Do the eligible voters in the US who didn't vote for Kamala Harris realize how much they fucked up?
@Alice I am waiting for public mea culpas and I'm not seeing them
@shaknais@mastodon.socialI have seen a few. Mostly from people who voted for Trump (didn't abstain). They do still agree with the man on a number of things, but two things have caused regret:
- Ukraine. How they didn't see it coming, I dunno.
- Musk. They agree with the purpose, but not the man or process.
@dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice Yeah, I have relatives whom I want to reach out to me and say, "I'm so fucking sorry, you were right, I was a fascist but I don't want to be one any longer, please help me be better."
Surprisingly, not one has so far.
@msbellows @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice when the war started in 2014, we waited for such voices from Russia. Out of 100+ millions, only a handful, and some of them are dead.
@msbellows @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice
You cannot possibly be surprised no one has......
@ClintonAnderson @msbellows @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice absolutely no surprise or disappointment. This is who white Americans are at the core.
@ClintonAnderson @msbellows @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice disgusting times.
@ErickaSimone @ClintonAnderson @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice And no, of course I'm not surprised. I don't even know if it's limited to white people, though I'm certainly not pushing back on that either. Conservatives in general do not revise their positions readily; if they could do so, they wouldn't remain conservatives.
@msbellows @ClintonAnderson @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice republicans and most people will never admit wrongdoing. Just double down and “wait it out.” It’s insane.
*edit. Going to stand on this one however. This is an American while peoples issue. No one else. My demographic voted 92% for Harris. There is literally nothing else black women can do. We tried.
@msbellows @dannotdaniel @shaknais @Alice The reason for the situation is to rather see the world burn than to say "I was wrong".
@shaknais @dannotdaniel @Alice or that they didn't think the hurt they wanted (still want) visited on those they hate would also be visited upon them...
@shaknais @dannotdaniel @Alice I have heard lame excuses about how Democrats didn’t have the right message…blah, blah, blah. Anybody who paid any attention to Trump and didn’t see this coming is either mentally impaired or willfully blind. There was no message Democrats could have delivered.
Another gem I’ve heard: “I’m not like those other MAGA,”: Yes you are, you voted for Trump.
@JBVPoet @shaknais @dannotdaniel @Alice you’re absolutely right. An abstain vote against a black woman is a default vote for a nazi.