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    9 months ago

    The idea that any millennial or younger would vote for either of those losers is hard to believe.

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        I hate to say I was one of these voters. I grew up in a christian house and was home-schooled. When I started voting my folks just told me to pick an R for everything. It took a couple of years to realize what a bullshit take that was.

        I’m glad I got out, but there are a LOT of people that don’t and they go on to perpetuate that ideology.

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        9 months ago

        Some young voters are also legitimately conservative. Hand waving away people’s beliefs is one of the reasons we ended up with Trump in the first place.

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        The upper end of the millennial range is 44. I really hope they aren’t still listening to their boomer/X parents.

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      9 months ago

      Semi-rural High school teacher here. They like his easy answers to everything. They like the strong man attitude and his harsh language. They are outspoken about hating Biden for "ruining the economy "

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            This is the true story. They never hear another viewpoint in their lives, ever. They just repeat what the angry people at church and their Karen/Chad parents say at every opportunity.

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        9 months ago

        Sad thing is the economy outside of the inflation is really strong. Most Americans just don’t see any benefit from a strong economy anymore.

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          If most Americans don’t see any benefit, it isn’t a strong economy. It’s an economy that meets certain metrics that the ownership class tells us indicate a “strong economy”, because those metrics actually indicate an economy that benefits them.

          I would hope this goes without saying, but if course it doesn’t, so: I fully understand that either Trump or Haley would make it worse. I also think Biden has been much better than I ever expected, and his economic gains - once we get past the inflation - will translate far more to most Americans than some past, more neoliberal economic gains did. It’s a damn shame that the political climate isn’t to the point yet where we can demand more substantial measures, but what we’ve got is surprisingly OK.

          I just think it’s important to remember that the concept of a “strong economy” has been heavily propagandized.

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        9 months ago

        Are they also like “how would people fall for Hitler’s easy answers and scapegoating? I would never be so stupid”? Or are they more like “you know, he had some good ideas”?

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          Well, considering how successful conservatives have been at corrupting school lesson plans, they probably have very little understanding of what Hitler and the nazis really did

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          There were many at the time that didn’t really believe some of the crazier shit Hitler was saying. They thought he was on “their” side because they liked a lot of what he said… It wasn’t until after he fully seized power that they realized how bad they ducked up.

          It’s SCARY how closely history is repeating itself with Trump.

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      9 months ago

      There’s a huge group of mentor-less teen boys that fall prey to conservative personalities.

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      9 months ago

      The big worry is less about casting a ballot for Trump and more about net supporting him by not turning out or protest voting for Harambe

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      8 months ago

      The sorts that would go incel or sov cit will absolutely vote this way. They have many years of watching anger porn on YouTube and are all riled up.