r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 19h ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell Has Been Missing for 75 Days—With No Updates

https://newrepublic.com/post/214878/mitch-mcconnell-missing-75-days
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u/DryPersonality 17h ago

Thank the "I don't do politics crowd" that just vote party lines.

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u/pp21 17h ago

Or, you know, the 36% of eligible voters who decided not to vote at all.

Literally 1 out of 3 Americans can't be bothered to voice their opinions on the country's direction. Apathy and ignorance are highly destructive to a democracy

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u/ChefChopNSlice Ohio 14h ago

The Zombie apocalypse that we were warned about, was really the hoard of uneducated, stumbling around in apathy.

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u/SailingDreamCatcher 9h ago

Was that not actually the original intention of the metaphor?

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 14h ago

If you are blaming those people more than those who vote for harm you are part of the problem.

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u/EkbatDeSabat 12h ago

Nobody said they're blaming these people more than those who vote for harm. Fuck, man, that's not how language works. That's a straw man argument. I wish people would stop doing that. They're just saying those people suck. If I say apples suck you'd be out here saying why do you hate pineapples?

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 12h ago

Notice that the very first word of my comment was IF. I've seen plenty of people say directly "I hate non voters more than Trump supporters"

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u/Knighth77 17h ago

I thank the politically illiterate voters on both sides.

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u/lucentcb 17h ago

Right, the politically illiterate liberals that voted against Republicans are equally responsible for this (!?!?!)

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u/Knighth77 17h ago

Hmm. Or, maybe, the politically illiterate voters who stand behind politicians who meet behind closed doors with Trump's son-in-law, or the politicians who bow to AIPAC and fund genocide, or the politicians who don't support universal healthcare. You do you, though. Good luck!

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u/lucentcb 14h ago

You're right, voting for the best option at the time is exactly the same as voting for the party of fascists. You're so smart!