yournamehere comments on There's a reason why polls say Social Media ranks higher in trust than News today

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

pfff, stop blaming one person for a facist nation. it is the people. twice! twice they voted him into office. and those voters are also the content creators in social media. ofcourse those dumbasses trust themselves more than anyone else. idiocracy.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 point 1 year ago

And?

Like what can you do about it other than complain or kill all people that you think as lesser which is basically the whole fascist playbook.

We have to deal with reality as it is and it's one where desperate people turn to others for help, even if they are turning to people that lie to them about helping for more power.
It's frustrating but we can't just stop at being angry.

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It's inappropriate to blame the people when our current situation is eminently predictable. It is a law of human nature that when people get desperate enough, they will turn towards authoritarianism. When neither political party offers meaningful improvement in people's lives, they turn to demagogues who promise to muscle change through and to punish the other. We are the same humanity that put the Caesars and Napoleon into power. Human nature hasn't changed since ancient Rome. And desperation always brews dictatorship. Blaming the people for this is like blaming the people for the law of gravity.

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