this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The majority of Americans have decided to hurt everyone so that billionaires can get tax brakes and immigrants can be deported. True evil.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

More like the majority of Americans have decided not to participate in the democratic process so they won't feel responsible for the outcome.

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, I hope their hands feel clean after the next four years

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's nice that you think there will be any more legitimate elections.

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Oh, I'm well aware of the potential damage.

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

That’s a polite way to say “we’re really screwed now”

[–] 7ai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Is it a stretch to consider the possibility that our extinction is near?

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

Human extinction is neither near nor particularly inevitable. A few small groups (rich people) will always find a way to survive, most likely by exploiting those less fortunate. It's just that a lot of people are gonna die while we turn our planet into a living hell by extincting all the other species.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Stages. Long, awful stages.

Anything that helps, helps, as in "it can always get worse".

I will something more akin to 'Into the Badlands'.

Wealthy people will exploit the poorer more and more until there is nothing left but indentured servitude for the resources you need to stay alive.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Out with global warming, new descriptive name is global boiling