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Dystopian corporate landscape that caters to people weaponizing government for their political interest.
This is not about what Kimmel said recently, he has been on the target list for months or years ("Kimmel will be next" - DJT)
Trump admin knows that the remaining mergers in media need gov approval, and they can withhold it, and they do not do their job to prevent monopolys and total market domination.. they ask for petty revenge on people critizing dear leader.
And Trump is just the thinskinned bruised vehicle for more long lived, more sinister people.
I'd wish all the Disney/ABS employees would walk out on monday- but that aint happen, we *surprise* have a stagnant job market, and huge inflation, so risking your employement can lead to permanent poverty - This is what I meant about austerity being a vehicle for fascism.
So what now? Move to Canada? Italy? And then what.. host your show on Youtube? AWS? Azure? For how many minutes would you think that is online before pulled by the tech bros sitting to trumps swolen ankles?
Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
It's fucking insane that the French president is playing into this by working with them. Dismiss them for what they are: looney tunes characters and let them fucking implode. Turn the diplomacy dial towards China up to 11 and just politely say kiss my ass to the US. This is absolute peak clown world.
On September 18 2025 16:57 Uldridge wrote: It's fucking insane that the French president is playing into this by working with them. Dismiss them for what they are: looney tunes characters and let them fucking implode. Turn the diplomacy dial towards China up to 11 and just politely say kiss my ass to the US. This is absolute peak clown world.
On September 18 2025 16:09 Sermokala wrote: Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
I hope you get to tell people how hard you voted for Democrats in 2024 for decades to come. I'm sure it will be one of those truly inspiring stories from this time period. It is just unfortunate that there are currently over 75 million people who can tell the same story.
On September 18 2025 16:57 Uldridge wrote: It's fucking insane that the French president is playing into this by working with them. Dismiss them for what they are: looney tunes characters and let them fucking implode. Turn the diplomacy dial towards China up to 11 and just politely say kiss my ass to the US. This is absolute peak clown world.
He's suing her.
Hopefully it bankrupts her lol.
He shouldn't give a fuck. These are stupid people. Quarantine them and leave them be. They'll just spin this into a: see how he's using his power to silence the truth on his tranny incest fetish!?
Like what does it f matter if a kids movie from 100 kids movies a year has a black mermaid and isn't for you? (Which by the way, was the fucking point.. if you feel left out because mermaid is black.. than imagine how little black girls felt for...... all of history so far). Why is boys wearing skirts threaten your sexuality? How is people robbing a store in a city 1000 miles from you your problem?
You don't have to be gay, trans, or black. Nobody is threatening you. The "evil democrats" even protect your guns, and the right to marry your 16 year old son to a a 13 year old cousin (depending on how it was always handled in your state)
It's insanity to wish that ALL OF PERCEIVED REALITY must revolve around you and call it "Freedom".
On September 18 2025 16:09 Sermokala wrote: Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
I hope you get to tell people how hard you voted for Democrats in 2024 for decades to come. I'm sure it will be one of those truly inspiring stories from this time period. It is just unfortunate that there are currently over 75 million people who can tell the same story.
The core message from Democrats for the November election was that democracy was at risk if Trump won. The message didn't land.
We are where we are, not where we want to be. Democrats can do basically fuck all at this stage, they have no power. Republicans dominate all 3 branches of government at the moment. This constant, "well, what are Democrats doing about this?! They have no plan!?!?!!" is the same losing strategy that landed us with Trump at the helm. So, keep pushing the right-wing agenda that democrats are ineffective and a bunch of losers, I am sure that will not backfire in the mid-terms.
On September 18 2025 16:09 Sermokala wrote: Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
I hope you get to tell people how hard you voted for Democrats in 2024 for decades to come. I'm sure it will be one of those truly inspiring stories from this time period. It is just unfortunate that there are currently over 75 million people who can tell the same story.
The core message from Democrats for the November election was that democracy was at risk if Trump won. The message didn't land.
We are where we are, not where we want to be. Democrats can do basically fuck all at this stage, they have no power. Republicans dominate all 3 branches of government at the moment. This constant, "well, what are Democrats doing about this?! They have no plan!?!?!!" is the same losing strategy that landed us with Trump at the helm. So, keep pushing the right-wing agenda that democrats are ineffective and a bunch of losers, I am sure that will not backfire in the mid-terms.
The mistake for the Democrats was thinking a plurality of Americans cared about living in a democracy.
On September 18 2025 16:09 Sermokala wrote: Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
I hope you get to tell people how hard you voted for Democrats in 2024 for decades to come. I'm sure it will be one of those truly inspiring stories from this time period. It is just unfortunate that there are currently over 75 million people who can tell the same story.
The core message from Democrats for the November election was that democracy was at risk if Trump won. The message didn't land.
We are where we are, not where we want to be. Democrats can do basically fuck all at this stage, they have no power. Republicans dominate all 3 branches of government at the moment. This constant, "well, what are Democrats doing about this?! They have no plan!?!?!!" is the same losing strategy that landed us with Trump at the helm. So, keep pushing the right-wing agenda that democrats are ineffective and a bunch of losers, I am sure that will not backfire in the mid-terms.
Do people still believe that midterms will be fair or even happen? If Democrats can't point out Republican hypocrisy regarding Saint Kirk without being labelled as radical or arrested, how are they going to be visible in the media or win? Is the idea that they will fully bend over but still somehow win on a vague notion of returning to Democracy?
The people who want to turn the USA into an authoritarian state are not blind. They will take this opportunity to push as hard as they can. The project 2025 was not just a wishlist. Just because you lost the election, you should not stop fighting for democracy. Sure, the system has another flaw in how little opposition can do in this situation, but oppositions around the world have found their ways when things have gotten bad.
I clearly think that the USA is much further on the path to an authoritarian state than most.
The thing is that people largely don’t give a shit about anything anymore and are just compartmentalising. A lot of other people in other places were never given that luxury.
Like look at people not giving a shit about inflation anymore, despite it still being a problem with affordability of <points to everything>
I guess much of the EU parliament is hateful and barbaric and condones political violence because they refused to stand in silence for the right-of-center peace loving empathetic Jesus loving patriot Charlie Kirk who never said any bad words. This is a cesspool of shameful behavior wink wink
EU is rejecting US values in real time. I, for one, welcome American refugees with open arms. I don't think you're going to some kind of civil war - at least I don't hope so - but your society will continue to tribalize and deteriorate and become more nationalistic it seems. So, you can decide if you want to be a part of that or come back to the old world and help nourish the seed that will bring forth world peace.
At this point it's late enough to think about the US-Military presence in EU, and the collaboration in intelligence.
I honestly believe that 98% of all US Soldiers and officers would rather kill a Nazi than serve one - but you never know.
The same "rooting out opposition" that is happening in academia, the DOJ, FCC, Statedepartment, FED.. can be done in the military - Colonel Kegstand will just do what he is told.
There are so many parallels between this and the George Floyd situation, down to people on the left sarcastically talking about "Saint Kirk" (people on the right often mockingly refer to "Saint George") and the big kerfuffle about the minute of silence in the EU for either the right's or the left's saint.
On September 18 2025 16:09 Sermokala wrote: Theres no where you can hide from this, it was one of the things mentioned during the election. It really sucks being proven right. I hope keeping the moral high ground was worth it to people.
I hope you get to tell people how hard you voted for Democrats in 2024 for decades to come. I'm sure it will be one of those truly inspiring stories from this time period. It is just unfortunate that there are currently over 75 million people who can tell the same story.
The core message from Democrats for the November election was that democracy was at risk if Trump won. The message didn't land.
We are where we are, not where we want to be. Democrats can do basically fuck all at this stage, they have no power. Republicans dominate all 3 branches of government at the moment. This constant, "well, what are Democrats doing about this?! They have no plan!?!?!!" is the same losing strategy that landed us with Trump at the helm. So, keep pushing the right-wing agenda that democrats are ineffective and a bunch of losers, I am sure that will not backfire in the mid-terms.
Do people still believe that midterms will be fair or even happen? If Democrats can't point out Republican hypocrisy regarding Saint Kirk without being labelled as radical or arrested, how are they going to be visible in the media or win? Is the idea that they will fully bend over but still somehow win on a vague notion of returning to Democracy?
The people who want to turn the USA into an authoritarian state are not blind. They will take this opportunity to push as hard as they can. The project 2025 was not just a wishlist. Just because you lost the election, you should not stop fighting for democracy. Sure, the system has another flaw in how little opposition can do in this situation, but oppositions around the world have found their ways when things have gotten bad.
I clearly think that the USA is much further on the path to an authoritarian state than most.
I am sure that the midterms will definitely happen. I mean, Putin holds elections, doesn't he?
I am not sure what you mean by fighting for democracy. They have no power, so all they have is words. Whenever they say any kind of words, they simultaneously fail purity tests while also being labeled as extreme socialist marxists.
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