• Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    All the andrew tate fanboys screaming your body my choice is a tad much but fully expected… I mean you did vote in a rapist…

  • mrmule@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    With only a 60% turnout, obviously they really don’t care who they vote in. So sit in the shit you created and stop fu**king complaining. I’m passed caring now.

    Edit to add… Not Canadian, but wishing you all a lovely day 😊

    • gerbler@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Can’t wait for us to make the same mistake next year! BCs provincial election is an Ill omen.

  • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Either administration would have opposed our existential interests and those of our descendants.

  • KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Vile. Disgusting.

    I feel so bad for the minority of people there. But the majority apparently, instead of seeing “fuck yeah, Kamala, she could be beacon of democracy and progress in the world” decided “nope, orange man hate people me hate so FUCK YOU OTHER PEOPLE”.

    It’s so sad.

    • Wahots@pawb.social
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      8 days ago

      When I saw the convoys in Canada, I knew you guys were in a similar situation. Europe is wavering too.

      Long term? Democracy will persist. Short term? It will be tested worldwide.

      My biggest fear is that climate change is pushing people to the extremes, and we get distracted in petty wars over nothing while we don’t treat the underlying problem at its core. Humans in desperate situations do idiotic things.

      • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
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        7 days ago

        I’m still amazed at climate deniers. You see the evidence year over year, how can you not fucking see it?

        10 years ago (or thereabouts) we had snow in my area so severe that most things were shut down. People couldn’t get out of their driveways.

        I had to go out after the snowfall and it took more than an hour to dig my car out enough to leave.

        Last year, we had maybe two snowfalls, and there was snow on the ground for less than one hour all winter.

        The changes year over year are small, but over 10+ years? It’s an entirely different planet. IDK why some people are so blind to that. WTF.

  • Shadow@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Empathy at what my American friends are going through, and dread about our own incoming conservative wave.

  • Kaboom@reddthat.com
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    8 days ago

    I voted Trump and I’m happy. Honda is already planning to bring more jobs here, life is good.

  • TheWaterGod@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Numb. Sad. Mostly numb.

    I was cheering for Kamala. I wanted the US to succeed. She had the big rallies, the celebrity endorsements, the polls were saying it was neck-and-neck. It looked like sanity was going to prevail. Then Trump just basically sweeps it and it’s like…oh. It’s easy to call the Americans “stupid” or whatever insults I’ve seen flying around the internet, but there was a vote. He won the vote. Over 72 million people think that Trump and the Republican ideology lines up best with their ideology. Who am I to argue with that? I don’t agree with it, but I guess that’s democracy in action. Regardless of what lies were told or what disinformation was spread, people overwhelmingly went out, voted for ol’ Donny, and this is the result. That’s how she goes I guess…? I don’t fucking know anymore dude.

    My heart absolutely breaks for the people of Ukraine. I’m sure they’ll lose their US support come January. They don’t deserve that.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Bracing for impact on Canadian elections.

    Upon hearing the news, I felt despondent and a pit in my stomach… I went to do a bit of karaoke and my mood has recovered from that at least.

    Clearly political con-artistry is effective. Ford, Smith, Moe, Poilievre and any wannabe dictators of Canada who may emerge in the future, are all taking down notes.

  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Anxious. I’m already dreading the next 4 years. I usually like to keep informed and up to date on world news but I think I’m going to have to avoid all news for the next few years and just try to ignore what America is doing.

    • pdxfed@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      about to destroy the lives of Americans for narcisstic greed and irrational hatred

      I wouldn’t say that’s true. He’s going to start with that and cement in and spread this globally because of how economically and militarily influential the US is. He will align with crooks, profiteers, and other madmen and grifters, and others aspiring to power will seek to emulate the path. He will guarantee the climate change is not only ignored but buried while it’s effects and consequences exponentially increase in quantity, severity and irreversibility.

      Honestly, this will be the reference point for a century or much more of worsening QOL for those who live in democratic republics. Empires of US influence are large ships to turn either way, and Trump’s recoronation shows the rot was deep and permanent. In historic scale US democracy was unprecedented though still short.

      Hats off to those in other nations, hope someone can pick up the torch the statue of Liberty dropped.

  • bluebadoo@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I’m worried this will embolden the bigots of the North and justify some of the terrifying things happening in Prairie politics with anti-trans laws and involuntary placement of homeless people into mental hospitals (AKA the rise of Sanitoriums).

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      PP and federal conservatives have already expressed anti trans sentiment so I won’t be surprised if it gets introduced into federal politics as well next election. We barely scraped by in BC to avoid the transphobic pos conservative leader this time around. I’m getting ready to fight.

      Oh, also both major parties in BC wanted involuntary placement so that’s also well underway here too. Gotta love that :/