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Miguelito Loveless

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20. Well, no, because the math is wrong

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:13 AM

Nov 2020

74 million voted for Trump out of 330 million of the populous.

256 million did NOT vote for Trump.

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Can we simply acknowledge that nearly 50% of Americans are enthralled to Fascist, Authoritarianism? [View all] Yavin4 Nov 2020 OP

Makes sense, otherwise you have to believe OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #1

'Simply?' No, we can't. elleng Nov 2020 #2

Well stated--I agree. n/t blitzen Nov 2020 #3

I think it's worse than that. I think a moonscape Nov 2020 #4

A purposefully dumbed down populace. Bring back Civics in schools. Funtatlaguy Nov 2020 #9

Ignorance vs Fascism Martin Eden Nov 2020 #47

Republicans I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #5

It is actually 50 percent of those that vote questionseverything Nov 2020 #6

2/3 of eligible voters. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #41

No question, we are deeply divided, with both sides believing they are right. Hoyt Nov 2020 #7

About 45% of Americans are stone cold racists. That's what Republicans count on. nt SunSeeker Nov 2020 #8

Great post, cilla4progress Nov 2020 #10

No, I think 38.4% are fascist and the rest follow the really stupid. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #11

I'd guess in the 30-35% range. Lots of folks just like authoritarianism Eyeball_Kid Nov 2020 #18

Actually, he will kick ass. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #22

Read Conservatives Without Conscience by John Dean zaj Nov 2020 #12

John Dean's latest book is out. Basic LA Nov 2020 #28

Great points Bradshaw3 Nov 2020 #13

oh yeah Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #14

Biden got millions more votes than Trump JI7 Nov 2020 #15

He didn't actually do better! Dem2 Nov 2020 #16

NO! Absolutely not! I will not accept there are 50% Iwasthere Nov 2020 #17

how do you explain how many people voted for that pathetic man-child dictator-wannabe? Skittles Nov 2020 #32

He didn't get nearly half of the country, though. Just 47% of those who voted. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #37

I gotta say Skittles Nov 2020 #43

Should be pointed out that part of the reason Trump got more votes than he did in 2016 standingtall Nov 2020 #19

Well, no, because the math is wrong Miguelito Loveless Nov 2020 #20

Authoritarian or not, a lot of them just hate liberals and Democrats. Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #21

30% did not vote in this election. So your 50% is @ 33%. 58Sunliner Nov 2020 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Nov 2020 #24

I think we are missing the boat if we are thinking of this as a rural thing tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #26

One third UTUSN Nov 2020 #25

This - Similar percentages to 1/3 of the colonists supported rebellion while 1/3 were against it fearnobush Nov 2020 #27

Yip. UTUSN Nov 2020 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Mopar151 Nov 2020 #30

It's a lot more complex. There a lot of axes to grind! Mopar151 Nov 2020 #31

But it isn't 50% of Americans. It's approx 30-40% of the repuke party a much smaller number Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #33

Or, it could be larger than 50%, right? Yavin4 Nov 2020 #34

Could be but we cannot say. All we can say definitively is that 22% voted Trump. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #38

There's every indication that if every eligible voter voted, the end result would not be different Yavin4 Nov 2020 #50

47% voted for the loser. Biden got 51% Rice4VP Nov 2020 #35

47% voted for an anti-democratic authoritarian. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #36

Germans in the thirties were not different from other people Cicada Nov 2020 #39

I think it's way over 50% Captain Stern Nov 2020 #40

The ones who don't vote are even more dangerous treestar Nov 2020 #42

Many probably don't know moondust Nov 2020 #44

But even without knowing the meaning they know what Trump does and says JI7 Nov 2020 #45

Yes sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #46

Here's the American problem malaise Nov 2020 #48

That's 100% true. We use our police like we use our military abroad. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #49

That is also a very important point malaise Nov 2020 #51