• samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    They’re indeed bad - REALLY bad - but overstating Trump’s support isn’t helpful. 77 million out of roughly 174 million eligible voters, or about 44%, chose fascism, NOT a majority.

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      6 days ago

      That distinction is irrelevant in just about every conceivable way. No one rational should be comforted by the clarification that only 77 million of their neighbors are fascists.

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          5 days ago

          What then is your intent when insisting on making the distinction between a majority of voters and a plurality of voters? It appears to me to be an attempt at making this seem like less of a problem than it is, especially when the plurality is as close to the same number as a majority is in this case.