• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    17 hours ago

    Every time I hear the news from the USA I think: it’s not like things were peachy before Trump 2.0 or even 1.0. How much worse can it get?

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      16 hours ago

      As my college RA who suffered from an extreme fear of zombies once told us during one of his multiple zombie preparedness meetings:

      Never try lighting zombies on fire, especially if you’re in the same building as them. You know what’s the only thing worse than a bunch of zombies shambling up the stairs towards you? A bunch of zombies on fire shambling up the stairs towards you.

      You underestimate our ability to analyze every problem and solution, and then light both of them on fire.

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      10 hours ago

      Despite everything, this remains a state created by Enlightenment liberals, extremely decentralized, with a powerful independent judiciary and literally the strongest speech protections in the world.

      Obviously the direction of travel is wrong, but let’s keep some perspective.

      PS: disappointing to see such a display of irrational groupthink in this community, I had hoped for better. Perhaps the instance was a clue.

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        11 hours ago

        Despite everything, this remains a state created by Enlightenment liberals, extremely decentralized, with a powerful independent judiciary and literally the strongest speech protections in the world.

        My goodness, you really drank the koolaid. You sound like a car salesperson. Or is this some form of satire?