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I don't believe that at all, the average person voted for this government.

• nearlyepic 3mo ago
  The average person didn't vote.
  • themacguffinman 3mo ago
    If you're referring to voters staying home, staying home is a vote for their state's majority. There's no sense in which the average citizen in a democracy is not responsible for the outcome of a democratic vote.
  • cheesecakegood 3mo ago
    That’s not even factually true. Turnout in 2024 was 63.7%[1] of the voting age population. You’re just wrong. [1] https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout_in_the_2024_general_election https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_...
    • Lionga 3mo ago
      If you include people not allowed to vote (e.g under 18) it is below 50%
      • usrnm 3mo ago
        What do you think "voting age" means? The first sentence on the linked page is "The overall turnout of eligible voters in the 2024 general election was 63.7%"
    • nearlyepic 3mo ago
      Huh, I must have inverted that number in my head. Thanks!
  • 9dev 3mo ago
    This is categorically wrong, but even then - those that do not vote at all bear even more responsibility, and are traitors to democracy itself. By not participating in shaping it, you're dishonouring everyone that fought and died for your freedom.
  • vrganj 3mo ago
    Not voting is a vote for the status quo. Not being politically active is a political choice itself.