers like Joe Rogan.

The election outcome has intensified concerns over growing right-wing radicalization among young men.

  • P_P@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    I think this is basically it. Americans are stupid, immoral people.

    They put a proven rapist, convicted felon, and fascist in the White House after he killed a million Americans with Covid and openly talked about deploying the military on our fellow citizens.

    Americans are, without a doubt, some of the shittiest people on the planet.

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      16 days ago

      The bar probably does go lower than you think for humanity, but yeah we might be approaching all new lows.

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      16 days ago

      Americans are, without a doubt, some of the shittiest people on the planet.

      I don’t know about that. But it might be argued that they are really bad considering they have excellent access to information and still chose the path of least resistance, that being information at appeals to their beliefs.

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        16 days ago

        This guy won the popular vote by a 3% margin. We beat him last time by a 4% margin.

        But sure… Let’s pretend everyone in America chose this guy last Tuesday.

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      16 days ago

      You could say the same about the people of any country that’s committed terrible acts. It’s easier sometimes to demonize an entire people - fascists do this famously with great success. Trump won, in no small part, because he did exactly this.

      So sure, you can do the same. You can call all Americans shitty. Maybe thats the lesson you can take from all of this: It worked for Trump, so why not you?

      I don’t agree with this sort of thing, though. I don’t agree with fascist talking points. I think this sort of thinking leads to unspeakable things.