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The other night, I was eating lunch at my desk, in our small open office. The IT guy and one of the robot techs were debating whether the summary execution of Alex Pretti was justified. IT guy believes the government’s version of events, suggesting that Alex brandished his firearm (which is patently false). They openly support the state’s murder, and further, encourage it. It might be a bit difficult to get them to go along with a massacre, but they’ve already been walked through 2 murders, and are primed for more.

Would something like this ever happen? Hope not. But if it does, god help us all.

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krashmo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I don’t think IT guy, or at least the equivalent people in my life, would be supportive to the point that they would actively involve themselves in a shooting war in support of Trump, which is what this hypothetical scenario would turn into.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about conservatives it’s that they will start to pay attention once something impacts them personally. They are fine with the lies when it’s about some abstract person some other place but when it involves someone they know or happens in their town they will change their tune quickly. Of course not all of them but enough to matter. These kinds of people prioritize familiarity and perceived stability over just about anything else. As long as things are stable enough that they can maintain most of their routines they won’t think too deeply about anything. This kind of event, and the ensuing chaos, would force them to take a deeper look at things in a way that they’re currently too comfortable to be forced to confront.

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- yata@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  I don’t think IT guy, or at least the equivalent people in my life, would be supportive to the point that they would actively involve themselves in a shooting war in support of Trump, which is what this hypothetical scenario would turn into.
  
  He wouldn’t have to, the army and the police would do the shooting.
  
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  - krashmo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    The point is that you don’t casually go about your routine during a civil war
    
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    obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    You sort of do, until suddenly, unexpectedly, you don’t:
    
    vox.com/…/fascism-normal-life-authoritarianism-du…
    
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cv_octavio@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
IT guys like that are why I work from home. I’d get no work done otherwise, I’d be too busy working on cult deprogramming.

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