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“You need to verify your SSN identity in person… At an SSN office which has been defunded and has no employees…”
Trump no longer needs any voter approval.
There will be no more elections, or the elections will be falsified Russia-style.
It’s game over in the US. The US is in the late stages of capitalism, falling like the Roman Empire.
There will be no more elections, or the elections will be falsified Russia-style.
We’re going to test this hypothesis soon enough. Two big gubernatorial races in Virginia and Pennsylvania this year. The “voting no longer matters” crowd is going to assert that these will be landslides for heavy MAGA conservatives, I’m presuming?
We’ve also got five out-of-cycle vacancy elections for House seats happening, two of which are scheduled for April 1st. FL-1 already had a primary for the GOP position, while the Dem candidate ran uncontested. FL-6 had primaries for both R and D candidates. Have these elections already been rigged? Is the outcome predetermined?
It’s game over in the US.
You wouldn’t be the first one to make this claim.
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But it’s not a game and it’s never over.
All roads lead to Rome.
States run elections not federal government. They can’t do that.
They can fuck with the mail. They can have people outside polls intimidating people from even showing up. A state legislature controlled by the GOP will do whatever Trump tells them to.
States run elections, but there are a bunch of ways that conservatives already use to fuck with elections. They aren’t going to get any better now.
Trump also openly said that Elon has access to manipulating voting machines.
It’s echo chamber headline bait. Any “people think such and such” headline is just there to tell you what you want to hear. There’s no action here. Nothing useful. Just bricks in the echo chamber wall.
Seniors wield a lot of political influence in this country because they vote, and because they tend to skew Republican. Pissing off seniors is the last thing that politicians want to do if they want to stay in power.
But here’s the thing. That political influence is the only power they have. If you take away the political influence that seniors have, you’ve essentially relegated them to a bunch of old people sitting around yelling at clouds. Similarly, if the politicians in question feel that they no longer need the seniors’ votes, he takes away that political power, again relegating them to old people yelling at clouds.
At least with able-bodied people, there’s at least some threat of physical violence, even if it’s extremely unlikely. Seniors don’t have that. A 70 year old retired first grade teacher and her 94 year old mother aren’t going to be picking up arms and storming the capitol any time soon. If you’re willing to put up with an old person screaming and you don’t need said old person to vote for you, then there’s really little to nothing else they can do to you. You’ve successfully relegated them from a powerful voting bloc to a petty annoyance.
EDIT: For the record, I in no way want to imply that seniors are feeble or anything like that. But at the same time, please keep my comments in context. I am talking about a situation where politicians no longer need the votes of senior citizens and the only leverage that they have left is physical violence. Yes, that’s probably still a threat at your local VFW meeting, or even if the group skews younger. But your local politician isn’t concerned with your local bingo hall or evangelical group suddenly taking up arms or causing a riot. That’s what I’m talking about.
I’m not a senior but I am disabled, when the shit hits the fan I will be helping to cook and take care of folks who are out there on picket lines etc.
So no, folks do still have some power. Even if they aren’t as physically able as others.
Pull together (solidarity) Love your neighbor (mutual aid)
That’s leftism for conservatives and liberals who have been brainwashed by capitalist propaganda.
Tell that to my friend’s grandma. Latest arrest record at 80, for whacking a cop with her handbag at a protest.
Your friend’s grandma is awesome
Seniors don’t have that.
It seems you’re not a senior and don’t know many people who are. Not everyone that age is feeble and helpless.
Every time I see a headline saying trump’s approval rating has plummeted, I look and it’s always in the mid to upper 40’s. Every time. It never changes.
All these articles are pure hopeium. I check his approval rating daily hoping my country will gain some sense. His approval is higher than his first term. Half the population has has their brains turned to scrambled eggs by social media. And I get the irony of saying this on social media.
People are impressionable and the tech bros who control movement of information have fallen in line behind Trump. It’s going to be a bumpy ride y’all.
In related news, Trump’s approval ratings remain unchanged among Nazis.
The survey conducted between March 9 and March 11 found that 49 percent of people over 65 approved of Trump’s performance as president, while 48 percent disapproved, giving him a net approval rating of +1.
The same survey conducted between March 16 and March 18 found his net approval rating had dropped by 10 points to -9. In that survey, only 45 percent of people over 65 approved of the job Trump was doing, while 54 percent disapproved.
45% still approve. Isn’t that higher than his lowest point last time?
It doesn’t matter anyway, he does not need to be popular to do whatever he wants
Rating dropped from +1 (49% approval, 48% disapproval) from 3/9 to 3/11, to -9 (45% approval, 54% disapproval) from 3/16 to 3/18. Sample sizes 400 and 384 respectively. “Boomer” = 65+
Did they die?
