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minus-squaresubverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down2·2 days agoVoted today. The line was out the door. A bunch of old people though, so i assume they leaned republican. Go vote!
minus-squareScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoThey say Gen X was worse than boomers last time. Maybe the old folks will pull through.
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoSeniors in US now have a 10 point disapproval rating for Trump
minus-squareCherries@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·2 days agoJust because some says they are embarassed of Trump doesn’t mean they won’t vote for him
minus-squareSackett@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 days agoMy entire family. They hate trump, they’re also convinced anybody further left would be worse.
minus-squareTango@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days agoAmerica NEEDS Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
minus-squareHorsey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoWe have it in Alaska, Maine, and NYC IIRC.
minus-squareTango@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoOnly sorta in NYC; they use it for primaries but not the general, IIRC. Better than nothing though, since it helped Mamdani get past the primary stage.
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoMamdami + Lander cross-endorsement only happened because of RCV and it did wonders
minus-squarebunnybunny@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoGod these people are so fucking stupid
minus-squareLudicrous0251@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoAnd no Republican has ever voted against their own interests to own the libs of what the fuck ever they’re after.
minus-squareSpecialSetOfSieves@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 day agoFuck you and your agism.
minus-squareRadical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down22·2 days agoThats why voting rights should stop at 50. You had 30 years to make a difference, now let the next generation have their turn.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoAdvocating disenfranchising people for the last 25+ years of their life isn’t very “socialist” of you.
minus-squareleadore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day ago A democracy doesn’t take away people’s rights when they reach a certain age. That’s so cute that you think it’s the person’s age that matters. If you want take voting rights away from the kind of people who vote for fascists, it’s the men (of all ages) that you need to stop. https://navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-election-survey-gender-and-age-analysis-of-2024-election-results/
minus-squareBurn_The_Right@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoIt would be more efficient and fair to just make conservatism illegal in politics. After all, conservatism is fascism.
minus-squarewe is doomed!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 days agoad a 60yr old I agree on an upper limit for sure, i’d posit 60 as that upper limit though
Voted today. The line was out the door. A bunch of old people though, so i assume they leaned republican. Go vote!
They say Gen X was worse than boomers last time. Maybe the old folks will pull through.
Seniors in US now have a 10 point disapproval rating for Trump
Just because some says they are embarassed of Trump doesn’t mean they won’t vote for him
My entire family. They hate trump, they’re also convinced anybody further left would be worse.
America NEEDS Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
We have it in Alaska, Maine, and NYC IIRC.
Only sorta in NYC; they use it for primaries but not the general, IIRC. Better than nothing though, since it helped Mamdani get past the primary stage.
Mamdami + Lander cross-endorsement only happened because of RCV and it did wonders
God these people are so fucking stupid
And no Republican has ever voted against their own interests to own the libs of what the fuck ever they’re after.
Cool. Vote!
Fuck you and your agism.
Thats why voting rights should stop at 50. You had 30 years to make a difference, now let the next generation have their turn.
Advocating disenfranchising people for the last 25+ years of their life isn’t very “socialist” of you.
A democracy doesn’t take away people’s rights when they reach a certain age.
That’s so cute that you think it’s the person’s age that matters. If you want take voting rights away from the kind of people who vote for fascists, it’s the men (of all ages) that you need to stop. https://navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-election-survey-gender-and-age-analysis-of-2024-election-results/
It would be more efficient and fair to just make conservatism illegal in politics. After all, conservatism is fascism.
ad a 60yr old I agree on an upper limit for sure, i’d posit 60 as that upper limit though