Harris supporters seemed shocked by the 2024 election results that indicated the U.S. is moving more right than left

Summary

Many Democrats, especially women, expressed disillusionment and frustration online, viewing the result as a reflection of deep-seated misogyny in the U.S.

Harris supporters highlighted anger that a “felony convicted, twice-impeached” Trump prevailed over a female candidate.

Comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss resurfaced, with many attributing Trump’s win to targeted appeals to young men, including appearances with influencers like Joe Rogan.

The election outcome has intensified concerns over growing right-wing radicalization among young men.

  • DABDA@lemm.eeEnglish
    36·
    9 hours ago

    I saved a comment from u/allmhuran posted to r/news on 2016-06-24:

    "Australia has had five prime ministers in five years, the poor yanks look as though they’ll have to choose between two options both of which have more disapproval than approval, and the UK leaves the EU. It seems like a ridiculous amount of instability. One might even call it absurd.

    But it’s not surprising.

    You can’t feed a society exaggeration, hyperbole and propaganda for over a decade, and then claim surprise when people don’t seem to be making rational decisions on the basis of well established truth.

    There’s a cost associated with not telling the truth. There’s a cost associated with polarized, adversarial public discourse. There’s a cost associated with media more concerned with profits than the public interest.

    It is, apparently, time to pay the piper."

    • emax_gomax@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 hours ago

      I think education is a factor here as well. People collectively seemed to have started just taking any sources word as objective truth with no rationalisation or justification. The fact we now have google forcing ai answers onto people that are factually wrong or unreliable and most just don’t question it is emblematic of the problem. People lack critical thinking now.

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
      13·
      9 hours ago

      There’s a cost associated with media more concerned with profits than the public interest.

      Media: good thing we’re not the ones paying the price! Continue current heading, profits ho!

    • Lasherz12@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 hours ago

      Very well stated. We need to operate within this reality instead of the fantasy land created by those who will be fine either way.

      • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        8 hours ago

        They aren’t suggesting anything. They’re saying we’re poisoned and it’s gone critical.