• Blackbeard@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I volunteered with a group to drive people to the polls. One of the ladies I drove was black and not quite elderly, still obviously working a full time job. On our way back from the polling place and after we chatted about what time we’d know the results, she asked, “Do people in Africa get to vote for President, too?” And no, she didn’t mean the President of Africa. She was sincerely asking if people in Africa get to vote in US elections.

    There is a profound level of ignorance in this country, and it’s so staggering as to be utterly paralyzing. I honestly don’t know where we go from here as a nation, and I fear folks like that will be the first casualties if the worst comes to pass.