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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If only journalism was this blunt at an earlier point than after he won, again.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago

I'd agree if it wasn't in their opinion section

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I used to naively believe that sometimes things need to get bad before they can get good. Like, sometimes someone needs to lie in the gutter first before they are able to look up at the stars…

It seems there’s no floor to how bad things can get.

It’s mostly just all gutter now.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And the gutter is just a rest stop before the sewer.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm fully ready to admit that America is an Idiocracy. It prefer to stay optimistic about the future, but when the majority of voters choose the Orange Sack of Shit in spite of everything we know about him, they must be fucking idiots. I'm ashamed to be associated with this country anymore. I've actually been anticipating that it will break up and balkanize. The goalposts keep moving but I really think it's inevitable, and I just hope the process isn't an apocalyptic mess.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Idiots and evil. Dont forget the evil voters.

Ill take balkanization over a dictatorship tbh, maybe we can try this union thing again when ruralites get sick of being trampled

[–] banshee@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We were so close to electing a president that can speak in complete sentences!

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Two inches. We avoided Gilead by two inches

[–] 01011@monero.town 1 points 5 days ago

Native and African Americans have been telling you this for centuries. Welcome to the truth.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

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