I legitimately did not believe it was possible for this to happen. There’s always a hateful minority but I believe people as a whole are good. How did this happen?

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
    3·
    9 days ago

    The Harris campaign sent a constant message that gender and race are the most important thing about a person and must determine their status in society.
    For example black and latino people were told they must vote for Harris because of their race, women were told they must vote because of their gender. And insulted by Harris supporters if they showed any doubt.

    Lemmy crowd is extreme in that regard. A lot of people here don’t even see the problem with that train of thought.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 days ago

      No, the Harris campaign pointed out that Trump would continue the racist and sexist policies from his first term again. She wasn’t saying women should vote for her because they are women. She said people should vote for her to peotect women’s rights.

      The whole ‘you don’t hsve to let your husband know how you voted’ was a logical response to conservatives making women afraid their husbands would know who they voted for.

      • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        9 days ago

        The whole ‘you don’t hsve to let your husband know how you voted’ was a logical response to conservatives making women afraid their husbands would know who they voted for.

        “your husband is secretly your enemy, lie to him”
        I like to believe that most people at least like their spouse. And now you have a campaign trying to convince you your husband is an enemy. I understand it was aimed only towards those in abusive relationships, but it didn’t sound like that. Tone deaf at the very least.