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[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 97 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Voter apathy and vote suppression. Republicans are enhancing that lately, too.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 60 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Gerrymandering too. I’d consider that separate from other forms of vote suppression.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, packing and cracking the obviously unethical way of manipulating votes so they don't count as much. A southern tradition.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Southern?! It’s an ALL AMERICAN tradition!

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

Gerrymandering doesn’t really apply to presidential elections, at least not directly.

[–] Hellahunter@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I’m guessing OP hasn’t paid attention to the tons of weird, arbitrary rules Republicans in the South added to make it as difficult as possible to vote in blue districts in the South. Hell, a quick Google search answers the question immediately without having to scroll past a few links.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 61 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, that's only 14.4% of the US population. Quite a few people think it's far higher than that. It's not.

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population/

[–] match@pawb.social 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but generally concentrated in the southern states

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

One might even say, the states where they were exploited as slave labor for hundreds of years, and lacked any generational wealth to move to better lands...

Edit: Lol, which confederate soldier's great grandson downvoted this?

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What ? Watching US movies, shows etc... I thought it'd be at least 30%

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hello there. Nice to meet you. My name is Jerry...Jerry Mander.

[–] Disaster@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's Gerald Manderley the 3rd, ESQ to you, sport!

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 3 weeks ago

Because the south is also full of dumbass white rednecks. Duh...

[–] plyth@feddit.org 21 points 3 weeks ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_African-American_population

Alabama has the highest support but only 1/4 identify as black. Republicans need 68% of the remaining votes.

Overall, 12.4% identify as black. That's not much.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Voter suppression, and part of that voter suppression strategy is apathy. If Black people understood they were such a powerhouse, they could change America, and then the world. But old rich white bigots have convinced many of them that their vote doesn't matter, nothing will change, etc.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago

I was talking to one of my black co-workers before last election and his POV was that his vote didn't matter. I told him if his vote didn't matter then why are groups spending so much money to get you to NOT vote. Either by suppression tactics or tricks about where to vote, and also promoting voter apathy.

He just responded something like 'both sides' neither would work for me...I'm pretty sure he didn't vote.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Imo because of repression and not having access to quick and easy voting.

The GOP fuckers gerrymander the shit out of any place they can get their sweaty hands on. So that doesn't help. Makes the people feel like no matter what, they won't be heard, won't make a difference. Then the Cons limit the ballot boxes, limit the hours for voting, limit mail in voting.... Anything they can do to keep people from voting. They know they win as long as no one shows up.

It's disgusting and very undemocratic. Everyone needs access to voting--- easy and convenient voting. I also think voting should be compulsory (by mail).

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

Because they’re still majority white and white people in those states overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Voter suppression.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why Black republicans scare me. Like, dude, do you not see with your eyes what is happening??

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They think they have made it into the in-group and will be spared. As history has proven time and time again, they will not.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Part of it is institutional hurdles to voting.

The other part of it is the Democratic Party making big promises and then doing jack shit to fulfill them once they're elected.

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There are way more rascist crackers in Texas than you can possibly imagine. Makes sense when your state was founded by assholes and slave traffickers helping the US states acquire more slaves after direct import was banned. Remember, the Alamo was full of colonist insurgents taking land to continue slavery.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because a huge chunk of the population doesn’t vote.

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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Computers and marketing own humanity. There is no honest democracy.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

2 main reasons are the church and the population numbers. A lot of people in the South go to church and get group-indoctrinated to right-wing political team ideology. The population numbers are an issue because black people are still a minority, although generally less of a minority in the South than most of the USA.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Democrats have spent decades disenfranchising their own voters.

The Republicans want non whites to be enslaved or exterminated

The Democrats want non whites to be slaves but not understand they are slaves.

People are stupid, but they aren't that stupid.

I don't think I've met a single POC that has faith in either party after 2016.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don’t think I’ve met a single POC that has faith in either party after 2016.

Nailed it. Also why 10,000,000 former voters opted not to miss a day's work in 2024.

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[–] MyNamesTotallyRobert@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well YEAH but at least we (not me I voted for Harris) did the noble thing and forfeited our future and living standards in order to save the poor people in Gaza. Other people in the world have it bad therefore I deserve to have an even shittier life. Real nice. Fucking dipshits.

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Do remember that the 2024 election was decided by a narrow margin

[–] raptore39@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

It would be interesting to see a comparison of percentage of black people per state alongside this to see if there is any correlation

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

White people absolutely despise blacks in the South.

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's such a racist liberal northerner thing to say lmao

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Imma let you in on a little secret. If your sentence starts with “all [category of people]” it is an incorrect and stupid sentence.

I think that ignoring statistical majorities because there are a handful of exceptions is pretty stupid unto itself.

You realize this sentiment makes it really hard to talk about demographics, right? It's a very anti-systemic view of the world.

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[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a white person in the north, I absolutely despise whites in the south.

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[–] Zatore@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You say that, but it sounds like you have never actually been to the southern US. I lived in Arkansas for 9 years and this kind of broad statement does more harm than good.

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m white and from the south and this is definitely not true for me. Now there are some people down here that definitely fall into that category but it is far from universally true. I’d even go so far as to say they are a small, but yes very vocal, minority.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Be real careful because even the ones you think arent racist and are super polite and nice will let it slip eventually.

Glad to be out of there

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