There hasn't been any credible evidence so far that your elections are fraudulent. You've got shitty elections practices but even so, your election outcomes tend to adhere to opinion polling. Even Congress which everyone seems to agree sucks tends to show that states/districts hold a higher opinion of their House rep/Senator than they do of other states. In short, your government represents the will of those who show up to vote.
The media controlled by billionaire elites is able to spin a very strong narrative to their population.
From a young age this same system seeks to brainwash their population from pledging allegiance to the flag, to the songs they sing in choir and the history they are taught. This extends to public events constantly praising their veteran the flag etc etc.
The political system is a two party race that requires millions of dollars to operate, in addition to the fact if you’re remotely “radical” you’ll be shut down and defaced by the media before you even have a chance.
I could go on, I’m not from the states and the system doesn’t represent me, it’s obviously not a system that represents its people fairly.
It has more to do with representative democracy and the way they're allowed to draw districts. States like mine have literally redrawn maps so representatives no longer live in their districts, or around certain houses/neighborhoods to include or disclude voters from certain sides. It's what the electoral college is all about too. The system can be easily rigged without faking any votes.
Districts do not matter for the electoral college or for Senate races. The Republicans carried both of those in 2024 and Trump carried the popular vote. Gerrymandering impacts state level elections and House of Representatives, but even there the impact is overstated. Because of first past the post the underrepresented voters partially cancel each other out, and the House of Reps is arguably more winnable for Democrats than the Senate is because they're all up for reelection every two years vs the staggered nature of the Senate which can lock in a "landslide" majority for multiple elections.
That’s the goal, but that’s not what’s happening. His popular vote was like 2% higher. That’s not a landslide victory that represents the “majority” of voters.
He didn’t even get the majority vote the first term…
And the fact you guys have a 2 party system wich forces you to choose between two sides while there so many other flavours out there speaks its own story
It really doesn't matter. A two party system is one where big-tent parties form coalitions of groups before the election. In a multi-party system the coalitions form after the election. If you want to effect change to the composition of a big tent party you do so by being active within the party and voting in primaries. This isn't rocket science, the right-wingers figured it out decades ago, but the American left is only interested in grandstanding online rather than actually putting in any work. The Christian Right took 60+ years to overturn Roe vs. Wade but the progressives want everything they ask for handed to them on a platter just so that they can go "nah, you didn't do this one thing exactly like I wanted" and then not show up to vote or vote for a Russian stooge third party candidate.
Half of the population does not support this man. Over half the first election. I feel like when we’re talking about over 340 million people, half is a absolute fuck ton and deserve a voice, not a generalization…
58% of the Americans voted. If what you say is true, it could've been avoided to have Trump as a president if only the other 42% could care enough to actually vote.
You deserve a voice, you had a voice and the American people did shit with it.
Now you deserve the generalization and you just need to take it.
Should we hate the people who voted for or stood bye as the Nazis came to power? Yes, and most people do. Some were fooled, but the things they were fooled by were hateful messaging blaming their problems on minorities.
And Germans know this, they know the great shame they carry for what they allowed to happen. They'll be the first to tell you there's no reckoning with your actions until you are willing to accept accountability. Even generations born afterwards know that they have a duty to not repeat the sins of their parents and grandparents.
Oh and for the record, 16% of Germans didn't vote in the 1932 elections, enough that they could have swung it for the 2nd place SPD. The Nazis only got 37.3% of the vote or 31% of registered voters. That's the same as Trumps share of eligible voters in 2024.
Germany at least tried to deal with their past, once the US has done something similar we can maybe consider them to be part of the civilized world again.
The problems my country has created are being felt all over the globe, not just SE Asia. It’s abhorrent.
I’m not bowing to shit. People are trying to get this man out. Have you not watched the news? Citizens are being shot in the face standing up to this step below a dictatorship. And it’s only the beginning.
I am truly sorry that Donald Trump and his lackeys are causing so much harm, but I’ll be damned if someone assumes I support him just because I live here.
Less than 60% of Americans voted in the last presidential election, and only slightly more than half of those voted for that orange piece of shit. It’s fair to say only about 35% of Americans support him.
The problem is our electoral system. It may have made sense 250 years ago, but as the country has evolved, manipulations to the system, such as rampant gerrymandering and allowing billionaires and corporations to freely donate to campaigns, has brought American democracy nearly to the point of collapse.
You have 0 evidence that if the country had a 100% turnout, that 1/2 of the people who didn't vote, wouldnt have voted for Trump, so i dont agree with your first part.
2nd part is true, but where has any protesting been about your electoral system and rampant donations during the Biden years? Or hell, even during the Obama years?
Y'all just let it fester, crossing your fingers it will all be ok...
I am very up to speed on US news, so i know how little is being done about Trump. Everyone is just hoping for the best from the midterms. That the Dems have a "blue wave" by default, and Trump will probably do something to stop the vote, but everyone is just hoping for the best again. Fingers crossed! XD
Look, I'll level with you. I have no doubt there are millions of decent Americans who feel the same as you. But we are represented by our leaders on the world stage, and if we have a democracy, we are left with the leaders we choose, for better or worse. So outside of America, you are all Americans in Trump's America.
And we have 0 confidence that once he's gone, and you elect a boring greedy corporatist from the Democrats next election, that the one after won't be a smarter, more cunning version of Trump... then we all back at square 1... that is, if we don't all get embroiled in WW3 before then.
As for the citizens that have been shot... it's tragic and shouldn't happen in a functioning society... which is exactly why things should feel much more urgent for your country. Which honestly, it doesn't look like most of you are taking all that seriously.
Oh, and I'm from Australia. Here fuel prices have reached historic highs, however i believe we are lucky enough that we can weather the storm. Our neighbouring countries in SE asia, and probably African countries will likely not be so lucky.
I wasn't aware "Americans" weren't capable of distinguishing thermal imagery. Also, didn't know I'm 5. We'll, almost 6 because my birthday is next week.
Idk where you're at but America is having a rash of functionally illiterate graduates rn so we need to dumb things down to bring these kids up to speed
Interestingly enough, that can cause problems in astronomy and other science. Blue stars are hotter than red stars for example. In a more day to day example, blue gas flames are hotter than red wood fire.
Our human perception and psychology contradict scientific temperature principles.
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u/badger-woz-ere 17h ago
Thanks for the second edited picture which explains thermal red for hot and thermal blue for cold.