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Trump skips FBI background checks for controversial cabinet picks – report
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2024
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Thats not true. There are at least 71 million people here who voted against it. Thats a lot of people.
He won the popular vote, and the electoral college. Majority rules. (Unfortunately)
Also people who didn't vote at all, are at minimum fine with Trump and not against him.
...Assuming he actually did, and didn't just commit all the electoral fraud he kept talking about
There is that…
Plenty of voter suppression in swing states, like unenrolling people from voter registration lists. Also the ongoing issues like 4 hour lines in urban areas, due to not enough voting facilities and machines, and short or no lines in rural areas and suburbs. Also, how it’s easier for people with certain types of jobs to go vote but hourly workers etc have a harder time getting there since voting day isn’t a holiday.
There were even more who couldn't be bothered to get off their asses and vote at all. They stood by and allowed this to happen without caring enough to try and stop it.
I have a friend who says “I’m not political” and I’m just what? So you don’t have any opinion on whether immigrants should get fucked or gay people should have rights? His position is “I see so many families and friends torn apart by disagreements so I’m just not political”. Okay. It makes me think he’s kind of a dolt. I don’t feel like it’s possible to not have an opinion on social issues at the least.