It appears Trump is going to be the next president of US. I’m not sure such a thread is needed in the first place, but here goes.

Feeling anxious? Desperate? Got the expected result?

What do you think went wrong? What do you think went right? What do you think the future holds?

EDIT: it’s official - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/us/results

  •  Thistlewick   ( @Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com ) English
    11•2 days ago

    But you also didn’t offer a constructive alternative to a Trump presidency.

    I know you’re all on your anti-genocide high horse by abstaining from the vote, but the silence from the far left has allowed the exact same genocide to continue in Gaza, along with the potential genocide of minority groups in your own country.

    So, bravo. As a leftist myself, I hope you feel the brunt of this presidency more than those who tried to fight it.

    •  jatone   ( @jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
      5•2 days ago

      My state went for harris as i said it would. Ive said repeatedly harris’ campaign was horrible due to its lack of populist labor policies etc. but yes, the genocide and complete shutdown of student protestors was a massive issue.

      I didnt bury my head in the sand. Now what are you going to be doing these next 4 years to fix this? I know what ill be doing.

      There was no constructive alternative to offer. Trying to brow beat people to harris wouldn’t work and the dunces for harris wouldn’t hear anything. Not even an ask to stop a fucking genocide. Get it now? People wouldn’t even hear a simple call to stop fucking mass murdering people. Never mind anything more nuanced.