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Almost half of all Americans fear a ‘total economic collapse’ in the next 10 years, new poll shows
(www.independent.co.uk)
Within 10 years? Haha!
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Hopefully sooner.
I don't think you know what you're hoping for.
Does the prospect of societal breakdown, warlordism, loose nukes, and mass starvation really sound nice to you?
I think the concept is that nothing is a strong enough catalyst for change. The overton window is slid so far right now, you either support all the billionaires or most of the billionaires. If it all implodes, the idea is that people will mobilize and we'll be executing them in the streets.
I don't know that it will be enough even at that, but we're ceraintly not going anywhere sane as it sits now.
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Don’t care as long as the US falls apart like the USSR did in 1991. It doesn’t deserve to exist in its present form.
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Good thing most of us are idiots and always assume something terrible is just around the corner... right? oh god please just let it be us being idiots.
I mean im not so sure its idiotic way to think. I mean. This millenium. oof. we seem to be able to build the house of cards higher every time.
Hence the last bit of my post.
Fear?
I hope it does
Many respondents believe the US economy is already in dire straits, the poll found
and here was me briefly thinking they were reforming :)
an old Kenny Evertt joke, when he introduced them on his show, "many people say the country is in Dire Straits but today, Dire Straits are in the country". The first time I heard Roller Girl.
and a "Lemmy" side note, first time I saw/heard Motherhead was when they did Ace of Spades on his show
Oh, it won't take that long, if MAGA stays in power. Already well on our way, more than halfway there.
We don’t know what all these assholes in the halls of power and finance are up to, but we know it ain’t good.
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Damn Joe Biden.
Um, but we have two very important democracies that need some more money, they will be passing by with their best begging hat out, we expect generosity, Citizen!
wutabout asteroids 🎇 same half fears everything.
