Self-inflicted wound - eviltoast
    • spujb@lemmy.cafe
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      5 months ago

      Yes, because decades of gerrymandering, voter suppression, lobbying, political corruption and misinformation campaigns directed toward one of the most educationally underserved states has absolutely no effect on elections.

      What you are doing is usually termed victim blaming, so careful.

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        5 months ago

        Be careful? Ease off the drama my man.

        77 percent voter turnout and 51 percent voted for Trump. At some point it just becomes a matter of infantalizing people.

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          5 months ago

          infantalizing people.

          Did you miss

          one of the most educationally underserved states

          ?

          • spujb@lemmy.cafe
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            5 months ago

            Sadly technically not true! Look into climate gentrification. Because the housing market is prospective in nature, lower-socioeconomic communities at higher elevations more secure from climate change are being displaced by higher costs of living. It’s quite sad and just one part of the iceberg’s tip. :(

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      Mostly the Cubans and old folks from other states who move there for their last decade or two of life. The old folks will be dead before it’s a problem, the Cubans refuse to vote for anyone left of hitler because they hate the idea of another people’s revolution taking their ill-gotten wealth, even though todays Cuban Americans aren’t nearly as powerful as the Cubans that the revolution overthrew.

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      5 months ago

      they’re still voting for Republicans

      Every time I check the Florida election results its “5-4, Republicans win”. You Floridians need literally one more vote, but those stupid tankie leftists just won’t pitch in.