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The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 1 week ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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

In your short comment you went from "literally nothing" to "something" to "very little" has happened. Which is it?

Just because not much has affected you individually doesn't mean that nothing has happened and that other people aren't affected.

Don't let the world descend into chaos before you finally decide to give a damn. By then it's already too late

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

literally nothing, to "something" and "very little" are not very large swings, especially when taking account of context.

Just because not much has affected you individually doesn’t mean that nothing has happened and that other people aren’t affected.

then go post about those things, stop making shit up and lying about the state of the US, post about actually bad things that are happening to actually real people.

Don’t let the world descend into chaos before you finally decide to give a damn. By then it’s already too late

unfortunately, i used to care, until i comprehended the sheer stupidity of the general public, unfortunately now my apathy far exceeds any desire for the human race to continue, and i hope for everybody to die a painful death as retribution for their stupidity.

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

Then I'd hate to see how painful your death is going to be....

Nice to know you're ok with being part of the problem.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then I’d hate to see how painful your death is going to be…

that's ok, assuming it actually mobilizes people into doing something about it, instead of me just dying in a cold dark hole where nobody hears about it or cares about it because trump executive order 2134 has passed and it states that "everyone who wears a hate must wear a hat of this specific shade of red"

Nice to know you’re ok with being part of the problem.

i'm not part of the problem, i'm part of the result of the problem. You guys all had your chance, and didn't manage it. Don't come crying to me when i die a martyr.

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

A martyr?? You're not a martyr. You're a fool.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 17 hours ago

ah see, but that's only what you think, given 300 years time and my manuscripts being dug up by historians and philosophers the tides will inevitably change, as they did for the other greats.

People who are ahead of their time are usually onto something productive, they just haven't quite hit the mark yet, time will inevitably make it work for them however.