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  • Joetopolitics @lemmy.worldTrumpism Isn’t Working
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    6 hours ago

    Domestically, mostly, but this is a huge acceleration - end game style.

    One of the great (and frustrating) features of functioning/stable democracies is that the ruling party typically can’t change too much too fast. So there are minor changes, pulling the country a little here, and a little there. It’s hard to royally fuck up a country in these stable democracies… but the US is no longer a stable democracy.

    The USA’s international policy has been pretty consistent for a LONG time, no matter the ruling party. Spreading democracy (sometimes far better than at home), fighting terrorism/drugs/axis of evil, etc. through a mix of soft power, military power, and international institutes (more soft power). The aim was always to make/keep America (and in particular the 1%) rich and powerful.

    What we are seeing now is the destruction of US influence and power abroad. It’s a successful (almost certainly) russian operation, now led by team trump.

    Domestically, it should result in an uproar… class and civil warfare, destroying the final illusions of American Values. But a strong minority (100 protestors is enough with a little camera work) will scream and shout for more face eating, and the troops will intervene on their behalf, ensuring that the majority line up peacefully to watch the leopards. Even the best case scenarios are pretty grim. The trajectory has been set (many years ago now) and the ball is rolling faster than ever.









  • About €2400 per capita, which isn’t so much when spread out over several years, especially if it prevents another war in Germany and the wider Europe.

    The last war Germany was actively involved in was Afghanistan, after the USA invoked Article 5, and it’s a bitter pill that the USA has now become the second greatest security threat to the EU and its allies, after that terrorist state known as the russian federation.

    I know some will disagree and point fingers at immigrants… and I’d like to remind you that most of the dangerous immigrants (which are a minority, but can be hard to differentiate) are here because of global conflicts that russia and the USA mostly made worse.

    Go go fortress Europe!











  • JoetoTechnology@lemmy.worldWhy are there so many graybeards in FOSS?
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    15 days ago

    Grey-stubble Gen-X’er here… The 80s and (moreso for me) 90s were a great time to get into tech. Amiga, DOS, Win3.11, OS/2, Linux… BBS’s and the start of the Internet, accompanied by special interest groups and regular in-person social events.

    Everyone was learning at the same time, and the complexity arrived in consumable chunks.

    Nowadays, details are hidden behind touchscreens and custom UXs, and the complexity must seem insurmountable to many. I guess courses have more value now.