# Election Day Omnibus thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-04T20:15:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/1179 "2024-11-06T12:57:54Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> This is just who we are as a country.

Yes. Sadly, this is the USA.

From another thread:

> [@Is my life worth anything anymore? (Venting of emotions from Election Day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-worth-anything-anymore-venting-of-emotions-from-election-day/1009764/11):
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> > [@Is my life worth anything anymore? (Venting of emotions from Election Day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-worth-anything-anymore-venting-of-emotions-from-election-day/1009764/9):
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> > > [@Is my life worth anything anymore? (Venting of emotions from Election Day)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-life-worth-anything-anymore-venting-of-emotions-from-election-day/1009764/8):
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> > > It’s time to face the fact that we are what we have always been, a nation founded on racism, sexsim, slavery, exploitation, and white supremacy.
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> > You and I frequently disagree, but on this we agree.
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> As William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past."
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> This election has shown us that.

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