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35 percent of all Americans now say the country needs a revolution. That includes 39 percent of Harris voters and 32 percent of Trump voters. (www.politico.com)

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[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

More than half of Harris voters, 51 percent, say that America is not a functioning democracy, while 52 percent of Trump voters take the opposite view and say the U.S. is a model.

I'm amazed only half think America is not a functioning democracy. American "democracy" is totally broken.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're talking about voters. Most people didn't.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

1/3 didn't. That's not good, but it's not most people.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I got it backwards. I thought 1/3 did.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

1/3 was for Kamala, a little bigger 1/3 for Trump and the rest don't deserve citizenship.

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I heard they have some free spots in North Korea. Maybe you should move there.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 7 months ago

I'd prefer Australia where voting is compulsory. Maybe if we got a free sausage with voting lazy ass Americans would show up to do their civic fucking duty. If you don't vote your opinion doesn't matter.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's also the highest voter participation we have ever had in the history of our country

Only 25% of the country voted during the Great Depression

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago

This is more than a little bit wrong.

Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections | The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You could say it's broken. I'd say it doesn't really exist and only ever appeared to when those pulling the levers wanted it to seem that way.

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 months ago

It did exist briefly, but it was swiftly broken and from the very start was just designed poorly (e.g. political parties are basically entirely incompatible with the shitty voting system). It sometimes briefly semi-works before shortly after collapsing again.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 7 months ago

Same people who think peaceful protest at this point in time will yield results.