Comment on Is there any way our of the US political spiral?
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m still optimistic. While the severity of the current shitshow is unprecedented, the reality is we tend to bounce left and right. One side gets in power and does (or doesn’t) shit, until people get pissed off and elect the other side.
I am more worried about the death of need and rise of streaming. Just like the rise of TV changed who could be elected and how, new media is also changing that. So far new media helps elect people with dark skills, people farther from anyone you’d want governing. It’s not pretty, it’s not good, and it’s getting worse before it gets better. Truth doesn’t matter, echo chambers matter, outrage matters.
HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Trump absolutely matters. This is your avg rightward swing of the pendulum. They have gone full mask off and are ripping the copper out of the walls. This country genuinely will not survive this presidency. 0% chance it survives intact as a democracy.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Damn that’s a good analogy for the current slate of grifters!
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s not exactly 0%. Their ineptitude is still fully on display, and that’s always been our greatest hope. But it is pretty bleak, and pinning our future on the hopes that the other side makes a mistake only makes it bleaker.
Breezy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Things can get better. Theres a saying; third time’s the charm.