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When the corporations start dividing your population and guaranteeing their own interests over democracy, look at what happened to us and learn from it. It doesn't stop here.

You're right, and what you need to understand is that the reason half of our idiots voted for an idiot is because we allowed corporations to atomize society so people didn't mix anymore, we don't have shared perspectives of the world anymore, everyone gets their information about literally everything algorithmically. This atomization of society is what took down the USA and it's coming for you next if it's not already happening wherever you are.

Almost every American just wants to stay home and play video games, we didn't want any of this. We wanted healthcare.

it's okay guys! The NRA said they were here to prevent this sort of thing!

We're in goooood hands!

You have just spent too much time talking to the chronically online individuals or whatever the term is.|

I have, and I know it, and those are who I am speaking to the most because that's who are here in sites like this in the most numbers. I am here trying to rally people, even if it's out of spite and anger and offense, to stay involved.

The last presidential election we had has had some of the highest voter participation and youth participation in history, and they still voted for Trump, so the problem isn't exterior, it's coming from inside the house, and as long as we're lamenting and feeling like shit about it, we're falling into their trap.

Except talking to people I don’t agree with is exactly what I do. I am doing it to you now! Think about that!

It's literally ALL i wanted out of this.

I'm glad you looked into it, I've been down that road. I am talking about the broader syndrome too, the idea that all people everywhere have such an ingrained need to have societal belonging that we are going to have to start calculating for it, it's a part of human society entirely.

3.– Fuck. That. Fuck the cards I’m dealt. I’ll make my own fucking cards.

Out of everyone on Lemmy I've clashed with, informed, opened up new avenues of mental exploration for, this reaction here tells me that you're feeling it, you get it. I want you on my team when I become emperor. Unfortunately I'll probably lose you on some other uncomfortable truths.

The problem is culturally, they didn’t see a need to fight for it because of apathy.

Thank god we don't have to worry about that happening he- err.... fuck.

Groups who are so desperate to maintain a group identity that they think something like a child getting cochlear implants or other actual remedies to handicaps is equivalent to "genocide" against their group. (that's a thing.)

Everyone is susceptible to this syndrome to some degree, but you see it the most when you see people suggest the possibility of positive change.

it considered a type of soft genocide

Not saying this is what you're saying, but it's attitudes like this that make me see red. We gotta stop letting our society become so atomized that we've replaced tribalism with Turbo Tribalism.

This isn't eugenics or close to it, it's fixing actual problems before someone is born, not choosing who has rights to breed. If they announced a therapy to guarantee a child will grow up immune to corporate propaganda or be able to use their brain in a rational, well-planned and thoughtful way, and have exceptional language skills, we should voluntarily hand the world over to them. Because what's happening right now is the opposite of that.

Right now capitalism is imposing eugenics on us. The system and the cost of life has created a very real system deciding who can have families. If tools emerged that could guarantee the kids we DO have aren't subject to the same weaknesses and limitations, we need to capitalize on every advantage we can.

I tried. If anyone gets what I'm saying, power to them and the kernel of hope rides in their hands. Otherwise I'm done. Peace.