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0 pointsdavidw1y ago0 comments

I'm old enough to remember how things used to be and it sure wasn't perfect, but JFC is it bad now.

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justatdotin1y ago· 4 in thread

really? cos I feel old, but as far back as I remember usa's vaunted democratic institutions have been a sideshow while the wealthy favour global militarist domination over the needs of ordinary american people.

when did you decide that things went bad?

davidwOP1y ago

Let's see:

SC decision that presidents are above the law.

Violent assault on the Capitol.

Journalism imploding.

justatdotin1y ago

OK.

I'm looking for a year.

I think the SC decision was last year, whereas the capitol riot was 4 yrs ago.

sorry, I don't know a date for 'journalism imploding', but I'm guessing you mean 2016?

so you think the WMD lies were before things turned bad?

intended1y ago

I’ve personally harped on the failure of globalization since the 1990s, before it was cool.

Nothing has been this bad.

But perhaps I’m wrong. Could you point out how today is the same as before?

justatdotin1y ago

broad brushstrokes: democracy as a sideshow while the rulers prioritise warriorism over the material needs of the population was clear last century.

what's worse? I mean, I'll readily admit that the sideshow has got more ridiculous, but the main game is the same.

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zouhair1y ago

Oh yeah, the good old segregation times.

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justatdotin1y ago· 4 in thread

really? cos I feel old, but as far back as I remember usa's vaunted democratic institutions have been a sideshow while the wealthy favour global militarist domination over the needs of ordinary american people.

when did you decide that things went bad?

davidwOP1y ago

Let's see:

SC decision that presidents are above the law.

Violent assault on the Capitol.

Journalism imploding.

justatdotin1y ago

OK.

I'm looking for a year.

I think the SC decision was last year, whereas the capitol riot was 4 yrs ago.

sorry, I don't know a date for 'journalism imploding', but I'm guessing you mean 2016?

so you think the WMD lies were before things turned bad?

intended1y ago

I’ve personally harped on the failure of globalization since the 1990s, before it was cool.

Nothing has been this bad.

But perhaps I’m wrong. Could you point out how today is the same as before?

justatdotin1y ago

broad brushstrokes: democracy as a sideshow while the rulers prioritise warriorism over the material needs of the population was clear last century.

what's worse? I mean, I'll readily admit that the sideshow has got more ridiculous, but the main game is the same.

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zouhair1y ago

Oh yeah, the good old segregation times.

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