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Americans of Lemmy, what is your approach to next year's election? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Jordan_Jordan@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] ClockNimble@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, I've had to remove multiple people that used to just be right leaning for outright fascist statements and ideas in the last few months as they've deteriorated into hate speech and ethnic cleansing....so while I grew up conservative...yeah, I can't support that shit.

Democrats are a mild improvement at best but at least they aren't constantly being approved of by the KKK and being touted by mass shooters.

I'd like a proper left-leaning candidate, but with America's history. They'll end up assassinated.

[–] the_third@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your democrats are other countries conservatives, so you could make that choice without straying too far from your path.

[–] ClockNimble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, I find being a humanitarian feels better and offers to help more people than conservatism.

You right, thiugh.

[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but at least they aren’t constantly being approved of by the KKK and being touted by mass shooters.

Just the IDF and Likud, which shares nothing in ideology or methodology with them.

[–] ClockNimble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah.... heavy sarcasm I'm loving the two terrorist groups slugging at each other right now. So good.