• Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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    -81 year ago

    You say that like it matters what a Democrat’s position is. It doesn’t. Not even when they have a supermajority in Congress and control the Supreme Court. They will not get things done.

      • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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        -61 year ago

        The status quo is gradual decline. It’ll be better for a while but eventually we’ll still be screwed.

        • Montagge
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          41 year ago

          I can fix my car if it’s got an oil leak. I can’t fix my car if I push it into a burn pit.

          • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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            -31 year ago

            I’d say that greatly depends on where the leak is coming from. You might need a whole new engine.

            And, of course, you aren’t the one fixing it. It’s you and 300 million other people, some of whom want to burn the car to the ground, others who will put antifreeze in the oil filler cap, and still others who will torque the bolts until they snap off.

            Don’t get me wrong; a gradual decline means I have a pretty decent life. My kids won’t be so lucky, but we’ve been on this course since a bunch of guys threw tea in the harbor and there’s nothing I can do to change it.

            • Montagge
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              21 year ago

              Nope we’re all trying to fix our own cars, but some people like you have decided to never change your oil because somebody else decided to drive on bald tires with bad ball joints.
              The real unfortunate part is we’ve all been given American brand cars so all of our cars suck.

              • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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                01 year ago

                The real unfortunate part is we’ve all been given American brand cars so all of our cars suck.

                We agree on that. American government was shitty when it started and got shittier over time. They just bolted a V8 and a plastic body kit to a 18th century carriage and called it a day.

                  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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                    -11 year ago

                    Nah, she needs a complete teardown and rebuild. Of course, the tools we have for that mean we’ll probably end up with something worse.

        • @Feathercrown
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          21 year ago

          I’ll take that eventually over right now though

          • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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            -21 year ago

            It’s the difference between hitting the ground at 500 knots and hitting the ground at 200 knots. We’ll still be dead at the end but we’ll be alive and in terror a bit longer.

              • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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                11 year ago

                Because if I stop breathing I pass out and keep breathing. Just like elections keep happening whether I want them or not.

            • @Feathercrown
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              11 year ago

              Ok but electing Trump (probably) won’t actually kill you, it’ll just make your life even worse for even longer. There’s no bedrock at the bottom of the hole, there’s no breaking point where the US suddenly collapses into complete anarchy, your options just steadily get worse. Accelerationism does not work.

              • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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                21 year ago

                Don’t get me wrong: I don’t want Trump elected. I just don’t expect to see anything but decline for the rest of my life and I’m resigned to it.

                I think if these young voters would get on board with that they wouldn’t have a problem voting for it.

                • @Feathercrown
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                  01 year ago

                  Sometimes I feel that way too, but I refuse to believe it can’t change. We were great once, we can do it again.

                  …shit I reinvented MAGA. You know what I mean though, great but not like that lol

                  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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                    01 year ago

                    The more I learn about US history the less I believe we were once “great.” Powerful? Sure. But not “great.”