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Sooo, where did the blatant Nazism suddenly come from? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There have always been Nazis in America, even during WW2. Listen to Rachel Maddow's podcast "ultra" to hear about how close they came to a takeover of the US way back then. They never went away, they just went low profile for a while.

Hi, I just woke from a 9 year coma, why do I keep seeing clips from what I assume is a movie where there's a press conference with the matrix guy and donald trump sitting at the resolute desk? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You didn't wake up, this is hell.

So, is the USA screwed? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 15 points 4 days ago

I believe the US is a failed state. trump just decided that himself and his AG are the only people who can decide which laws apply to the executive, and ordered the termination of all remaining Biden era US Attorneys. I know we've been saying this a lot lately, but it feels like a mask off moment.

In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It does, thanks. And I agree. I don't claim to know what the perfect system is, but I believe it would be some form of democratic socialism with some sort of magical built-in safeguard against wars of misinformation of the type we're seeing now.

In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

What do you mean by "these things"?

In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What about them?

In America, the rich controls the government. In China, the government controls the rich. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

You may not like it, but this is what peak liberalism looks like in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 37 points 1 week ago

I don't like it. Far too real.

Do they make a TV device or dongle to connect quickly via a number of types of inputs? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

What types of inputs do you need? So far all I can find in Australia is 1 to many all HDMI. Worst case scenario you might need a bunch of speciality whatever to HDMI adaptors and feed them all into a HDMI switch.

The good witch says... in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Well that's not funny at all...

Own things? Is that a rich person thing I'm to poor to understand? in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When I was a kid, people would get jobs, then stay in those jobs for years and years, getting promotions and raises. Then they'd buy things like new cars, houses, and vacations, just with the money they earned by working their jobs. So I thought that that is how life would work for me. Boy was I wrong!

If you know you know in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone -3 points 2 weeks ago

Who do you mean by liberals? And what would have been the best way to not wholeheartedly support the genocide?

I'm not trying to pick a fight, but I am curious to know who is being accused, and of what specifically. I'm not a US citizen, but I was hoping Kamala would win the election last year. I'm also, like any decent person, disgusted by what's going on in Gaza and shocked that the entire world is more or less just looking the other way as Israel commits genocide of these people who are just trying to live in their own country.

Just seems to me like there were no good options for an American voter - vote democrat and continue to pressure the party to do the right thing with regard to Gaza, or vote for trump/abstain, which is abhorrent for an endless number of reasons. What should the average person be doing?