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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
The margin was small enough that you could really say that about any dividing factor you wanted, though, isn't it? Folks are picking racist because "reasons". You can pick pretty much any factor you want, and say "if more or less people who believe in [x] did or didn't show up, the election could have been different.
Want to figure out how to make the election results more real? Figure out how to reach the 45+% who couldn't be bothered to vote. There's a difference maker right there.
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But the racist issue is something that is of concern. It is not a coincidence that the heat map of racist activity in the United States looks very similar to the heat map of the vote that fueled Trump's victory. The positive here is that the majority of people who ascribe to a racist ideology is quickly dying. The negative is that the 45% of people who couldn't be bothered to vote are largely millennials and gen Xers who may never become politically engaged, so that will drive voting numbers way down.
The sad reality in the United States is that civics classes are not taken seriously in schools, and when they are they are taught with substantial bias. The core of how government works is completely missing for most students. An example is the majority think the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are the same things. When asked how many articles there are in the constitution the most common answer is 10, which reflects the amendments included in the Bill of Rights. If people had to pass a basic citizenship exam before being allowed to vote, the number of votes cast would be cut down by 30-40%. Americans are voting on things they don't understand. A full two thirds of Americans cannot name their two sitting Senators from their own State. The system is broken.