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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is America today:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is this from?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The Man in the High Castle TV Series, about an alternate universe where the axis powers won WW2 and invaded the USA. It's interesting to watch, even if its a very fucked up scenario.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

WW2, vietnam, Israels genocide in Gaza, the invasion of Ukraine, desert storm, the iran-iraq war, pakistan vs India, china vs india... so many wars.. In a sense they are all the same war. Its humanity against the worst impulses of itself that always threaten to define all of us. The western rules based order was supposed to the antidote for that cycle or left-right swing and resource coveting, and now the technocrats, fascists, and centrists have tossed that on the floor and pissed on it in the name of their own cleverness. They never understood why they were in politics to begin with, beyond manipulating tactical events for some selfish douchebaggy structural advantage. Thats what Kissinger got wrong, and Biden too. Empty ends-justifies-the-means reasoning in leadership leads directly to fascism. Thats part of what the man in the high castle was supposed to illustrate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When you've oversimplified things to the point where you've become useless to anyone, you're not as clever as you think you are.

[+] [email protected] -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Methinks you're bitter the genocide you were certain to happen ended up not happening. Kinda gross how you're rooting for genocide to happen and are upset that it didn't. It was a war, and the war is over. But much like anti-vaxxers in the pandemic, you made it your identity and you can't let it go.

Social media made you angry over something, and you made bad decisions because of it. Now your poor choices have contributed to bad things happening now and you are looking to blame the people trying to prevent because you don't want to admit you were scammed by social media.

You're wondering why Kamala Harris isn't speaking out against Trump? It's because the election campaign is over. You may wish you could have a do-over and have her still trying to convince you to vote for her. But the election is over and you can't go back and do the right thing now. You let evil prevail and you gotta live with that. Stop blaming others for your inaction.