Engage with communities here. The politics and tech communities are lively enough, but niche communities are lacking. Give people a reason to come here who aren’t politics/tech junkies.

Never underestimate the penchant of people for stupidity. Even people on our side.

And everyone who stood aside and said “This is fine, I’m not going to do anything to stop it.”

Inaction is not absolution, as much as some people wish it was.

“Thanks everyone who didn’t vote for Harris” better for you?

I assumed that people would understand that “abstainers” was here to emphasize that those who abstained from voting also brought fascism to America, as compared to Trump voters, who we all already know are guilty for bringing fascism to America, but apparently that’s too complex to parse.

Do you know what everyone who didn’t vote would have been a vote for Harris?

The idea that they would be Trump voters instead would not improve my moral judgment of abstainers.

Thanks, abstainers.

Some are disingenuous, Susan Collin style.

Others are genuine, utter dipshits.

I was thinking (and presumably xmunk too) of scenarios where the military overthrows the government.

Ah

I interpreted you as saying that you couldn’t think of a mass purge that didn’t result in a junta or other coups.

It feels like you’re just trying to downplay what Palestinians are actively going through under Biden to push on the angle of Trump being worse.

“Palestinians are being genocided, but that doesn’t mean that the genocide can’t happen faster or in a more bloody manner”

“I think you’re just trying to downplay what Palestinians are going through under Biden”

???

For nearly a century it’s been a state of apartheid, the genocide in earnest started after oct.

No. It really didn’t start in October.

The UN and many other institutions have raised huge concerns over it.

Yes, they have, and rightfully so. The escalation of the genocide to where it is now is a major atrocity, beyond where the genocide was before.

Don’t be fooled for a single fucking second that this is as bad as it gets.

Gorbachev purging the Soviet military.

Palestinians are already fucked. They are literally going through a genocide. There is no worse outcome.

Ah yes, the two states of existence, genocide, and not-genocide. That’s why the genocide, which has been going on for near two-decades now, is no more urgent today than it was in September of last year.

Don’t worry. Trump will just blame Mexico for not being a team player, and his base will eat it up.

or do the cops just get to “use their own judgement”?

ding ding ding ding ding

We have a winner.

“The economy” for most people is “I have BAD vibes right now!” rather than any actual consideration of economics, national or household.

t. someone ACTUALLY in the bottom 15% of American workers.

This is my shocked face.

And Trump will doubtlessly give it to them, the same way he released thousands of Taliban fighters.

Even if it gets worse, it’s not like his supporters will ever make the connection.

“Um, aktually, this is business as usual for the United Snakes of Amerikkka.”

We did it, Patrick! We saved the environment!