whodrankarnoldpalmer

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What are they doing that isn’t easily ignored?

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (7 children)

There absolutely are not. There are anemic little marches scattered here and there.

Americans were protesting George Bush in 2004 more forcefully and in vastly larger numbers than they are protesting now.

However they’re told to feel

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Some assholes gave the US a bloody nose and America spent the next quarter decade trying to stop the bleeding by continuously stabbing itself in the heart

The US no longer has laws, just grievances to be addressed arbitrarily.

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So the options are:

  1. the situation gets better on its own
  2. someone from elsewhere comes to save America from itself

Seems there’s a third option that also happens to be the only legitimate one.

Can we get this guy another stroke, please?

Why wouldn’t he? He’s faced zero opposition and his base feels safe and comfortable.

And Americans will whine for a minute, repeat the “What am I expected to do?” line and then go on about their day.

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