American voters will coauthor the entire 21st century within the next week. I think it really is that big of a deal, given the few plates I see spinning right now.
It would fascinating to see how the next hundred years unfold depending on the outcome of this election. I would love to be able to compare the two timelines and see just how wildly different they can be.
Unfortunately, we only get one timeline, so we better not fuck it up.
so we better not fuck it up.
That ship sailed in May 2013.
I think the ship was christened in 1981.
The 2000 election was definitely a big voyage. People like Carl Rove has seemingly been forgotten already since so many new shit mongers have replaced them.
Terrifying. That we could cease to be American in a week. Instead becoming whatever this mentally ill man’s concept of a country is instead. He doesn’t care about voting or the constitution, he’s said as much on multiple occasions. He’s proved as much on Jan 6.
I am not someone who hangs flags but my god. This vote is now coming down to whether or not you’re a patriot of this country. The republic is dead if this man wins.
If you ever wondered how most Germans felt in January of 1933, probably like this.
At least we have the hindsight of Nazi Germany to point to for parallela. Did they have an equivalent?
The Guardian - News Source Context (Click to view Full Report)
Information for The Guardian:
Wiki: reliable - There is consensus that The Guardian is generally reliable. The Guardian’s op-eds should be handled with WP:RSOPINION. Some editors believe The Guardian is biased or opinionated for politics. See also: The Guardian blogs.
Wiki: mixed - Most editors say that The Guardian blogs should be treated as newspaper blogs or opinion pieces due to reduced editorial oversight. Check the bottom of the article for a “blogposts” tag to determine whether the page is a blog post or a non-blog article. See also: The Guardian.
MBFC: Left-Center - Credibility: Medium - Factual Reporting: Mixed - United Kingdom
Search topics on Ground.News
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/trump-threats-election-enemy-within
Ha! Of course the liberal media doesn’t talk about all the times Harris called the her opponents fascists. That’s equivalent right? Name calling?
That is because it is a fact Trump is a fascist. It is not name calling.
Sorry, thought the obtuseness was a good replacement for /s but we are kind of living in a post-intellectual era.
In other words my original reply was ironic.
Ah ok. Hard to detect that these days.
I’ve got a pretty good sense for these things, and yours is certainly a case of Poe’s law, because I’ve heard nearly the same exact argument used in all seriousness many times.
