Don’t worry, we’ll never have this problem in the West because humans over here like being police bastards too much to let some robots take their fun away.

Most Americans would be happy if the cops just started wearing better tasting boots

Innovation under capitalism will always benefit capital. Any benefit to consumers is incidental.

If you want to protect the children get rid of the billionaires

These are not…competent people. In fact, until we get our collective shit together and start pushing back as a nation, our only hope is that they are ultimately too fucking stupid to fascism.

While they are spectacularly moronic, and predictably childish and incompetent, we need a better strategy than hoping they will defeat themselves.

But boy are they fucking dumb. It would be hilarious if actual civilization weren’t at stake.

I have only been trying to clarify your view and there is no strawman so if you see that as somehow hostile or adversarial then that is very much a problem you will carry with you after I’ve forgotten this exchange.

Peace to you.

That is very kind of you. I am a strong reader; in fact I’m not too humble to mention that I was the recipient of multiple Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizzas in my youth, as recognition for my excellent reading skills, and so it is touching for you to recognize it.

My fellow strong readers will be well aware that there are multiple ways for a country to cease existing. Some peaceful, and some violent.

As thoroughly insightful, erudite, and compellingly written as that gem of a comment was, it did not specify. And given your server, it seemed prudent to seek specifics.

Thank you for the helpful response.

It depends on if you are talking about the entity or the people in the entity.

If the former, I do not disagree. There need not be states at all in fact, as a matter of preference.

If you are talking about the people, well, it sounds like you are talking about more death and destruction so no thanks.

You’re both right because there is no We in America.

That is the problem we must solve.

For me it’s at work where we don’t acknowledge what’s really happening and it is starting to drive me a little mad.

I work in a very diverse workforce, but for a very old fashioned company, and politics are not spoken of.

But I am surrounded by immigrants and people who are probably here on work visas, or are just dark skinned, and I have to think they are living with a constant background fear that is steadily rising but they never talk about it and I never say anything. I have a whole cycle of shame with it.

while 9 in 10 republicans back Trump

In a sense the only part that matters in terms of the problem we face.

The hard core might be contracting a bit, but it is hardening as a result.

Which is why he needs to be surrounded by sycophants who will protect and preserve the illusion.

Capitalism breeds the kind of innovation that benefits capital. And that’s it

Sanders is, as usual, right. We need decades more of him.

If she keeps this up and plays her cards right, she might be able to be assigned indoor work.

Precisely. Just because there is further contraction to the hard-core does not mean the hard core isn’t there.

The hard core have always been there, they are just that much closer to being in YOLO mode - especially among his top supporters who have, e.g. committed war crimes or similar in his service.

Take heart. It’s going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better and we are certainly not just voting our way back to whatever we thought reality was a couple years ago.

I have no reason to believe they’ve been fully acquainted with what you and I call reality. I think they see themselves as princes.

My intuition is that she is preparing for a bigger run and is going to continue to contrast herself as a sort of alt-MAGA/Sane MAGA

With an idiotic display of criminal fealty like that, I have to imagine her star is on the rise.

I’m not saying anything about anything but Peter Thiel is an anagram for The Reptile

which if anything is just proof we’re living in some fucked up AI slop of a simulation.

I think Sherrill gets a pass. She’s busy with her transition.