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The Plot Against America (www.notesfromthecircus.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/collapse@slrpnk.net

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And yet, the most terrifying part? Donald Trump, the supposed strongman at the heart of it all, is oblivious. He has no grand ideological project beyond his own power. He does not understand the system being built around him, nor the fact that his own presidency is merely a vehicle for forces that see him as a useful, temporary battering ram against democracy.

But those around him? They understand perfectly.

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[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago

I feel like few people would actually consent to this new system if they knew what it was and how it worked. So how do these guys plan on forcing their post-democratic system on us?

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

This article is a good summary of the rabbit-hole I started going down when that Sam Altman/OpenAI drama happened (effective altruism -> effective accelerationism -> dark enlightenment -> etc). I had no idea so much of the "elite" were that out of touch with reality before that.

[–] kudra@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Thanks for posting, this really rounds out the Blonde Politics video that has been getting around.