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Nah, if "None of the above" was a candidate, it would've won the election.

So americans don't really want a president, just an empty podium.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's the will of the people who bothered to show up to express their will, which is basically the bare minimum of "will". They didn't say the preference of the people

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

Heck no, you don't get to dodge your responsibility like that. There's an electoral system in place, you deal with it as it is, you don't show up it doesn't mean you disagree with both candidates it means you agree with whatever candidate everyone else chooses for you. A vast majority of Americans agree with Trump as president, that's the state of things.

[-] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Not voting just meant that they were fine with whatever the majority wanted. Like the trolly problem even not choosing is actually still a choice and those eligible nonvoters are culpable.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

You’d have to get them to say that, though. And then they wouldn’t. Say that.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

No, the American people voted in Donald Trump.

Both the popular vote and the electoral college.

America wanted him in.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago

By a thin margin, yes.

And only because "non-engagement" can't run.

Americans very much almost didn't vote him in. Also a fact, and it paints a very different picture.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

He won according to the rules of the contest.

That’s literally all that matters.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ah but you're forgetting that if everyone who didn't vote did vote, and happened to perfectly agree with me politically, my favorite candidate would win!

[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Based take and also laughed

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