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[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don’t get excited. This is temporary. Martial Law is coming—believe me or not idgaf—and the rest of the world intends to move away from US relations, so expect a lot of panic voting going to the right wing.

We are about 1% into the collapse of the US. Strap in.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Just because you don’t agree with me and because you don’t see what I see doesn’t mean I’m wrong and it doesn’t mean I’m bad. Bad people call other people bad people because they don’t agree with them

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Being a doomer is bad if you're stating theories as facts while giving no supporting evidence. For example:

  • Why would withdrawn international relations result in right wing voting? Isn't it more likely to fuel populist voting (not strongly attached to regressive or progressive policies)? What historical trends are you looking at? Just pasting the American flag onto the Weimar Republic based on vibes?
  • What makes you think the polling is temporary? Putting aside the topic of fair elections, voters who have been subjected to this administration's chaos and are consistently polling negatively will turn on their heads and lick boots because of... Saber rattling? A weak passport? An (even more) destroyed economy? 300 million cases of Stockholm Syndrome? I'm really scratching my head here...
  • 1% by what metric? The collapse will drag out for 100 years? Wealth? The USA will be using stone age tools by the end of it? Population? Deaths? Quality of life? Deportations?... It surely can get worse but 99% in almost any metric is absurd.

I can't even agree or disagree with you because your comments are so shallow that they can't hold up to a discussion; ergo bad.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 15 hours ago

Honestly this is a good response because it is asking good questions.

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well if you have the chance to vote I hope you at least take it

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

I vote every time. Even if I don’t like them. I vote for the closest thing to socialism or… the thing that means fascism won’t win.