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[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I say this with no sense of irony or desire for the fall to happen; but he hasn't even taken office yet, time will tell [sigh].

I still struggle with the internal conflict of 1) wanting this to all just work out and we come out the other side 4 years from now with our democracy intact, albeit with a lot of changes I disagree with or 2) hoping for stage 2 of FAaFO to unleash the leopards while I laugh and the idiots who voted against their own best interests cry that their faces are being eaten. The human in me really hopes for the former, but the wanna-be-standup-comedian in me has a darker heart.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I say this with no sense of irony or desire for the fall to happen; but he hasn’t even taken office yet, time will tell [sigh].

Oh yeah, my point isn't that they haven't 'succeeded' in that goal of seeing the US collapse; they very well may have depending on how things shake out. My point is only that their actual motivations were not, largely, their stated motivations, and the starkness of what is facing minorities in the US now makes them uncomfortable, knowing that this is what they were cheerleading for. And also that the collapse of the US isn't going to look anything like they think it will.

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

ahh gotcha. 100% agree! aka FO in full effect haha