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anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If you guys think we’re getting a truth and reconciliation hearing after this administration, then you have too much faith in the dead institutions which led to Trump’s election. The United States is over, after this. 100 years from now it will be obvious in hindsight

  Oh, it’s never going back the way it was.

  This is clearly fascism, those are clearly concentration camps, and that’s the Gestapo running around.

  You don’t just walk that back.

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  • Havoc8154@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I mean, Germany is doing alright these days from what I understand.

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    • Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Because in exchange for ruining Europe they were given massive investments from the US. But now that the boom is over the Nazis are back to being trendy. Germans are the most shameless people I’ve seen when it comes to racism, it’s quite astonishing

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    • lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Define “alright”. Fascism is on the rise here, too.

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    • smol_beans@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It was bombed into near oblivion by 2 world powers, who’s gonna do that to America?

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• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If you want to go down the path of defeatism without putting up a fight, then yeah. Go fulfil your prophecy.

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  • Deflated0ne@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Spades are broken. Die is cast. Etc.

    This country might limp along for a few decades. But the USA as we knew it is dead. Do you really think Chump is the only fascist with aspirations that big? Do you think the Heritage Foundation goes away when the One Big Beautiful Obituary finally drops? Do you think they won’t try again? Do you think MAGA won’t enthusiastically leap at the next swaggering fascist?

    Our institutions are not built to withstand such direct assault. The intentional dismantling we’ve been seeing. The regulatory, legislative, legal, and economic capture that has occurred. If it isn’t a strongman it’ll be some businessman who isn’t a failure. One with big Corp backing.

    The sheer momentum of the dollar and power of US financialization will keep things going. The branding will remain. But little if anything will stop our continuing decline. Saying nothing of the damage done internationally. Geopolitically. The US can never be trusted on anything ever again longer than a 4 year timetable because at any time we could elect another used car salesman or failed gameshow host who wants to be a dictator.

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m sorry, who’s saying the US will go back to what it once was? If you want to lay down and die, go right ahead, but do it on your own time.

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      • Deflated0ne@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I’m tired. I would prefer immediate collapse to slow decline. It is going down. Sooner or later. Damage done. Which is not something I lament in itself. This is an evil country that has done incalculable harm to the world. The passing of the US wont be mourned by anyone who’s opinion is worthy of respect.

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  • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    lol putting up a fight? who is doing that? Muricans jumped from “too lazy to vote via mail” to “we need to get guns” to “when somebdy fixes this…” as if they think that would happen in their lifetime

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Did you know that Republicans took it upon themselves to curb mail-in voting to prepare for the election and made it as hard as possible to do so in some states? And that many ballots were discarded for the most ridiculous reasons? And that there was a record turnout at the latest election, but for some reason, electronic ballots were discarded?

      You can call people lazy all you want but that doesn’t reflect reality.

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      • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        and you are all bravely sitting down… good job

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