Well, at least you'll get some good meme's out of it?
Her deference to the party, her donors and political elite + her endless and unshakable support for an ongoing genocide in the middle east, is something I couldn't stomach.
I'm disgusted with politics right now, in my own country and around the world. I don't even believe we live in a democracy anymore.
When the same 2 parties swap power every few years, is this really the only choice we ever get? It's pathetic.
I think I’ll play some Fallout to prep myself for how the world is going to be like. Also going to start saving my bottle caps.
SupremeAC said:Well, at least you'll get some good meme's out of it?
I've already seen a good one that said with Trump winning, all Americans are Floridians now
I might have been quiet around here but I still exist and will continue to do so, even if it's against the wishes of the majority of voters.
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There are no real words to use for this nonsense. This is the times we live in, media is being controlled by megalomaniac billionaires. Misinformation is more important than truth. People would rather an asshole, lying, racist, rapist, felon be president than allow certain people to have equal rights or just be called what they want to be called. That's the country we live in, they aren't hiding it anymore.
Apparently the 10 richest people in the world just got 64 billion dollars richer when Donald Trump won the election. Elon Musk was at the top of the list.
Archangel3371 said:Apparently the 10 richest people in the world just got 64 billion dollars richer when Donald Trump won the election. Elon Musk was at the top of the list.
lets be real though, that's small change to them. I don't think those 10 people even noticed that.
I don't know what disturbs me more. 4 years of Trump eroding the constitutional state, or his billionaire bromance who runs twitter like it's his personal plaything getting a say in how a country should be led.
SupremeAC said:Apparently Musk chimed in on a call between Trump and Zelenski.
I don't know what disturbs me more. 4 years of Trump eroding the constitutional state, or his billionaire bromance who runs twitter like it's his personal plaything getting a say in how a country should be led.
He already did through bribery lobbying, anyway.
Now we just all shout at each other like opposing football teams.
Globalisation "failed" and people are pissed. Let's face it, it's the economy and inflation.
SupremeAC said:Apparently Musk chimed in on a call between Trump and Zelenski.
I don't know what disturbs me more. 4 years of Trump eroding the constitutional state, or his billionaire bromance who runs twitter like it's his personal plaything getting a say in how a country should be led.
I really don't understand Musk, he's supposed to be a genius but whenever he opens his mouth, he sounds like a crazy person.
gamingeek said:People are fed up with democracy, but that's the fault of politicians already in power.
Now we just all shout at each other like opposing football teams.
Globalisation "failed" and people are pissed. Let's face it, it's the economy and inflation.
The way I see it, people are fed up with oligarchy, not democracy. Many blame capitalism, but capitalism only becomes a problem when a handful of people own/control everything and use their power (money) to influence government policy in their favor at the detriment of the working class. I believe this more than anything else is why Donald Trump was elected twice, which, for better or worse, is democracy in action. In America, Democrats and Republicans are both mostly controlled by their donors, which are primarily the oligarchy. However, these politicians also know they need the working class to vote them in, so they, and the legacy media, focus on topics like climate change, abortion, hate, and identity politics instead of economic and security policies that can make everyone's life better. There's nothing wrong with addressing other important issues, but if the working class is struggling, they will vote against the party currently in power.
Unfortunately, many people see their neighbors. and even their own family members, as their enemy instead of the oligarchy and politicians. It's extremely distressing to see.
And the cycle continues...
gamingeek said:I really don't understand Musk, he's supposed to be a genius but whenever he opens his mouth, he sounds like a crazy person.
I believe he's both.
The USA is a plutocracy, not an olicracy. It is driven by the needs of big companies and their persuit of ever more money, not by the will to do good for its citizens. It charades as a meritocracy to keep people focused on those same goals, because if people would band together and would want to look out for eachother it will result in higher taxes and more restrictive legislation.
Globalism didn't fail. It brought great riches to those on the receiving end and greatly improved their lives. Globalism is also very important in keeping peace. You can't go starting wars among yourselves if you have common interests and rely on eachother for your needs. The issue is that with globalism, neoliberal capitalism travelled the world.
We can't buy $10 t-shirts when the people who make them half a world away want to better their lives themselves. We can't keep housing affordable when there is a limited supply of construction materials and all of a sudden people in India and China decide they want proper housing as well. The pie is only this big, but we've got more people who want a piece of it. For us, Europeans and Americans, sadly that means our way of life will become more expensive, too expensive perhaps for many.
Politics won't be able to solve this. It's the mindset that needs to change. Do we really need to be able to buy shitty $10 shirts and throw them out after one season? But people don't want to change, they want to cling onto what they have and feel they are entitled to.
The nationalists say we need to shield our markets, bring more production back to our own backyard. But that won't guarantee our wealth because it will result in prices rising. No more $10 dollar shirts, because no one here will want to make them. Just look at Brexit and how that turned out. All it will lead to is less understanding between nations, less collaboration, less reasons for us to not start another big war.
Ravenprose said:gamingeek said:I really don't understand Musk, he's supposed to be a genius but whenever he opens his mouth, he sounds like a crazy person.I believe he's both.
He's very smart, got very lucky with some of the things that made him so famously rich, but he's also used to have things his way and not putting up with people telling him he's wrong. That's a perfect cocktail for becoming deranged and isolated from the real world.
SupremeAC said:The USA is a plutocracy, not an olicracy. It is driven by the needs of big companies and their persuit of ever more money, not by the will to do good for its citizens. It charades as a meritocracy to keep people focused on those same goals, because if people would band together and would want to look out for eachother it will result in higher taxes and more restrictive legislation.
USA may have been a plutocracy decades ago but not now.
But also it's undeniable that taking Russian oil out the market has pushed up the prices of everything.
As well as Ukraines grain export market being ravaged.
Also the oil cartel, OPEC who refuse to produce more oil, or keep costs down.
And then our government's have a legal mechanism for dealing with this that they are unwilling to use. Price control.
You can say it won't work as the oil will be sold elsewhere, but if every government does it the industry won't have a choice.
Powdered baby milk is ripping parent off here, price control it.
Drug prices are crazy high in America, price control it.
Rents are abnormally high, rent control.
More like you stayed up all night being stressed. And technically it is over now, but you're walking along looking at the damage and you realize it's going to take about 4 years to get through it.