Honestly I don’t know what’s going on in the USA. You’re so proud of your “democracy and freedom” yet one of your 2 political parties is able to effectively dismantle the entire thing in less than a decade. You’re now one election away from being a christofascist state.

…and yet you’re all just going to work tomorrow. You’re all doing pretty much nothing except “make sure you vote in 2024.” So I guess every 4 years you’re going to be one election away from a literal Nazi takeover?

I don’t know. Riot or something. I have no idea how you’re all coping so hard.

  • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure, most of this sentiment would have been true for someone living in, say, Magdeburg, Germany in 1928.

    I’m not saying that the US is inevitably turning into literally Hitler, but changes, revolutions can be very fast if certain tipping points are reached. Trump is prosecuted, yes, but are you sure that will stop him? There’s a good chance, he’ll walk away without any verdict that hinders his election. The supreme court is already very pro theocracy and a large part of the (voting) population is at least willing to risk someone like hard right republicans to take over.

    You guys are already in a situation where something as basic as the democratic process is flawed (electoral college, gerrymandering, voting rights,…). Add to that the polarisation of the political debate, inability of “the government” to function due to mutual blockades, etc., etc. and you’re quickly at a point where a democracy can fall.