Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters’ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.

Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters’ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.

  • zd9@lemmy.world
    461·
    16 days ago

    “We’ll fix it so good you won’t have to vote again”

    They don’t care about votes anymore, as they’ve made clear

      • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
        333·
        16 days ago

        2/3s of the country voted for Trump and the Republicans. I’d say that they got what they voted for.

          • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
            2119·
            16 days ago

            50% didn’t vote. They effectively voted for the winner and that was Trump. Facts are pretty clear, don’t vote and you are happy with the result.

            • whiwake@sh.itjust.works
              191·
              16 days ago

              I don’t disagree with that, but that doesn’t mean they voted for him. Believe me, I am more upset than you are, Aussie, But let’s not try and say 2/3 of the people cast to vote for him… which is explicitly what you said

              • thegr8goldfish@startrek.website
                53·
                16 days ago

                I’d say apathy should be interpreted as a vote for the status quo (incumbent) but it’s flatly wrong to call it a vote at all.

                • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  It’s a choice. You to vote or not vote but at the end of the day, if you don’t vote then you should be happy with result. If you aren’t happy then you missed your chance. Effectively your apathy was a vote for the winner, which is my point. (My use of you and your is rhetorical not personal)

            • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
              61·
              16 days ago

              Fuck those felons and diabetics who can’t wait hours without food, water, and a place to sit for a moment, amirite?

            • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              37·
              16 days ago

              (specious shitlib logic devoid of facts)

              Facts are pretty clear

              Then you should stick to them rather than repeating the deflections of the ineffective defenders of the shitty status quo.

              don’t vote and you are happy with the result.

              We get it! You think Harris did nothing wrong and everyone who didn’t overcome significant barriers in order to vote for her is either sexist, racist, fascist, or all of the above. 🙄

              • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
                11·
                2 days ago

                It seems to be the American way, I won’t vote for someone I don’t like with the consequence of someone I like less getting in. A pyric victory.

              • ripcord@lemmy.world
                31·
                16 days ago

                No, I think that she did stuff wrong - but also anyone who didn’t vote for her is dumber than a sack of shit.