Comment by ronsor
3 days ago
The default orientation of Americans toward government is already skepticism and distrust. The average person is questioning "why did you ever like the government in the first place?"
3 days ago
The default orientation of Americans toward government is already skepticism and distrust. The average person is questioning "why did you ever like the government in the first place?"
I don't believe that at all, the average person voted for this government.
The average person didn't vote.
If you're referring to voters staying home, staying home is a vote for their state's majority. There's no sense in which the average citizen in a democracy is not responsible for the outcome of a democratic vote.
That’s not even factually true. Turnout in 2024 was 63.7%[1] of the voting age population. You’re just wrong.
[1] https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_...
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Not voting is a vote for the status quo.
Not being politically active is a political choice itself.
This is categorically wrong, but even then - those that do not vote at all bear even more responsibility, and are traitors to democracy itself. By not participating in shaping it, you're dishonouring everyone that fought and died for your freedom.