• ViceroTempus@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Forgive me, but I’m just trying to wrap my head around how many people have been sleeping and still are.

    Tyranny is already here. It’s been here since they started taking people to concentration camps. Like how do people not get that? The line has already been crossed and then some. Tyranny is here and will continue to reign until you and everybody else who is asleep or groggy are willing to wake up and do the hard but correct actions.

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      10 hours ago

      I think of “the line” as the event horizon around a black hole. You can recognize it from a distance, but it’s not like there’s a physical barrier you go through when you pass it. That means that if you were actually falling into the hole, you wouldn’t necessarily know when you’ve past the “point of no return.” It’s all just more freefall (and eventual spaghettification) from your point of view. Only those on the outside, looking in, could see that you’re already full and truly screwed.

      I think we passed the event horizon long ago. Anyone talking about “going back to normal” (as I’ve seen some politicians say) is depressingly naive. There is no turning back - the only way out is through.

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      13 hours ago

      I am amazed and shocked every time the line is crossed.

      It is crossing it farther and farther as well, with increasing similarities to other authoritarian lead countries in history.

      My shock is not one of ignorance but defying normalcy.

      However this stuff has been great for people who didn’t pay attention much before or believe stuff before. This time the administration is barely trying to sugarcoat what they are doing.