[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 19 points 21 hours ago

Who knows. Apparently half my country is full of legitimately hateful people who just want to watch the people they don't like suffer.

How the fuck do we come back from that? Honestly, are we even worth redeeming?

For me, this is it. This is when America died. If you're still "proud" to be an American after this, you're brain-damaged.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Who gives a fuck at this point?

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

We've got to stop talking about "if" and "when."

It's NOW. This is happening. We are watching the rise of the next Hitler, now, live, today. This isn't hypothetical anymore - yesterday just gave them carte blanche to go full stormtroopers.

At this point, all of our conversations need to be about how we stay safe in the wake.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

Because the country, the political climate, literally the voters themselves are different today than they were in 2008. Hate is a disease - it grows and spreads, and it has been actively been cultivated and stoked to great effect ever since 2008. Unfortunately it's also a snowball running down a hill; if you don't stop it in time, it becomes unstoppable. And we missed the chance to stop it.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Because morality isn't a fucking popularity contest. I don't care if the Republicans are more popular when their platform and rhetoric is literally bigotry and hatred - full-blown Nazi shit. I'm not going to change my stance to a less moral position just because hate is trending.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 37 points 2 days ago

Fuck off. This isn't about the DNC, this is about half of our fucking country being actual goddamn Nazis who froth at the mouth in excitement at the idea of victimizing women and minorities.

All this election has told me is that half of America is a literal shithole and people will always be more hateful than hopeful.

I don't even know how the fuck we come back from this.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

I like this comic

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago

Why? Ahem...

🎵 Some of those that work forces... 🎵

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 61 points 2 days ago

And frankly, even if you're literally portioning rations for the revolution you plan to start tomorrow, the idea of not taking the absolutely minute amount of time, in the grand scheme of things, that it takes to potentially positively affect change is still absurd. If this really was the revolution, then the people's army couldn't afford to leave strategic advantages like that on the table.

Somebody said something to this effect once: Voting isn't about picking which hero is going to save us; it's about picking the kind of villain we have to fight against.

I just don't even understand how this is still a conversation. It's literally not an either/or dichotomy here. All of those things you want to do to prepare for the revolution or whatever? You can still do all of them and vote. You lose absolutely nothing by voting. Zero. It's just such a batshit mentality from the very onset.

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Denuvo = 🤮

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Not trying to start anything, and if this is the wrong place to post about it I apologize, I'm not sure where else to broach the topic, but as a user I've noticed an enormous increase is moderator action today and I'm curious if there was some catalyst that the userbase should be aware of. Prior to today, the modlog shows only a few mod actions most days, and previous entire months can fit within one screenview. Furthermore, most of those actions were locking posts or removing and reprimanding specific offending comments. Yet today there is an entire wave of moderator actions, including such vague notes as "Troll Post" on meme posts with significant engagement.

I promise I'm not trying to start drama, I am just concerned as I love Lemmy and want to see it and the community thrive, and I am concerned about the same issues that plague Reddit could potentially find their way here.

That said, I also understand this isn't a democracy, so if the reply is simply "that's how it is," I guess I'm going to just shrug and accept it.

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A special dedication

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And coincidentally, my favorite band as a teenager.

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Tell me what song that main guitar riff reminds you of

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