Yes, I believe totalitarianism is coming, but not total totalitarianism. — god must be atheist
The biological crises is already happening, the political crisis is the norm, and the economic crisis in under its way. How long until we find ourselves in the new "Dark Ages"? — Gus Lamarch
The biological crisis is total BS, the political crisis is business as usual, and the economic crisis has been simmering in the cauldron for decades. — synthesis
go with it. — synthesis
The biological crisis is total BS, the political crisis is business as usual, and the economic crisis has been simmering in the cauldron for decades.
— synthesis
Unfortunately, this is the mentality of those who will be the first to despair when the collapse really arrives. — Gus Lamarch
The result of going 'against it' are not wonderful.I do not believe that we are on the verge of collapse, but very close - equivalent to Honorius's government - 393 AD to 423 AD - close, but not to the point that ordinary people can perceive it - -.
go with it.
— synthesis
Don't go with it. — Gus Lamarch
I'm not experiencing any coercion or repression here in Australi — Tom Storm
Perhaps attach this to a posts about the rise of Hitler. If you put it here people may think you are a misinformed paranoiac. — Tom Storm
But, what I am thinking is so strange is that terrorism seems to not be mentioned at all as a threat to be dealt with. Perhaps, it still seen as a potential problem behind the surface, but it seems to have become hidden. — Jack Cummins
people may think you are a misinformed paranoiac. — Tom Storm
Not at all. "I don't feel like things are different" is a terrible way to evaluate your society's loss of freedom. I'm old enough to remember when the left fought for free speech. Now the left is against free speech. — fishfry
If you(Synthesis)think that the collapse already happened, what was it? As it is, we have experienced a horrible year, with both the pandemic itself and the lockdowns. I am not sure that would be actual collapse, but it difficult to predict what is going to happen next. — Jack Cummins
and it has mostly been legal, — synthesis
false narrative that capitalism is at fault when it was (instead) the political corruption. — synthesis
the dystopian fantasies of the left, — synthesis
All this total bullshit from both political extremes is going away once the Elite figure it's time to cleanup their mess and get back to a system that actually works for the majority, one based on relative fairness, freedom and merit. — synthesis
That sounds good, except your statement that it is the Elite that must take these steps confirms my first two contentions. Yes, it would be nice if the Elite, sui sponte, reinserted the "enlightened" back into "enlightened self-interest." — James Riley
Regardless. the left is doing itself no favors by introducing all kinds of ideology that is truly bizarre (critical race theory and the like). Alienating most people is a pretty ineffective method of winning the day. And It well demonstrates their ignorance on many issues and that will be their undoing (just like supporting the riots over last summer was about social justice and not wanton property and life destruction). — synthesis
The right seems to mostly be concerned with cultural issues, although they have been pretty quiet over the past fifty years when the country has drastically changed demographically. — synthesis
Socialism (for me) is bad news in all kinds of ways. I go for whomever supports the most freedom and the push for personal responsibility. — synthesis
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