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It is not you who plants weeds in the garden but the wind, but the wind won't weed them back out again.
by whatshisface 9mo ago
It is not you who plants weeds in the garden but the wind, but the wind won't weed them back out again.
- soulofmischief 9mo agoA valid perspective, and I agree that a democracy only works as long as its citizens remain civically engaged. Unfortunately, I think it's too late for the US in its current form, and it might not be long before we see it split up into smaller regions, unless something suddenly kicks Congress into gear and people break ranks to impeach and disparage the Trump administration.
- steve-atx-7600 9mo agoI can’t understand republicans in congress. They’d rather be a powerful dung eater than a respectable ex-congressman. Jan 6th should have been the last straw.
- trinsic2 9mo agoIts never too late, eventually things will turn and when that happens, you will be in either the right position, or the wrong position, depending on your actions.
- soulofmischief 9mo agoThat optimism doesn't readily apply to collapsing empires. If Congress doesn't get its shit in gear, the US is over. Our president is a hair away from sending military to arrest multiple governors of US states. Trust in this current government and Constitution are at an all-time low. It's increasingly likely that the US splits up into a few regional autonomous zones, but it's unknown just how insane of a civil war that could kick off. We are very close to the moment two different armed law enforcement groups end up in a skirmish, and that will kick things off.
- trinsic2 9mo agoThis is all true and happening. But it's not optimism. It's inevitability. We have historical context for change. The would goes though polarities like this through the course of time that's why it's important to stay true to humanity.
- soulofmischief 9mo agoWe have historical context that every previous empire has eventually collapsed.