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Looking at America spiraling down into racisme, hate, etc... as a non-american is like reading a Lovecraftian tale: starring into the abyss of contempt, chaos, and bigotry… it also makes me sad. (beehaw.org)
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[–] plactagonic@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

For me it is weirdly entertaining and frightening at the same time.

[–] Helldiver_M@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seeing the humor in things is an amazing coping mechanism. Otherwise, I think I'd just go insane myself.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jimmy Buffett has a good song about that.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you like pina coladas...

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Changes in Latitudes is the song name.

"If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane"

"If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane"

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

That's Rupert Holmes, not Jimmy.

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