What's the appeal of Donald Trump?

DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 48 points –
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Hold up. OP asked a reasonable question and vector_zero gave his answer without being abusive or even unpleasant. The downvotes and your reply are not conducive to a reasonable discussion. This isn't Reddit. We can be better.

Sure- I don't see it like vector. But I'd like to think we could talk about it with civility.

That’s a losing battle I’m afraid. The power of an echo chamber is too strong.

FTR I was also disappointed to see the downvotes on an honest, if unpopular, opinion.

I absolutely hate Trump and I'm disappointed that an honest and unpopular opinion received downvotes. It reminds me of the single downvotes on comments such as "we need to stop gun violence." It signifies partisan politics rather than open discussion.

Are we not supposed to use down vote for "I disagree with this but I don't have the energy for a full reply"?

Downvotes should be reserved for comments that add nothing to the discussion. It’s not a disagreement button.

At least that was the original intent.

You can down vote and still be civil. While vector_zero gave a calm and honest accounting from their perspective, it was an effectively empty comment without any verification.

One could argue that, if you wanted a deep and data driven approach to the motivations of trump voters, you just aren't likely to get it... Ever.

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