Traitor Watch - The 45 & 47 Thread
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Wouldn't it be the Gazpacho, if it gets that far?
All dark humour aside, I suppose the fact that I am (for the moment) beyond the reach of all this has given me some comfort, even if it limits what I can actually do. Besides reminding my American acquaintances (most of whom are toughing it out) that help is here, should we still exist (and even likely if we get annexed -- taking and holding are two different things....).
All dark humour aside, I suppose the fact that I am (for the moment) beyond the reach of all this has given me some comfort, even if it limits what I can actually do. Besides reminding my American acquaintances (most of whom are toughing it out) that help is here, should we still exist (and even likely if we get annexed -- taking and holding are two different things....).
Most of this country has not been sane in a very long time.
That said; I'm an elder millennial. The "American Dream" died years before I was born, when people thought that assbags like Nixon and Reagan seemed like pretty cool guys to lead us. I've known for basically my entire adult life that the country's been skiing down the slippery slope into a hellscape, and that since I wasn't born into wealth and influence, there ain't jack jive I can do about it. I can vote, but I'm one voice out of millions. At this point I think I've just hit the acceptance stage and there's not much to do but watch everything burn.
That said; I'm an elder millennial. The "American Dream" died years before I was born, when people thought that assbags like Nixon and Reagan seemed like pretty cool guys to lead us. I've known for basically my entire adult life that the country's been skiing down the slippery slope into a hellscape, and that since I wasn't born into wealth and influence, there ain't jack jive I can do about it. I can vote, but I'm one voice out of millions. At this point I think I've just hit the acceptance stage and there's not much to do but watch everything burn.
You learn where your personal limits are and do other things to seperate yourself from new information for a while. Right now I'm enjoying a game called Hydroneer where you build pipe and logic systems to extract resources from mining sites using water. It's kinda of a mix between a cozy game and an idle clicker.
Seriously. Learning to pace yourself will be invaluable. Keeping your hobbies, or finding new ones will be invaluable. They want you to give up, but you can't stop being a human being.
Sure wish I could see some of that buyer's remorse, instead of just gleeful destruction. Then again, avoiding social media.
I spawned in the early eighties, so I guess that makes me gen-Y. As I kid I didn't know any better, as an adult I've watched in horror at the direction things have gone. As I said in my first post here, sometimes I feel like the stupidest person in the world because I cannot comprehend how so many people think this jive is okay.
I appreciate your response. I kinda got stuck into it here because I don't have a lot of other places I can talk about this stuff, online or off, and catching up on things really impacted me. Definitely time to stop refreshing.
Trump orders administration to evaluate potential for 'national digital asset stockpile'
The price of bitcoin briefly soared on the president's directive, but it appeared to fall short of crypto advocates' expectations.
www.nbcnews.com
He only wants it to try to prop up his shitcoin long enough for the rug pull.
So much this. I'm a member of one of the currently targeted group and I'd go absolutely nuts if I didn't break away to play some video games, tinker around with Godot or my 3d printer from time to time.
The only way he's leaving the White House is in a ******* box.
I don't remember thinking I was going to have to start looking at the news every morning, but I realized today that I have been. I just instinctively knew I was going to want to see what he was up to.
I'm a Gen-Xer. I've had doom of one type or other hanging over my head since I was old enough to realize that the world isn't fair, and much of it isn't kind. I'm used to it, and most of my hope died years ago.
Also, I'm not entirely sane, and I'm practiced at disassociating.
Paladin, no matter what, HE DOESN'T HAVE THE ******* VOTES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION!
Ironbite-jesus.
Well, part of what he said could very well be true. The man is 78 and regularly eats McDonalds. He could very well be leaving the white house in a box. Hopefully one that looks like an oversized Big Mac container.
That would be the perfect end to his story. Especially if Obama appoints a pit bull to AG and they prosecute Trump for all the illegal jive we know he's going to do over the next four years.
I'd rather have someone a bit further left than Obama, but yea, would be deliciously ironic if a constitutional amendment meant to allow Trump to run for a third term ended up putting a man they have smeared since 2008 back in office instead.
Well yeah, but on the other hand imagine Trump holding a fair election just to prove he can win again and managing to lose again instead.
See, that's the difference between you and me. I can see all kinds of worst-case scenarios unfolding before me and I'm not afraid to blurt them out... but I can also, somehow, still imagine an epically ironic happy ending to this story. See also my recent post about NATO invading the US and kicking its ass for trying to invade Canada and Greenland.
Because we all know how the story ended the last time fascism reared its ugly head, right?
See, that's the difference between you and me. I can see all kinds of worst-case scenarios unfolding before me and I'm not afraid to blurt them out... but I can also, somehow, still imagine an epically ironic happy ending to this story. See also my recent post about NATO invading the US and kicking its ass for trying to invade Canada and Greenland.
Because we all know how the story ended the last time fascism reared its ugly head, right?
There are a few Republicans in Congress who actually respect said piece of paper and it will only take a few to keep Trump and his cronies from ignoring it so his only option is an amendment. He can't get 75% of the vote in congress even IF all the republicans fall in line. He also can't get 2/3 of state legislatures to pass it either, even if every republican led state legislature votes yes.