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[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 118 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idiocracy achieved. Mike Judge is a time traveler disguised as a comedic writer and tried to warn us.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And we thought he was joking

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] oyo@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago

That's the only thing he got wrong... Now it's "Welcome to Amazon, we absolutely hate you and you have no other choice."

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Nobody will ever wear these" Costume designer

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

They’re actually not horrible.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can't even make fun of this shit anymore. Imagine a movie in 2016 where the president of the us is an obese idiot who sells beas from the oval office. Americans would be like: c'mon, what the fuck? We're not that stupid.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Trump promote some sort of Honey recently?

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 59 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idiocracy is now a fucking documentary.

How much you want to wager, the "mainstream" media will be sporting a boner over this gala event?

[–] oppy1984@lemdro.id 71 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I really wish people would stop saying Idiocracy is a documentary, it's not. President Camacho was able to see his shortcomings and hired the smartest man in the world to fix things, that's not happening in real life.

Idiocracy is something for us to aspire to.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Office space is still a documentary right?

[–] oppy1984@lemdro.id 9 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 2 weeks ago

Been saying this for a year now

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

But we did hire the smartest man in the world:

Elon Musk

/s

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

And in 2030 he'll be having immigrants fight to the death for their freedom.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like a more realistic timeline for that is 2027 at the very latest

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

It wouldn't surprise me if it happened next week.

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are not winning freedom. Winner gets a pillow for 1 night in Alligator Auschwitz.

[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Plot twist, death is their only freedom

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't Stephen King write a novela about that?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Bringing back mandingo fighting

[–] Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.com 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For context, his Big Idiot Bill passed, but polling on it has been horrendous. This is another distraction.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-scrambles-to-defend-his-megabill-after-savage-polling/

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 weeks ago

Of course it's a distraction "panem et circenses" for the people! It's so close to old Rome you might throw in a Roman salute here and there.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago

Based on Musk's black eye, I would say that Trump's White House has allready seen at least one fight

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This feels really psychotic. All of this really makes me want to question reality. Are we in a simulation? Are we an experiment by an advanced alien race, and they're tweaking parameters to study us?

Trump is like a grade school bully, in a lord of the flies scenario. He's got all this power and he's bringing in his bully friends and they're doing shit grade school bullies would do with all this power.

And all the people who voted for him...

None of this makes any sense. The end is nigh?

[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think the mistake we (myself included) tend to make is assuming people have any intelligence on average.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Can we please stop getting sidetracked by "trump might eat green cheese 2026" please?

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago

I hope it's as successful as his birthday party

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Rehabilitation!

[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

Well, as they say, if you put a clown on the throne, he does not become king. The palace becomes a circus.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Trump VS Obama? I’d fucking watch that.

[–] alucard@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'll allow it!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Musk v Zuck

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

it would be quite difficult for trump to even walk, especially like a centaur, and his pants is full of shit.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are we finally gonna get the Musk vs Zuckerberg showdown?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

musk's MOM gave him a hallpass to excuse him from it. doubt he can fight an ANDROID like zuckerberg also knowing BJJ.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Biff Tannen has become president.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Idiocracy, here we come.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“What’s this? IT’S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!”

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

This is how we get real life to look like a video game. Imagine page boys and interns in their little suits hooting for martial violence like the background of Street Fighter. What a time to be alive.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m not sure how satire outlets can write headlines anymore tbh.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Trump's new tax on the wealthy will help million of low income families"

That's honestly the only Onion title I would fact check at this point.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 2 weeks ago

This is some hick-ass shit.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The White House lawn will be turned into a monster truck track next.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Why not? Honestly why not? I would at least be entertained.

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

fucking of course.

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