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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

So quick thing. Our community has a rule of 'No bigotry'. Honestly? I think that if you voted for Trump you basically violated that rule. So lemme be clear.

If you voted for Trump, voted for Third Party, or didn't vote at all and you say as much on this community, I will permanently ban you. Yes, I am including Third Party in that. Jill Stein is an open asset of the Russians. More over, a Third Party candidate was never going to win. Your position of a protest vote did nothing other than fuck over everyone else in the country. You are just as bad as the people who did not vote and worse than the people who voted for Trump. At least they were honest about what they were doing. You deluded yourself into believing that a completely different election was happening and actively enabled fascism.

You do not get to call yourself a Star Trek fan when your actions have shown that you go against absolutely everything that it stands for and represents.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Honestly?

πŸ‘

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you [...] didn't vote at all and you say as much on this community, I will permanently ban you.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Fair, bad wording on my part lol

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you're off the hook. For now. Depending on where you live, I'm sure you'll get your chance to vote against fascists. Seems to be catching.

[–] Geralt_Of_Rivia@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

Sure we will. It looks like that our government (Germany) is falling apart in these very minutes. So I guess we will get our chance to fuck things up very soon as well.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago

Fuck Cardassia Once Again.

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 10 points 2 days ago

This is the only thing that made me crack a smile today. It’s nice to know that some people still have brains.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This punk fag won't go down quietly or nicely is all I'm saying. Fed it gets better bullshit my entire life lol.

Brother dead at 29 from heroin βœ….

Father dead at 62 from brain cancer βœ….

Personal Dx of pain and suffering, only cure is death for me at 34. Am 38 now. βœ….

Just tell me where to join team blue for Civil War II.

edit: I don't use the f word lightly....I was a very bullied boy...I'm trying to empower myself or whatevers. I won't go back!

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You need a rotation on Risa, friend, not war.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

πŸ«‚

I'd probably pull a Lower Decks engineering and make a device to insta-cure stress because vacations are scary.

For what it's worth I've spent last 2 years not working trying to recover from burnout etc everything. πŸ₯Ή

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We sound similar. I wish today didn't suck. Just want to make sure we aren't spinning out and being ineffective. We need people to care and help.

Let me know how it goes with your anti-stress device, because I could use it, too.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Here's to resistance being not-futile. ✌️

Spoiler

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

All I've manged to say on the matter is this:

Just walking around with this expression and saying "fuck" but in a terrified but also numb kind of way.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can have today. I expect you at your post tomorrow.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

And remember, we’ll be starting 5d RTO at the beginning of the year!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm just numb at this point. I want to cry, but I can't.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm numb too. I'm having a hard time processing it. I woke up in a completely different country/world.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah tbh I’m making plans to leave the country once my lease is up. Between the political leadership of the non-fascist party being demonstrably unable to consistently find their ass with both hands since, like 2012 at the latest, and the fact that so many people evidently pulled some Brexit-esque β€œprotest vote” bullshit or whatever, this clearly isn’t a country that aligns with my personal values and ethics anymore, and I think this made me realize I’m just fucking done with it.

So yeah - good job, DNC. You fucked up so hard that I’m gonna drain by brain in some other country. You had one job. ONE. FUCKING. JOB. And you couldn’t fucking do it. This shit is categorically indefensible. Jesus tapdancing christ.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I woke up at 2 am and couldn't help but look. Couldn't get back to sleep until 4, but it's all just been 'how did this happen? How could Americans not see all those signs as bad?'

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because most of us are arrogant, short-sighted, stupid, greedy, and have no empathy.

At this point I know I need to move to a blue as fuck state, or maybe emigrate to somewhere with better enshrined lgbt rights, universal healthcare, and legal weed, like say Mexico.

(I'm kidding but only just barely.)

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

We are emigrating because we have that option. I wish I could take all of the good people with us. Especially the ones at risk, like the queer people and the brown people.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We are a minority. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

To be a serious Star Trek fan means you see way beyond countries and current politics.

That isn't something most humans are good at.

It maybe will always feel bad for us to exist in this uncaring universe where the majority seems to care only about what immediately affects them.

To have a kind and open heart maybe just has this cost. I wish I could offer more.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I was talking about that with @ininewcrow@lemmy.ca yesterday. So many Americans see Star Trek episodes where soulless computers run everyone's life or people are forced into suicide booths for the enjoyment of the elite or the Roman Empire runs the world with an iron fist and they think those all sounds like great ideas.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We survived 2000 (you know, not well), we'll survive this.

Though I say that with a lot less confidence and conviction than I normally do.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know this thread is about a serious topic

On a lighter note, this is peak β€œsmell the fart” acting

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 8 points 1 day ago

It's okay, everybody gets the day off when the antichrist wins.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It's perfecto.