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    It’s the end of one of the worst empires in recent history, that’s a plus.

    And he’s motivating the rest of the world to not vote right.

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    I was hoping his first term would lead to dialing back the new powers the executive branch has given itself since 9/11 but it didn’t happen and I don’t expect it to this time either

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    When we rebuild government, maybe it will actually improve service as we prioritize what is important now vs what was important historically

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    If he destroys the DoE, tuition rates will fall because there’s no more student loans and universities will have to compete on price

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    The crypto reserve idea might actually work, but it would work a ton better if it was less public because him tweeting about caused insane volatility in the price of Bitcoin.

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    He seems to have united the world… regrettably against us.

    Also the word “bigly.” I use it all the time.

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    Canada was watching, pulled a 180 and didn’t elect their own Trump Wannabee.

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      Didn’t elect their own Trump wannabe yet.

      Fascism is on the rise globally, so we must all be vigilant. There are enough warning signs that Canada could be just around the corner.

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        Australia has a federal election this weekend. Fingers crossed that hopefully they can make the correct choice.

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        This is what has me so depressed. This is a forever thing. They lost there for now, but they’re just going to get better at their manipulation as “they” have globally. Reich wing asshole billionaires have been solidifying control of all major media. It’s only a matter of time when fascism runs most major countries. :(

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          Reich wing asshole billionaires have been solidifying control …

          They have been consolidating all control of the news AND more importantly, social media to blame the misery on various scapegoats caused by their ever increasing wealth disparity. The poor ignorant masses are bombarded relentlessly day in and day out with hate propaganda.

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          This has happened before. The Nazis were not the only fascists back in the 1930s, it was a global movement. The movement passed. This one will too. It’s just a matter of trying to keep the high tide mark down until then.

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            I’m just concerned the media landscape is so different now that we don’t have enough people living in the “same reality” to really ensure that. Hope you’re right though. Unfortunately no matter what I think we’re going to have to go through the worst of it before anything can change. :/

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            Exactly.

            Authoritarians of all stripes love to lay claim to eternity.

            We don’t have to believe them though.

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          Were it not for actual Trump, wannabe Trump was on track to win. It won’t take long for that to come back

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      The Conservatives increased their share of the vote compared to the last election (+7.5%), in particular among younger voters. The Liberals only scraped together just enough for only a minority govt because the vote for other parties plummeted.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4jd39g8y1o

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    The Canadian people are united like they have never been before. Canadian dollar as been rising. Canada is getting more doctors and high level professionals as some flee the U.S. Canada has been expanding trade ties around the world (exception is U.S.). Traveling Canadians are welcomed around the world.

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    It’s an accelerationist’s wet dream. Things are gonna get real bad here soon, and the best we can hope for is the when the backlash comes it will be swift and lasting.

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    The ever-accelerating demise of the American empire will remove their fingers from every political and economic pie in the world, creating a small chance that something even worse doesn’t fill the gap.

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    The way I console myself is by saying that likely, the only way the US elects a true socialist democrat (AKA Bernie Sanders / AOC) that can bring about a Brand New Deal, is by having the pendulum of American politics first swing so far to the right, that everyone with a conscience is forced to get out and vote in retaliation.

    But the idea that we could simply vote our way out of a rising fascist dictatorship seems a fleeting fantasy.

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    The removal of DEI related protections at large corporations show who really was LGBTQIA+ supportive and who was just riding the trends.

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      And honestly, the way DEI has been handled in some cases really was not very good. I support the basic principles behind the movement but IMO the proper way to ensure that underrepresented groups get their chance is to address the problem at its roots - improved education, improved political representation, improved access to utilities and financial support and so forth. Hiring quotas are counterproductive. So I’m hoping that after the rubble settle and a new progressive movement eventually rises from the ashes it’ll have the opportunity to take a better approach.

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        Oh, you means liberals did something instead of nothing, and then it wasn’t perfect, so conservatives absolutely lost their goddamn minds, only to realize hey maybe we should do something, now let’s address the things the liberals wanted to address in the FIRST FUCKING PLACE?

        Is that what you mean?