IRS employee who voted for Trump doesn’t learn his lesson and is fired

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    It‘s so weird man. They say the government needs fixing but then vote for unhinged deregulation from the guy with the catch phrase „you‘re fired“.

    That‘s like saying your roof needs fixing so you call a demolition company to tear your house down. What the hell did you expect would happen?

    Honestly I think so many people are too misinformed or distracted to vote. I would genuinely suggest they stay out of the democratic process for their own good and peace of mind. They will only regret it anyway.

    • GaMEChld@lemmy.world
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      We have an electoral college. The entire reason they exist was to prevent an uneducated electorate from electing a tyanical demagogue. And yet here we are. Because the electoral college is made out of THE SAME UNEDUCATED MASSES. How was that supposed to work?

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      The problem is, these people think they’re informed because they binge watch Fox News, which is actively lying to them. To follow your analogy, the demolition company was running commercials 24/7 saying they’re the best roof fixers in town.

      Don’t get the impression that I’m defending these dumb fucks for voting the way they did. I just wanted to say we’re never getting rid of this problem when people live in their media bubbles that blatantly hide the truth from them.

      • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Demolition company: When we’re done, you’ll never need to worry about a leaky roof again!

        Every Fox News watcher: omg, amazing deal!


        The issue isn’t Fox News itself or the lies they tell, it’s the viewer’s inability to process information into logical truths.

        Fox News simply has no moral issue with lying to them. If you pay attention to what people complain about when it comes to the left, it’s their reluctance to lie to people.

        Most people prefer comforting lies.

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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      I would genuinely suggest they stay out of the democratic process for their own good and peace of mind.

      But then what would happen with the immigrants eating people’s pets in Springfield?

      Whatever happened with that anyway? Hmmm.