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• Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think an awful lot of people around the world would argue we are nowhere near the bottom.

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  • Benjaben@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Attempting to grow a fascist dictatorship, with some success and even support, sure feels near the bottom of government dysfunction to me. But part of what makes all this so maddening is the difficulty in accurately assessing the situation. I acknowledge that in 4 years I may feel that my worries today were overblown, and I sure hope so!

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    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know it feels like it. But you could be in North Korea. That’s pretty close to rock bottom with very little hope of ever improving.

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      • Benjaben@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I guess I’m not sure what argument you’re making. My argument is that asking Congress to uphold decorum is a mistake when you have bad faith actors (fascists) taking advantage of their good will. And you seem to be saying that no, they should still behave politely because we aren’t among the absolute worst governments? If that’s how you feel, where is your line? What government posture merits abandoning the traditions and norms that your opponents have long since jettisoned and which they now use cynically to thwart your own high-minded efforts?

        I hope I’m not being uncharitable towards you. Maybe it’s more like “we both got bogged down in defining details and we lost the thread”, that’s a thing that happens all too often lol.

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