Both things can be true, but it’s funny that two opposite sounding replies came to this one comment about US politics.

  • nonentity@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    On 2024-11-05, of the eligible voting population in the US, roughly:

    • ⅓ voted for Trump.
    • ⅓ voted for someone other than Trump.
    • ⅓ didn’t vote.

    As far as I’m concerned, if you’re eligible to vote and choose not to, you’re implicitly throwing your support behind whoever wins.

    ⅔ of the eligible US voting population to some degree support, and are responsible for, everything that is happening in their federal government now.

    The rest of the world interpreted it as the US saying it doesn’t wish to be taken seriously for at least the next 2 years. We can resume discussion when they decide to choose adults to represent them again.