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1. ck2 · 1789656764 · focus · HN ↗

   What's the best estimate for US to recover from non-stop levels of stupid?

   It's at least a decade but now I'm starting to think two decades

   And the problem is since people have short memories there's going to be a Trump 2.0 doing a full speedrun back to destroying democracy as hard and as fast as possible, fueled by Heritage Foudation

   So we may be recovering every decade at this point

   I mean Bush plowed the economy into the ground plus stop-loss endless war and yet here we are again

   1. hedora · 1789657276 · focus · HN ↗

      I have a litmus test for democrats. If they pass, it could dig out in a decade or two. If not, it is probably game over:

      Do you support pursuing criminal charges for current members of the executive branch and their counterparts in private industry? Do you support pursuing maximum sentences, including asset seizure and the death penalty? Do you support suspending or otherwise not honoring presidential pardons? Will you cooperate with ICCC warrants?

      If you think my litmus test is too harsh, consider the fact that the Bush family made its fortune by illegally selling to the Nazis, was caught literally organizing a military coup in the US, and was instrumental in ripping out a perfectly good national passenger train network.

      In response they got a slap on the wrist and used their illegal gains to control the white house. Twice.

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