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The democratic party is a bourgeoisie party that serves the interests of the ruling class, just like the Republicans. It is irrelevant what you say or do, the outcome of elections is determined by the bourgeoisie of the United States. Democrats have made numerous promises to protect trans people and yet, 121 democrats voted for this bill.
Imagine being this desperate to absolve the electorate for voting in fascism.
I'm sorry that you have no understanding of how legislature and politics actually function.
The turnout of this election was 63.9%, meaning around 88084000 people did not vote for either of the two candidates. That is more votes than for Trump or Harris, making "No One" the real winner of the popular vote. The USA bourgeoisie liberal democratic political system cannot garner large support of the population to "legitimize" it through the process of election.
Republican, AND all voters voters consistently ranked the economy as the number one issue to them this election. Voters flock to Trump due to his perceived opposition to the ruling class of the United States, and the injury to their economic conditions under Biden, mainly through inflation. Fascism coats itself in populist rhetoric to the confused but class conscious, proletariat.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/09/09/issues-and-the-2024-election/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election
Democrats control the Senate, and The Presidency. The house has one of the most razor thin majorities in US history. There is simply no world where this bill passed if the Democrats didn't support it.
Spoken like someone who believes that 99.99% turnout and approval is how societies actually function, like the DPRK claims.
Have you ever spoken to a fucking Republican in your life?
Have you ever spoken to an average voter in your life?
'Economy' is a buzzword to them.
Thank you for reinforcing my point. Viewing politics as a series of isolated incidents performed for an audience of completely reasonable voters is utterly absurd, even in an ideal hypothetical situation, much less the current US.
It is in fact United States liberal democratic theory itself that argues the legitimacy of liberal states occurs through the process of election.
-- Declaration of Independence
The DPRK is a bourgeoisie nation-state much like the United States.
This mind reading of what Republican or the Average Voter "really believes" provides no value. It was consistently shown both before, and after this election, the main concern of the people of the United States was that of the economy, and the worsening of their material conditions through inflation. It can be seen in the rhetoric of the Republican party, through terms such as "drain the swamp", that the electorate of the United States is voting for a Trump as revenge against some kind of Evil Ruling Elite (The Bourgeoisie), while failing to recognize that Trump and the Republican party is a reactionary bourgeoisie party like the democrats.
No idea how this is relevant to what I said. The Democratic Party supported this anti-trans bill that will lead to the deaths of transgender people.
He's having a conversation with you, yes.
That's a definite 'no', then. Unsurprising given your views.
Republicans support genocide like you have done for a solid year now. Now heap on the "No, YOU support genocide by objecting to genocide" shit like you always do.
You support genocide by doing everything you can to support the election of the more genocidal option. Didn't realize "More genocide = bad" was considered a hot take before this election year, but it seems that many online simply have no real sense of morality. But hey, you got your precious Bothsides GOP administration in, so it's a success in the end for you, huh?
Thus.