• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Me visiting me in 1998:

    “So, yeah, the United States has fallen to fascism, it’s all over but the shouting. Donald Trump is the President for the second time. Yes, that Donald Trump. Censorship is the rule of the day and the only major corporation to stand against it, taking a hit to their own profits, is the internet’s largest focal point for porn, a sort of hub for porn.”

    “You are clearly demented. Get the fuck out of my house old man.”

    • Lukas Murch@thelemmy.club
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      1 month ago

      “Wow, a second time? He must have done really well the first time!”

      Yeah, not really. He tanked the economy into nearly a recession, then over 1M people eventually died from a respiratory virus, he lost re-election, failed to lead a coup, then was convicted of 34 felonies but the judicial department slow-walked until he was re-elected again. Yeah. 2020s have been rough.