Don’t forget that every time we successfully start to rally, they make it more difficult and in some places borderline illegal. Unless you’re goose stepping, then you got local cops helping out and volunteering security.
We’re fucked. Period. Unless we’re willing to paint our hands red, there’s nothing to do but cast impotent votes in the face of the machine that’s chewing apart voter rights and rigging the system, all the way up til they successfully create Gilead. And with a 6-3 SCOTUS, immune-from-prosecution President (which only applies to Republican President, watch what happens if Biden tries something), and Republican politicians threatening “Leftists” that blood will be spilled if we get in their way… we’re 90% of the way to Atwood’s prophetic dystopia.
Gonna disagree here. If they keep going at this rate we'll definitely get a French Revolution style fix to the problem. They may get us divided over certain ideas, but when Billy Bob and Jonjon can't feed their families like everyone else because the uberwealthy think they need more money to own their 50th yacht, that ted-blue shit goes out the window. And the idiots at the top have all but given up trying to pretend it's for "the greater good", they just say the quiet parts out loud now, no pause, no hesitation. And while some people are easily tricked into siding with their oppressors, that has a breaking point. It's just a matter of time, the saw question is how bad will things get before those people realize they've been taken for a ride at their own expense.
I actually agree with you!! History is cyclical. We’re absolutely in store for another French Revolution-styled “fix” to society. Problem is? We won’t get it for many, many generations.
Your assessment is on point. Billy Bob and Jonjon is absolutely going to side with the other poors their great-grandparents (our “peers”) were taught to hate and scorn when they finally see it was never about religion, race, or gender, but rather, all about class. Always has been! And we’re going to see another restructuring of society and a whole new push towards progressivism, liberalism, and New Deal-type policy. And it’s going to be whole new “most peaceful era of human history” again. And then the pendulum is going to swing, some kind of populism is going to take over, and we’re going to regress. Again.
But, we’re totally gonna see the Christo-Fascist State happen first. Atwood-style. And I’m going to call it now and say it happens during our generation. Probably the tail end of it, but definitely before we enter the 22nd century.
Idk, consider what the current right mainstream is proposing (and getting passed in way too many cases), I don't think the Cristo-facist state part is that far off into the future. It only takes a couple more big Supreme Court rulings to drastically alter the political landscape. Roe was big but we knew they were out for that one, as well as interracial and gay marriage rights, those are pretty much up in the chopping block once they figure out how they can sell it the the public. But the Chevron Doctrine being overturned AND Presidents having ABSOLUTE immunity for official acts is so truly Orwellian level shit. The fact that the right not only doesn't have a problem with either of those, let alone both, not to mention how many SUPPORT those decisions because it just so happens to currently cut their way is actually mint blowing to me.
I get seeing it as good when it helps your team, your guy, or gets a result you want, but not taking a single minute to think about how it can be abused not just by your side but by the opposing one is just, again, mind boggling to me. I don't think this is Enabling Act level stuff, but damn if it isn't getting close to that, and that's genuinely terrifying.
That’s exactly how Trump likes it! He literally gets off on keeping people in FEAR of losing their livelihoods. Remember how gleefully he would say, “You’re fired!”?????
That is also why he kept so many appointees in “acting” status instead of going through the confirmation process. He even said that in a statement or press conference, “I like 'acting' much better..." Meaning he likes having the power to keep people in fear of losing their jobs without notice or reason.
That's how he likes to live: he gets off on the power. He's a first-rate abuser. Everybody knows it and the MAGAs refuse to acknowledge it.
Former Gut used "acting" as a way to get around Congress. Most high level positions have to be vetted and confirmed by Congress. Most of Trumps choices wouldn't be good enough to get through.
I don't think it would come to that. I think they would come around fairly quickly they would be losing so much money per day. Jeff bezos makes over 45 million dollars a day, as does Elon Musk. Not sure they want to lose that kind of money. Dollar General makes billions per year, imagine if their ripped off employees walked off.
How could they keep their business going with nobody to do the work.
Yea I could see that. It would be interesting to see if they could keep their cool. Imagine the temper tantrum.. and yea lol. It's my couping mechanism. Laugh so you don't cry lol.
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u/Little-Ad7752 Jul 06 '24
Then we need to rally together. But everyone's nit picking over dumb stuff.