▲ 537 ▼ Data Centers Are Driving Conservative Rural Voters to The Democratic Party En Masse: It turns out that middle America REALLY detests data centers. (futurism.com) submitted 5 days ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 47 points 5 days ago (4 children) That defeatism is exactly what the fascists want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 21 points 5 days ago (2 children) Is it really defeatism, though? Simply not voting at all could turn tides. And it's not like Republicans haven't proven them right again and again and again and again. Republicans are conditioned HARD to never, ever consider voting for a Democrat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I think it is considering the assertion was they're never going to change... On an article about them changing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago It's not saying that Republicans are voting Democrat, though. It's just saying there's a surge in votes for Democrats in rural areas that are traditionally conservative. That could mean that Republicans are voting for Democrats, but past evidence suggests it's far more likely to just be latent Democrats actually bothering to go out and vote in areas where they'd traditionally get drowned out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan1101@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Just because many of the MAGA are beyond redemption, people still need to VOTE! A lot of the reason we have trump 2.0 is because 66% of voters didn't vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 21 points 5 days ago (2 children) Is it really defeatism, though? Simply not voting at all could turn tides. And it's not like Republicans haven't proven them right again and again and again and again. Republicans are conditioned HARD to never, ever consider voting for a Democrat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I think it is considering the assertion was they're never going to change... On an article about them changing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago It's not saying that Republicans are voting Democrat, though. It's just saying there's a surge in votes for Democrats in rural areas that are traditionally conservative. That could mean that Republicans are voting for Democrats, but past evidence suggests it's far more likely to just be latent Democrats actually bothering to go out and vote in areas where they'd traditionally get drowned out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 child) I think it is considering the assertion was they're never going to change... On an article about them changing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago It's not saying that Republicans are voting Democrat, though. It's just saying there's a surge in votes for Democrats in rural areas that are traditionally conservative. That could mean that Republicans are voting for Democrats, but past evidence suggests it's far more likely to just be latent Democrats actually bothering to go out and vote in areas where they'd traditionally get drowned out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago It's not saying that Republicans are voting Democrat, though. It's just saying there's a surge in votes for Democrats in rural areas that are traditionally conservative. That could mean that Republicans are voting for Democrats, but past evidence suggests it's far more likely to just be latent Democrats actually bothering to go out and vote in areas where they'd traditionally get drowned out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago Just because many of the MAGA are beyond redemption, people still need to VOTE! A lot of the reason we have trump 2.0 is because 66% of voters didn't vote. permalink fedilink source parent