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I just got back from drowning my sorrows into a patty melt at a local bar I frequent. I normally go at night, so the daytime servers were new to me. Got a 40ish year-old lady server who was overworked because everywhere is understaffed now. I asked for some tea because I hadn't had caffeine yet, and she looks at me puzzled and says, "like hot tea?" And I say "Yes! Black please, but green is ok too if you don't have it." And she looked at me, still confused, and said, "Well i don't know what that is, but we have regular hot tea I can bring you with some hot water." After she left to put in my order, I couldn't stop thinking about this exchange.
This article gives me the same exact feeling. Whatever is happening that allows adult SERVERS to be unfamiliar with one of the most popular drinks on the planet. Whatever allowed it so so many people didn't even realize Biden had dropped out...is the reason we lost to trump. It's the reason Democrat weren't able to break through on any issue. We were either talking to brick walls, or black holes. It's no ones fault but that servers that she was unaware of black tea. You can't force people to be intellectually curious or skeptical or even open minded. And these same people get to vote. And that's why we can't have nice things.
That's not the reason we lost. It's because our party don't do shit. That's it. Everyone is afraid of what trump is going to do but what was done to prevent it? Nothing. We have a weak party with weak politicians.
So if the party did more, people wouldn't be googling "is the current president running for president?" the day before election? I don't really see how the party trying harder in the right way would fix people's innate ignorance.
The DNC deserves a ton of blame, but 2024 has taught me there is no democracy without an educated population, and ours is not educated.
They don’t know because the party provides no tangible benefits to them. Nothing to improve their lives directly. Passing UBI would have won this election in a landslide because it reminds people monthly what the party did for them.
People are gonna realize pretty fucking quick just how wrong this is.
You think the people who didn't even realize that Biden wasn't running are adamantly keeping tabs on the status of UBI? Because even if it was passed in a legislative miracle, Republicans would take credit, and they would believe them. I don't agree that this would sway the "wait, did biden drop out? What's black tea?" voters.
This makes me wonder if people keep saying they were more prosperous under Trump because he "signed" the goddamn stimulus checks with his huge sharpie signature. It's something I thought surely people wouldn't be that stupid to fall for, but maybe I was wrong.
"Gas was cheap when Trump left office"
Yeah, because nobody was allowed to leave their fucking house.
I have literally heard someone say this exact thing. Wonder no more.
What would they need to do to prevent it?
No clue. But maybe try something. Instead Harris just ran on Trump ending democracy and vote for her because Trump is bad. And then everyone acted like he didn't have a chance at winning (just like they did with Hillary). I saw this coming from a mile away. Glad I voted for de la Cruz this time.
So you couldn't even be bothered to look up Harris' platform
What are you talking about? I was definitely going to vote and there is no way in hell I was going to vote for someone complicit to funding genocide. Everyone that says they are against what Israel is doing and then voting for Harris or trump is complicit too.
Well congrats on helping Trump get in office to help stop genocide.
Dude Harris lost by so much it would not have made a difference. And did you see what you just wrote? I knew my candidate was going to lose. I knew yours was too. I won't support genocide. Nazis support genocide.
You did no matter how you voted. That's the sad reality we find ourselves in.
You couldn't even be bothered looking up de la Cruz platform.
That would be bad if true since she's the nominee of my registered party
And you still think I voted for genocide? You make no sense at all. You just running your peter puffer to try and piss me off. Funny thing is, I don't get mad about politics.
Yes, because any vote other than for Harris was for blank check to Israel Trump. There's no vote that anyone could cast that wasn't for genocide. It's a shit system, but it's the reality we find ourselves in.