Comment on Idiocracy is here.
deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
In Idiocracy the president hired the world’s smartest man to successfully solve an existential problem.
We’re in a significantly worse situation.
I’ve been reading political fiction since I was in grade school.
Including Lex Luthor, the President on “24” who was being controlled by a cabal, and the one who goes insane* Trump is still the worst of them all.
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_Camp_David Night of Camp David.
Holy shit, that wiki plot synopsis
Iowa Senator Jim MacVeagh is summoned to Camp David by US President Mark Hollenbach. MacVeagh, who is expected to become Hollenbach’s next Vice President, becomes concerned because Hollenbach shows signs of intense paranoia. He erratically expresses his desire to develop a closer relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, and attempts to cut ties with US allies in Europe. Hollenbach believes the US news media are conspiring against him. MacVeagh is the only person who notices that Hollenbach’s mind is crumbling, as the presidential advisors and politicians he attempts to warn ignore him. The sole person in possession of evidence of Hollenbach’s mental decline is his mistress, Rita. Hollenbach puts both MacVeagh and Rita under an FBI investigation.
Anybody reading this should guess when you think this book was written.
Because I sure as fuck could hardly believe the answer is 1965
I always felt that that current times are the buildup to Idiocracy rather than actually being Idiocracy. All the people in charge who did stupid shit that led to that world are what is happening now.
yep this is what people miss. the idiocracy world is the after effects not the current
Elon with Hyperloop enters the room. /s
It’s been a worse situation since 2019. It really doesn’t hit the same anymore.
Only after a couple centuries of intellectual downslide.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I’d like to add that the Honorable President Dwayne Camacho didn’t rape kids.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho put some respect on his name.