A lot of the world is managing their affairs adequately. The comment above is about America. You guys have very serious problems that are getting worse. Please do not conflate "America" with "The world". It is a common habit of many Americans. You folks are not "The world".
In America you don't get arrested for Mean tweets, you have the right to a jury trials... Just a couple of things there.
You get to call and claim all kinds of shit about the President that aren't true, doom and claim "Its over!" Make up bullshit about how the government is mass killing people. All sorts of dumb fuckery. We got that freedom. We got LOADS of freedoms. Sure some people abuse them. Terrible that. Most don't. We don't punish the many for the deeds of a few, that's what a legal system is for. Punishing the bad ones.
Strange thing that, when you keep stripping freedoms for "Security" you end up with neither.
If you can recover democracy, except the fact that the U.S. was never a democracy in the first place. These people don’t even know how their own country works.
As a South African, even I think that South Africa is a better democracy than the US because of it's proportional voting system which means everyone gets the same vote.
In the US, people living in rural states' votes matter more than those living on urban states because of the Electoral College. So, mathematically, it's even possible to win and become president with a minority of 22% of the popular vote while an opponent has 78%.
Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, from dēmos 'people' and krátos 'rule')[1] is a form of government in which political power is vested in the Democratic party
“As long as I don’t have to have any responsibilities or any kind of job, and mommy can keep bringing me my chicken tendies LET IT BURN. I need at least a generation to get my shit together!”
Thing 1: "THINGS ARE SO BAD AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET WORSE."
Thing 2: "GOING TO GET WORSE? THEY ALREADY ARE WORSE!"
Thing 3: "I DO NOT SEE HOW YOU ARE SO DELUDED. THINGS ARE ALREADY WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. IN FACT, I AM ALREADY DEAD FROM THE WORST POSSIBLE THING AND POSTING FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE."
I decided to do nothing like all of you, fought from behind my keyboard. My universe was obliterated, I was incinerated, but due to the circumstances there it felt like 2 years of burning before I died. After that I clawed my way out of the afterlife into your dimension, just to warn you the same is about to happen to you! Everything hinges on this!
One simple donation of at least $2.99 can prevent catastrophe!
What's so funny about this is that all the main prospects that are likely to determine a country's future... Look incredibly good for the US.
The US has by far the most talented people in the world thanks to brain drain.
Our competing nations like Russia and China have catastrophicly bad demographic fall off with no plausible way to turn it around in an acceptable timeframe.
We're at the cutting edge of technology, medical, commercial, and military. Reproductive technology and AI are especially important, and we're in the lead on that too. (AI tech is going to widen our lead on other countries exponentially).
Our largest civilizational weakness, poor border enforcement, is being reigned in.
Our largest commercial failing, overly expesive housing, is starting to be resolved. IE nimby politics are losing favor with both parties.
Our geo-strategic enemies have been joining us (Arab sunni muslims) or have been being removed from power and being replaced with allies. (See Syria as an example).
We are in the process of seeing America go from being the world's only super-power, to the US becoming the world's only power at all.
We;re currently the most successful civilization in history, and it looks like our lead is about to widen exponentially.
My grandfather says people have been saying this since he was a kid in the 1950s.
It is always the end of the world. Ironically and Unironically.
A lot of the world is managing their affairs adequately. The comment above is about America. You guys have very serious problems that are getting worse. Please do not conflate "America" with "The world". It is a common habit of many Americans. You folks are not "The world".
is it?
There are numerous wars ongoing. Tell me, is the world any better in America or anywhere else?
In America you don't get arrested for Mean tweets, you have the right to a jury trials... Just a couple of things there.
You get to call and claim all kinds of shit about the President that aren't true, doom and claim "Its over!" Make up bullshit about how the government is mass killing people. All sorts of dumb fuckery. We got that freedom. We got LOADS of freedoms. Sure some people abuse them. Terrible that. Most don't. We don't punish the many for the deeds of a few, that's what a legal system is for. Punishing the bad ones.
Strange thing that, when you keep stripping freedoms for "Security" you end up with neither.
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I believe it
America is never more than one meanie head president away from complete destruction.
“With my own eyes!!”
-Favorite phrase of people who think the earth is flat.
If you can recover democracy, except the fact that the U.S. was never a democracy in the first place. These people don’t even know how their own country works.
By design
It’s nuts. Go ask some random people you know what federalism is. They have no clue.
What do you mean?
But the US is a democracy. People vote for the people that represent them
It's a democracy, but a very flawed one.
As a South African, even I think that South Africa is a better democracy than the US because of it's proportional voting system which means everyone gets the same vote.
In the US, people living in rural states' votes matter more than those living on urban states because of the Electoral College. So, mathematically, it's even possible to win and become president with a minority of 22% of the popular vote while an opponent has 78%.
Why is this bs getting upvoted? We are a democracy. Eesh.
Do these people even leave their homes? My life has barely changed at all the last 15 years.
Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, from dēmos 'people' and krátos 'rule')[1] is a form of government in which political power is vested in the Democratic party
Lol
Translation
“As long as I don’t have to have any responsibilities or any kind of job, and mommy can keep bringing me my chicken tendies LET IT BURN. I need at least a generation to get my shit together!”
The constant oneupsmanship is hilarious.
Thing 1: "THINGS ARE SO BAD AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET WORSE."
Thing 2: "GOING TO GET WORSE? THEY ALREADY ARE WORSE!"
Thing 3: "I DO NOT SEE HOW YOU ARE SO DELUDED. THINGS ARE ALREADY WORSE THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. IN FACT, I AM ALREADY DEAD FROM THE WORST POSSIBLE THING AND POSTING FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE."
And so it goes on and on.
From beyond the grave? Childsplay!
I decided to do nothing like all of you, fought from behind my keyboard. My universe was obliterated, I was incinerated, but due to the circumstances there it felt like 2 years of burning before I died. After that I clawed my way out of the afterlife into your dimension, just to warn you the same is about to happen to you! Everything hinges on this!
One simple donation of at least $2.99 can prevent catastrophe!
At least you had a universe to obliterate. I have abided in non-existence for eternity. 💀
Boltzmann Brian, created just to come doom on us. 🤣
There's historical records of these kinds of thoughts dating back thousands of years, doomers have been a thing ever since civilization was.
I'm kinda excited to not have to stand in line and vote anymore since they're all saying democracy is over.
Also, can I build a moat and create my own fiefdom? Or how's that work?
They should probably go outside and touch grass
Democracy is when I like my elected officials, and autocracy is when I don’t.
The end is near! People have been saying it since there have been people... Cosmically speaking, they might be right!
Nah the us ain’t falling off
What's so funny about this is that all the main prospects that are likely to determine a country's future... Look incredibly good for the US.
The US has by far the most talented people in the world thanks to brain drain.
Our competing nations like Russia and China have catastrophicly bad demographic fall off with no plausible way to turn it around in an acceptable timeframe.
We're at the cutting edge of technology, medical, commercial, and military. Reproductive technology and AI are especially important, and we're in the lead on that too. (AI tech is going to widen our lead on other countries exponentially).
Our largest civilizational weakness, poor border enforcement, is being reigned in.
Our largest commercial failing, overly expesive housing, is starting to be resolved. IE nimby politics are losing favor with both parties.
Our geo-strategic enemies have been joining us (Arab sunni muslims) or have been being removed from power and being replaced with allies. (See Syria as an example).
We are in the process of seeing America go from being the world's only super-power, to the US becoming the world's only power at all.
We;re currently the most successful civilization in history, and it looks like our lead is about to widen exponentially.
Always remember, Reddit is where stupid people come to act smart
Some people believe that. Just remember that there are a lot of idiots out there.
It’s December, so it’s actually winter in America.