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No, if the election was fair, he would have lost. In fact, he would probably be in jail by now. The Republicans have been disenfranchising people for decades including by passing laws and limiting access to voting, there's heavy gerrymandering, disinformation campaigns, etc., etc.
The results of the election are not based on a fair election. Some people actively voted for this, either because they're bad people or willfully ignorant, but many people couldn't vote. For many people who did vote, their vote didn't count the way it should (gerrymandering). Education funds and topics have been cut for decades. People aren't taught how to think critically, and check to see if news they read is factual. Some of this has been going on for decades and we're seeing the compounded results of those tactics.
So, no, America did not vote for this. We were shoehorned into it and now blamed for it. Fuck that noise. We're all at the mercy of these assholes and need to fight back.
The fact Americans have gerrymandering is insane. But I want to point out that Tronald Dump won popular vote, too
Some polling places were closed, forcing those people to vote elsewhere. Not everyone can wait in long lines for hours. There were disinformation campaigns about vote by mail and many people were worried those votes wouldn't be counted because of it. I don't know if I heard confirmation it occurred on election day, but I read news stories about voter intimidation because of groups of armed men. They employed tons of tactics to suppress voting.
If you suppress everyone who disagrees with you from voting, of course you're going to win the popular vote.
Did he technically win the popular vote and the general election, yes, it appears he did, but 51% or more of people who could have voted did not support this shit. Not to mention he lied. He lied. Yes, he said he'd do some of this, but he also said he'd bring down the price of groceries, make better health care, and make America great again (firing thousands of government employees who did nothing wrong is not making anything great). He has no intention of bringing down grocery prices or fixing health care. He's getting rid of competent people and replacing them with loyalists.
You can vote by mail there, there's no excuse for people not to vote at such a scale, except for tacit agreement of whatever outcome may be.
I did, but I am well-educated, have been taught to think critically about information, I know how to look up relevant information, have a support system, pay attention to current events, and have leave time from work (including paid leave for voting). Those things make a big difference. I know my vote could make a difference. Others have given up because they have beaten up again and again, and they don't see any changes no matter how they vote. I don't think it's fair to judge everyone. I wish they all did vote based on a critical assessment of current events, but that's not how their lives shaped up.