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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 22:13:08 JST myrmepropagandist

   The verdict may not matter to Trump's base, but I do think there is a group of people it matters to who are being overlooked: the people who were already likely to vote for Biden.

   A Trump acquittal would have sapped trust in legal systems and government further. It would fueled apathy. Hopelessness and apathy can reelect Trump.

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     CaliCarol (jawarajabbi@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 22:13:13 JST CaliCarol

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     @futurebird

     You are exactly correct about this and I probably didn't want to think about it but now that we got the right outcome..
     I have a friend who has been right about Trump's ascendance since 2015. Even 2020's win didn't shake her sense of doom because it was so close and so weird. Yesterday's verdict really, really gave her hope. Onward! Everbody keep rowing!
     #BidenHarris2024

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 22:13:17 JST myrmepropagandist

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     • CaliCarol

     @jawarajabbi

     “What’s the point of voting if they all still get away with everything?”

     A well founded, unfortunately highly relevant but ultimately destructive question.

     “What’s the point if they will just change the rules at the last minute? If even winning the most votes doesn’t really mean you win? If the people you have to vote for aren’t perfect, if even they have done some harm?”

     I think there are a fair number of people alienated from voting in this way.

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