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Surely we can learn from this? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

So the action plan is what? Cull the voters? Breed better voters?

The first job of a politician is to reach and convince voters. Harris had a billion dollars and didn't do it. Yes, the voters made bad choices, but blaming the voters is not a way forward. There is no escaping that we have to figure out what Harris could have done better. More precisely, shitlibs need to figure it out because progressives already know and have been screaming it from the rooftops for decades.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    “Jill made bad choices. I blame Bob because he didn’t convince Jill to make a good choice.”

    This is such circular fucking reasoning. Apparently it’s literally impossible for a voter to make a stupid decision, because all blame will circle back to the candidate for “Not being convincing enough”.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Here is what you are missing. The point of finding fault is to do better next time. Anything else is just bitching. Yes, the voters got it wrong. Next cycle we will have the same voters and a different candidate. Pretending Harris was a good candidate just invites the same outcome.

    Maybe you think the voters are just unreachable. I think that's nonsense.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I agree; and I personally believe that the fault is with all the voters. All the voters need to do better next time.

    There is potential to put yourself in an unmovable situation when you deny the capacity for individuals to find fault in, and correct, themselves. When they're all "special snowflakes incapable of fault, for whom the horrible and evil politicians must serve to attain their vote" you may set yourself up for either a failing relationship, or lies. Contrary to what one might expect, saying "I've heard the opinions of others, and I think I was wrong about X" is not a social death sentence. I've said it online before, and others need to be ready to do the same.

    Maybe JFK expressed that thought better than I can.

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