• Flocklesscrow@lemmy.zip
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    7 hours ago

    How do you figure?

    The establishment literally was Biden not bowing out after his 1st term, as he’d promised.

    The establishment was not giving voters a choice in picking a candidate, and rather anointing Kamala Harris.

    The establishment was having Harris run one of the worst campaigns in modern history with the largest war-chest (over $1.5B) at her disposal.

    The establishment was setting up a candidate to lose, because they don’t care about winning; they care about maintaining the status quo.

    The establishment is absolutely why we got Trump 2.0. How do you not see that?

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      6 hours ago

      Because “the establishment” doesn’t get a ballot. The people do.

      People. Voted. For. That. Thing.

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          6 hours ago

          Sure. But I’ve seen enough red hats, and pickup trucks or front porches with flags to know people voted for this misery. It’s not impossible that MAGA cheated; dishonesty is in their nature - it’s actually “cheating” to say one thing and do another. However I don’t believe that they needed to cheat very hard.

          I think the vote was pretty close, and that your country is just full of horrible people.

          • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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            6 hours ago

            Pay attention. I dunno about your area, but those trump flags and maga hats have all but disappeared where I live. They’re being squeezed as well, and some will break ranks.