• @baatliwala
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    Ngl seeing the American left wing bubble burst is wild and entertaining. I mean, I would never want Trump to be elected but people have gotten a huge reality check of what sort of online environment they were exposed to.

  • @grue
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    No. No, we can’t “move on” from the election, because elections have consequences. We will never be able to “move on” because we will be continuously fucked by those consequences, in the ass with no lube, for the rest of our lives.

    Even if Trump and the GOP give up power and the US holds free and fair elections in four years, an absolute fuck-ton of permanent damage will have been done in the meantime.

    • RobotsLeftHand
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      There are so many things at stake, but people really don’t know how bad Trump’s supreme court has fucked the environment already. Getting the average voter to care about it won’t happen until it’s far too late. I try to just not think about it.

  • @TrickDacy
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    Sounds pretty fucking privileged that you even have the option of moving on from the topic

  • Daemon Silverstein
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    As a Brazilian nervously watching the unfolding of a potentially global mess, I bring you the best Brazil can offer: memes! Here’s a pretty relatable one (Original cartoon from Maurício de Souza, Turma da Mônica)

  • @PunnyName
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    646 hours ago

    “Can we just get over the fact that your foot is blown off? It’s bumming me out.”

    No

    • @TrickDacy
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      When has apathy ever backfired though??

  • @[email protected]
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    205 hours ago

    That’s accurate to how I feel inside. GOP got it all. So nothing can really stop their agenda. Which sucks if you’re not white male.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 hours ago

        I thought the image would reflect the GOP right now. Instead here I am with egg on my face.

        Unfortunately, one thing with GOP is they may disagree but tend to fall in line.

  • @Gradually_Adjusting
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    877 hours ago

    This election is likely going to be looked back on as the point when things became completely untenable in the 21st century. The American empire will implode, billions will suffer, the climate emergency will accelerate to maximum, and geopolitical dynamics will become incredibly unstable. Shit is about to go fully awry. This was it, and the people who are already bored about it have played no small part in getting us here.

      • @Gradually_Adjusting
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        325 hours ago

        You think I’m being melodramatic? Historians make careers on turning points like this. We can never know exactly what will happen next, but we can at least be sure that normality is not on the menu.

        • @lolrightythen
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          My guess is that when asked if we could stop talking about it for a bit, you decide to multi-post your theses.

          No one is arguing against you, just read the room before you spam it.

          • @Gradually_Adjusting
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            103 hours ago

            That ain’t me, I barely post… Though I do sometimes say too much.

            A lot more ink is going to be spilled on this as it unfolds, and that too is what the people voted for - drama.

      • @surewhynotlem
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        264 hours ago

        Yeah, it’s dramatic nonsense to assume Trump will do what he and his party said he’ll do.

        Do I need this? /s

        • @TrickDacy
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          124 hours ago

          It may not surprise you that the person you responded to was a hard defender of banned troll universalmonk.

          • @surewhynotlem
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            22 hours ago

            I’m happy to not know who that is :-) it means my filters are working.

            • @TrickDacy
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              Nice. They were a troll who started an account 2 months before the election and began immediately flooding lemmy with an average of 82 posts/comments each day. Just about everything they posted was encouraging people to vote third party.

              After piles of complaints, the account was finally banned two weeks ago. Besides shilling for Stein, they also were a prolific sealion, knowing exactly how to piss everyone off to the greatest extent while “not breaking rules” (they absolutely broke the rule against trolling, constantly). Mods pretended this was simply a matter of a “shitty opinion” but when the outcry reached its climax, they finally banned the fuck.

      • Ben Hur Horse Race
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        nice apathy + username combination

        don’t worry- things have been stable since mcdonalds! nothing can change, just ask Turkey

  • @[email protected]
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    Attention everyone there was a major US election that took place 2 days ago resulting in Trump winning

    If you get on social media for the next month (probably more) you are going to see politics unless you filter it out or get off social media

  • @foggy
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    567 hours ago

    Those who choose to abstain from politics submit to being ruled by their inferiors.

  • @[email protected]
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    Totally unrelated question. I just noticed the door and its locks. Does it have four locks? Or is it a lock above each doorknob? I’ve never seen a door like that.

    • d00phy
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      104 hours ago

      Often when tenants lose keys to a deadbolt, a shady landlord or superintendent will say the knob lock is “good enough” to avoid paying to have the deadbolt replaced. Consequently, tenants might install their own deadbolts.

      You might ask, why not just replace the existing lock!? Well, the super is going to call a locksmith to do that, and the locksmith can charge more for installing a new lock rather than replacing the old one. Plus, an extra lock when everyone’s is home for the evening == extra security.

  • Lucy :3
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    498 hours ago

    Considering it affects a lot of people, negatively, it is rightfully a topic.

  • QuentinCallaghan
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    318 hours ago

    This is a big topic after all so there is no way one can just “move on”.

  • macniel
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    116 hours ago

    Oh don’t worry. Many from Europe/Germany are focusing on our broken government right now.