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I'm not in the US, but it seems to me that the Republicans keep breaking norms and procedures, including politicising impeachment and ignoring illegal, immoral and plain bad conduct.

They also seem to be fine with not applying the same standard across the isle.

On the other hand, either Democrats follow new precedent, with even more devolving, or they keep the old decorum and get their asses kicked by Republican foul play.

What ways out of this spiral are there?

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I’m still optimistic. While the severity of the current shitshow is unprecedented, the reality is we tend to bounce left and right. One side gets in power and does (or doesn’t) shit, until people get pissed off and elect the other side.

I am more worried about the death of media and rise of streaming. Just like the rise of TV changed who could be elected and how, new media is also changing that. So far new media helps elect people with dark skills, people farther from anyone you’d want governing. It’s not pretty, it’s not good, and it’s getting worse before it gets better. Truth doesn’t matter, echo chambers matter, outrage matters.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We're in 'if you can't beat them, join them' mode.

Invest every dollar you can spare, because that's the only way to win in any of this. Both ruling parties care far more about your stock portfolio succeeding than they do about you.

[–] Anatares@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No they don't give a shit about you they care about their stock portfolio. This is true for both parties' leadership. Consider inside testing in the debate/house with no legitimate oversight.

Fuck you i got mine and all.

Investing is the only way to get ahead on an individual financial basis, but it feeds the machine. They win more from it than you.

Our capital to bargain with is labor and civility. This is why they want to replace us with AI while blocking alternate means to survive. If AI can do it we lose leverage.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hardly, the leverage was always violence.

[–] Anatares@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 day ago

I meant to say civility is a bargaining chip we can take away. I can see how that can be misinterpreted

[–] superkret@feddit.org 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait for the Germans to liberate you, I guess.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're sliding back into Nazism too.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Yeah, but they're still a lot less Nazi than the USA were in 1939.
(That's also something that gives me hope today: There aren't any full-on Nazi rallies in a packed Madison Square Garden. Yet back then, just 2 years after this photo, the US started supporting the fight against the Nazis.)

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

Or Mexico tbh, wait until the civil war is spent and watch the cartels roll in

[–] ECB@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

The Republicans are much better about using topics they don't care as much about to generate support so they can achieve the ones they do.

The Democrats tend to want to die on every hill, which is ultimately a losing strategy.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really don't know. Me personally, I'm pursuing citizenship in an EU country so I can at least have an exit strategy other than "drive to Canada and hope they let me in". Other than that, I'm active in my union and I talk with my neighbors. I walk my dog and am visibly a Nice Normal Person who happens to be Queer.

It's scary being queer here, so I might tone that down a bit as I get more scared. Which is what They want, but, hey, I'm scared.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's better to be safe, than to be a martyr. Good luck and best wishes!

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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Good luck. Feels pretty pointless over here right now.

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[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not positive of what the answer is, but I truly believe it will somehow sometime. However, please remember that this website is an echo chamber and sells doom and gloom. There is always hope no matter what the doomers say, otherwise they wouldn't be here.

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Remember your information diet guidelines!

Limit social media intake, read with an eye towards bias and agenda, and verify all news with independent sources.

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