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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

8 years… ha ha ha!!! I know you said at least but I'm not sure will ever truly know how much they’ve fucked things up. I’m 55 and I doubt it will be fixed before I die.

And if they don’t put some guardrails with some serious teeth and consequences to fix all of things most politicians generally followed in good faith it’s just gonna happen again. I’m seriously starting to believe the American experiment is over. Late stage capitalism, tribalism, and any appearance of empathy have killed it.

[–] 0k_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm 28 and I doubt it'll be meaningfully fixed before I die. Shit's been beyond fucked basically my entire adult life, and just regular fucked since well before that.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah I agree, we've been truly fucked since Doge. This might be the end of the experiment, but the empire will limp along for a long time, it's just how comfortable it is to sit in the maw for us plebs.

[–] GreatAspie86@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude you must be young, we've been fucked since 9/11

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Oh man i wish, I was a teenager and my mom came in and told me and my girlfriend a plane just hit the WTC. We turned on the TV and it was every channel. Watched the second plane hit.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Well that’s just depressing. I mean true but still depressing.