• CircaV@lemmy.ca
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    Yo Murica - something something, freedom of speech, tyrants & 2nd amendment? - or nah.

    🤡

  • BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world
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    I can’t believe I’m living though my country’s Nazi era. History will not be kind to us. I hate all of this. My sister voted for this and I’ll never forgive her.

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      My entire damned family voted for it… even my closest sibling who had never voted republican in her life… that other side indoctrinated hard… I’m so disgusted, and she even said “I’m so sad ice picked up one of my favorite co-workers!” “And you voted for that” apparently wasn’t the comfort she was seeking.

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        Even if we can finally purge MAGA from our government, and even have it declared a terrorist/hate organization, how do we deal with millions of brainwashed idiots? They aren’t going to change their minds easily, and accept that they were conned.

        They were conned once, they can be easily conned again.

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          if only there were some prior precedent of a nation state going mad and hitting rock bottom in the most catastrophic way imaginable, then pulling its head out of its arse and going to become a productive member of the world economy we could look to. That would be most excellent, ja?

        • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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          5 days ago

          Restore quality education to prevent future generations from falling into the same traps of flawed logic and propaganda.

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          Too fucking true… just hurts to see it close by. I know she’s smart… she’s just, well indoctrinated… that cult is a hell of a drug

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            It IS a drug - Dopamine - and they are addicted to it. The Conservative Propaganda Machine knows it, and feeds it, giving them constant hits of Dopamine all day.

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            I’m sorry for your pain - I can’t imagine how hard this is for you. Hang in there, we feel for you.

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          Ignorant isn’t the right word. There has been a coordinated propaganda campaign for 30 years pointing toward this goal. What you’re seeing in these people didn’t happen overnight. Yes they are also ignorant. Nazi sympathizers were average citizens. Fascist propaganda is a powerful drug.

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      I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

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    7 days ago

    Oh cool, a president threatening to prosecute the press for reporting on something factually correct. Cool cool cool.

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    Don’t owrry, he’ll file a spurious lawsuit against them soon, which they will immediately settle, in a totally-not-legalized-bribe means of smoothing over the upset.

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      It’s worked for ABC and CBS, why not CNN? Just threaten to pull their broadcast licenses, and accept a settlement bribe.

      I suspect CNN won’t be the last.

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        Fortunately CNN isn’t broadcast (the C is “cable”). But they’ll still probably cave.

  • KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca
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    Trump is a big man baby with mayonnaise for a brain.

    But most of civilized society already knows this.

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    It’s about this app: https://www.iceblock.app/. Download it, use it.

    Why TF has this topic been around for hours and has no one posted this? Why is the drama again made more important than the substance? Don’t let the hysteria win.

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      Download it, use it.

      It is apparently restricted to US iTunes accounts only, for some brainless reason. So a lot of people who could potentially benefit from it simply can’t.

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        The fact it’s not available on f-droid makes me think it’s a honeypot.

        Apple only, no website, is suspect af for an app that requires maximum privacy.

        EDIT: maybe just incompetent devs, which is just as bad as the end result will be equivalent to a honeypot.

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        The website offers an explanation as to why there is no Android version. Basically it’s because Android would require them to maintain a database of Android users, which is a security issue if it gets confiscated by the government. They call those privacy concerns “non-negotiable,” and suggest Android users but a cheap old iPhone model to use the app.

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          This way, the database of users is maintained by Apple, which is much more secure against Trump. /s

          Apparently the dev is an Apple fanboy and does not understand Android. You can do the exact same thing on Android as you did on Apple, except the data would still be with Google.

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    And they’ll bend the knee. Throw some scapegoat under the bus, because this is the new Fascist America.

    You chose this, America. Now no one will save us.

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    Now with his own GeStaPo with a budget bigger than most of the worlds militaries, he can finally eradicate any opposition with ease. Well done, American voters, you got yourself a Führer.

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    How does this make any sense?

    Shouldn’t they be suing Apple to take it down if they don’t like it? I know they just want to weaken press, but it feels like an especially weak excuse.

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    If we allow Dogey America to survive, this won’t be a joke anymore. Children will be playing with Alligator Alcatraz playsets.