Martin B.
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Harvard must not budge an inch. The bully is doing what he always does, bullying, even though there is no legal basis for him to carry out his threat.
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But still, no outrage, no one in the streets continuously. A majority of Americans take the benefits of democracy so much for granted that they have no idea what happens when a country becomes a dictatorship. They imagine that all the current authoritarian excesses can be blocked next year and reversed in 2028. No, it doesn't work like that. A democracy is lost in a few months; it often takes a revolution to bring it back.
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While the sociopath-in-chief and his enablers are dismantling American democracy while engaging in unprecedented levels of corruption in plain sight, the media spends its time discussing the former president's health. This is not a priority at a time when the country is experiencing an unprecedented crisis that requires immediate action. The complete apathy and indifference of the American population in the face of the unfolding disaster ultimately reveals that they are going to get what they deserve.
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By now, it seems to me that people should know that when a post demonstrates empathy (or proper grammar), it wasn't him who posted it. A sociopath like him never demonstrates empathy.
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@Jazzy Jan Amazing news! I’m happy for you! This is few victories BUT it's only the beginning of a cultural war whose significance people don't seems to care or understand. These far-right movements seek the abolition of democracy under the pretext of defending it from wokeness and the "deep state." The population remains too apathetic in the face of the threat. The disappearance of democracy in a country could happen in a few months, but it cannot simply be brought back afterwards.
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4 minutes ago, Confessit said:
I absolutely agree nobody can deny the atrocities of the Catholic Church over the last 2000 years.
But that isn’t his fault, yes he was the leader of it in a modern age but he can’t change what’s gone before, like King Charles, you can’t blame him for the British Royal Family’s past being the most ruthless and criminal family in the land.
Racism, homophobia, and sexism were still present during his pontificate. Yes, he did better than his predecessors, but the institution remains just as toxic.
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3 hours ago, Paul said:
The Catholic Church is just an outdated power structure that’s serves no purpose other than to sustain its own power. Francis didn’t change anything. I’m sure he was a nice old man and all deaths are sad, but beyond that, the worldwide mourning is ridiculous.
this.
Although he may have been the least worst of the popes, the fact remains that he was the representative of a racist, sexist, and homophobic institution responsible for abuse, exploitation, and injustice for 2,000 years. So, there's no reason to make a fuss about his death.
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4 hours ago, acko said:
Where are the street riots!?
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-american-age-is-over
« He did not hide his intentions. He campaigned on them. He made them the central thrust of his election. He told Americans that he would betray our allies and give up our leadership position in the world.
There are only three possible explanations as to why Americans voted for this man:
they wanted what he promised;
they didn’t believe what he promised; or
they didn’t understand what he promised.
Pick whichever rationale you want, because it doesn’t matter. Whatever the reason was, it exposed half of the electorate—the 77 million people who voted for Trump—as either fundamentally unserious, decadent, or weak.
And no empire can survive the degeneration of its people. »
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This is unfortunately true. Racist Barbie remained a hindrance to the party's victory because the Le Pen brand remains radioactive among a portion of the electorate. Bardella and the party will be able to play the victim card to surf all the way to the Élysée.
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4 hours ago, ULIZOS said:
Barred forever or for a little while? Turned out great for Trump in the long run. It was all publicity for him in the end.
Racist Barbie is ineligible for the presidential election for a period of 5 years (therefore for the next one in 2027).
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42 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:
Exactly. I know no sympathy for anyone who VOTED for Trump. I have massive amounts of sympathy for the people who DID NOT vote for Trump.
The damage he is causing around the world already is unforgivable. It will only get worse.. Elon Musk and Trump are evil heartless compulsive liars and JD Vance is equally as dangerous. Vance's dreadful speeches addressing Europe this week were chilling in their stupidity, falsehoods and push for ultra conservative Christian bias. Then to see Musk tweeting at what a good idea it would be for Vance to be President of Europe. It is now considered freedom of speech and wonderful to be as vile and hateful as possible.
Trump is obviously already siding with Putin. Not that anyone should be surprised. Europe should forget about the USA at the moment as Trump only values those that crawl to him. and he admires dictators. Elon Musk has become one of the most dangerous people on the planet and it will only get worse. Letting him buy Twitter was the worst thing that could have happened. His influence over the MAGA crowd is growing and his constant tweets and misinformation is frightening.
Of course he sides with the dictators, because he is one himself! Again, no surprise, that's what he did throughout his first term with his bromances with the worst dictators on earth. Every democracy on earth has sounded the alarm that his re-election would signal the beginning of the end of democracy as we have known it since the end of World War II, and his voters have made it clear that they don't give a damn about democracy. It is therefore left to us citizens of other democratic countries to defend ours against the attacks of Trump and his brotechs. I'm sorry to get carried away and angry on this subject, but I work for an institution in Canada whose mission is to uphold the democratic system and I am always amazed to see that the people who are most protected by the democratic system do not seem to realize everything they will lose when it disappears. In fact, no, I'm not sorry, we should all be very angry right now and expressing it loud and clear.
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8 hours ago, promise to try said:
well, at least they have had the chance to vote for himor not. The rest of the world, we didn´t have the right, and we are going to sufer them for years
Exactly. I have no pity for their tears and anger because they are responsible for the chaos that is impacting the entire planet and the Americans who did not vote for this crazy dictator. But my greatest satisfaction is seeing the tears of gays, Latinos, Muslims and Blacks who voted for Trump. They deserve to absolutely feel the worst of what this administration will inflict on their communities.
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2 hours ago, svperstar said:
Can we get in the habit of screenshotting posts from X instead of directly embedding them? Especially if they are from Musk? I don't want that taint over here.
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32 minutes ago, Sanctuary1995 said:
Because the majority is stupefied
How can they be? There are no surprises in the unfolding disaster. His first mandate had already very well established his dangerousness. His deteriorating mental health compounding his narcissism and sociopathy have been on display 24 hours a day on medias over the past years. A 900-page plan outlining the authoritarian regime he was going to implement was available to everyone months before the election. The comfort of democracy has led the American population to believe that all politicians are equal and that one politician is no worse than the other. This is false and it is when democracy disappears that they will understand what they have lost. The toxicity of social media have completely dissociated the population from reality and what is currently happening in politics is the main tragedy.
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1 hour ago, svperstar said:
I have just about had it with you. Go take a break. *flush*
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1 hour ago, elijah said:
It seems to me that the Americans do not care at all. He can establish Gilead tomorrow and I don't see a protest anytime soon.
"Is this what we lived through, then? But we lived as usual. Everyone does, most of the time. Whatever is going on is as usual. Even this is as usual, now.
We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub, you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.
There were stories in the newspapers, of course, corpses in ditches or the woods, bludgeoned to death or mutilated, abstracted as they used to say, but they were about other women, and the men who did such things were other men. None of them were the men we knew. The newspaper stories were like bad dreams dreamed by others.
We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories." - Margaret Atwood, 1985.
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8 hours ago, Jazzy Jan said:
Exactly. Agree 100 %.
Have missed you @Martin B.
Missed you too.
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57 minutes ago, svperstar said:
Can't believe this is where we are. Praising the fashion choices to the wife of a literal dictator.
Some of you need serious help.
thanks for reminding that some people are still aware of the gravity of the situation and that there is no laughing matter here or virality matter for fucking social media. Democracy dies in the indifference of people who will be the first affected by its disappearance.
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@MadFan as usual you’re
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Waltz is a great choice. Shapiro was a good choice mathematically to ensure she won Pennsylvania (but she will win it anyway) BUT it fueled cynicism by favoring a transparent strategy over any principles. Waltz is a good strategic choice to speak to rural audiences in key states but also contributes to the overall campaign vibe which aims to be the opposite of Trump's eternal doomsday-hate-rage: positive, energetic, exuding joy of life, with a desire to move forward.
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6 minutes ago, MadFan said:
FOR REAL! It's flabbergasting to me. And I think it's been tactically constructed by people smarter than Trump, that if he always says outrageous shit, eventually we'll get to a point where it doesn't make the news anymore. This is far more egregious and horrific than that 'grab 'em by the pussy' remark that the media ran with.
It is sad to see a presidential candidate openly threatening to suspend democracy, supporting a group that has released a 900-page manifesto explaining how they are going to turn the country into a theocracy and no one panics, no one cares. 8 years ago, anyone with average intelligence and minimal interest in politics could very well understand that this was his long-term goal. Now, he shouts it out loud and there is still no fuss.
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14 hours ago, MadFan said:
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And yet there are still people who believe Project 2025 is a scare tactic that won't ever come to fruition. And worse still, left-leaning people who want to sit this one out because there's not a unicorn candidate on the Democratic ticket. Open your eyes people!
This quote perfectly demonstrates again how responsible the media are for letting this criminal monster destroy public space and even worse that they want him to stay as long as possible. How can he mention that he will suspend democracy in the USA if he is elected and it doesn't make the front page of all serious media? This statement is extremely serious, but it does not cause a stir but we have just gone through a month of articles and reports on the slightest error in a sentence made by Biden. Anyone who doesn't understand there is only one possible choice in this election is a dangerous fool who wants to live in a theocracy. Period.
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5 minutes ago, Raider of the lost Ark said:
Sorry, U.S, citizens will not get away with this lame excuse. The options are very clear. And if the U.S. ends up with Trump and will slide into fascism, the only ones to blame are U.S. voters. People should take a step back and just look at the ideas that are presented to them, not the candidates. This should make the choice very easy. Every democrat or independent who votes for Trump or does not vote because Biden is too old or whatever other minor reason they have, is complicit for all what's to come. Don't complain when your so called freedoms will be lost. And don't come up with "but we didn't know" or "it's not going to be that bad". All the information is out there. Republicans do not even try to hide it. You still believe in laws, in the constituation? You think the Supreme Court will reign in? As someone said on TV today, Project 2025 has 900 pages with a lot of things it adresses. Nowhere in this document you will find anything regarding the Supreme Court. Why? Because they already have them in the bag. As seen in basically all recent rulings
I know people are not happy with Bidens appearance and criticism is warranted. BUT considering the situation, the alternative, it pisses me off that many people act like spoiled children who were not given their favourite toy on Christmas. Considering what's at stake, such infantile behaviour is completely unacceptable. People need to grow up.
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The far-right also won the election in Netherlands this week. Very bad week for the future of democracy in occident. All these dangerous clowns are elected following the disillusionment of the population and aim to change democracies into authoritarian regimes.
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That's true, but they also need to take responsibility: Americans elected this man who has demonstrated his incompetence, corruption, and sociopathy over the past 10 years. If they don't like what they see, they should demonstrate en masse and continuously. But nothing. A few demonstrations, and then the most complete abdication. People are accountable for their silence and refusal to say no, which is always the first action to take with a bully. People are responsible for sane-washing this man as soon as he makes a half-hearted intervention between two unacceptable dirty deeds.