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It is not cursed. It is actively trying to cement its own power like the authoritarian fascists they are. And some of you still pretend if they just cheer enoug

by atoav 3mo ago

It is not cursed. It is actively trying to cement its own power like the authoritarian fascists they are. And some of you still pretend if they just cheer enough for dear leader the tide will turn for them as well. As if this all was just a sports game where you have to cheer for your team even if they actively break the rules.

bdangubic 3mo ago
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- birdsongs 3mo ago
  You're heavily downvoted, and while this admin is absolutely autocratic far beyond anything we've ever seen, and democracy is eroding rapidly: privacy has backslid under every administration. Obama had nearly a decade to revert the patriot act, along with other nefarious shit introduced after 9/11 like PRISM, but did nothing to touch it. America has been creeping towards a surveillance state for decades, regardless of the party in power.
  - bdangubic 3mo ago
    couldn’t give two shits about being downvoted but of course tells you all you need to know about what HN has become :)
    - throwawayqqq11 3mo ago
      When the alternatives "aren't any better", wouldn't this mean you could vote for trump a 4th time? Ofc not. Your statement is bs and deserves all the downvotes. You should take a closer look at the democrats in-fightig, maybe even participate in it, and tell again if a grass roots movement would ne equally bad. To me, this just sounds like you post-hoc rationalizing the idiocy you once voted for. Kamala wouldnt have been worse, same applies to McCain or even Pence.
- MSFT_Edging 3mo ago
  Sure the crank on the ratchet of fascism is bad, but have you thought about the pawl? Yes the previous admins were also bad. Obama drone striked weddings, Biden continued immigrant detention policies. This is why the actual Left denounce the Dem politicians for never fixing the damage done by previous admins. The Democratic party is widely considered controlled opposition by the forces who wish to push the country further right. They are controlled by donations, from the same corporations and individuals who wish to have an even more abusive free-market. Without deregulation and a steady stream of desperate underclass, they cannot continue to make good on the "profit increases forever" promise.

by atoav 3mo ago

bdangubic 3mo ago

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birdsongs 3mo ago
You're heavily downvoted, and while this admin is absolutely autocratic far beyond anything we've ever seen, and democracy is eroding rapidly: privacy has backslid under every administration. Obama had nearly a decade to revert the patriot act, along with other nefarious shit introduced after 9/11 like PRISM, but did nothing to touch it. America has been creeping towards a surveillance state for decades, regardless of the party in power.
- bdangubic 3mo ago
  couldn’t give two shits about being downvoted but of course tells you all you need to know about what HN has become :)
  - throwawayqqq11 3mo ago
    When the alternatives "aren't any better", wouldn't this mean you could vote for trump a 4th time? Ofc not. Your statement is bs and deserves all the downvotes. You should take a closer look at the democrats in-fightig, maybe even participate in it, and tell again if a grass roots movement would ne equally bad. To me, this just sounds like you post-hoc rationalizing the idiocy you once voted for. Kamala wouldnt have been worse, same applies to McCain or even Pence.
MSFT_Edging 3mo ago
Sure the crank on the ratchet of fascism is bad, but have you thought about the pawl? Yes the previous admins were also bad. Obama drone striked weddings, Biden continued immigrant detention policies. This is why the actual Left denounce the Dem politicians for never fixing the damage done by previous admins. The Democratic party is widely considered controlled opposition by the forces who wish to push the country further right. They are controlled by donations, from the same corporations and individuals who wish to have an even more abusive free-market. Without deregulation and a steady stream of desperate underclass, they cannot continue to make good on the "profit increases forever" promise.