The terrible irony of Donald Trump saying that a civilization will end, is that he’s absolutely correct

Just not the way he means.

The change is what looks to be the final nail in the coffin with respect to our nation’s civilization.

This is going to rewrite global relations.

For those of us in the US, the task of rebuilding something completely different while freeing ourselves from billionaire extinction cult despotism will be the work of generations

@GhostOnTheHalfShell The country of the Greater West Coast.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell
I feel a lot more hope reading this, than reading the folk calling in the politicians to ensure never again.

Thank you for being a light in the darkness.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell Who will be our generation’s Abe Lincoln???

@SharonCrockett

If I were a betting person?

I would pencil in Zohran Mamdani

@AncTreat5358 @SharonCrockett

She’d be fine. I just like Manda me right now because he’s so I don’t wanna say in your face, but he’s keeps on putting out the short videos of the mayor doing this in the mayor doing that which is a good PR at the very least but he’s doing all those horrifying communist things like fixing potholes and making life more affordable.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @SharonCrockett Oh, I don't disagree, on the contrary, it seems like he'd be a great fit. AOC seems to have similar energies in my mind, which is why I brought her up.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @SharonCrockett
AOC needs to stay where she is. I want Pete. But,yeah problem-he seems to have disappeared.
@AncTreat5358 @GhostOnTheHalfShell Yes! But she needs more experience as either a Senator or a governor of NY…

@SharonCrockett @AncTreat5358

I think raise an interesting point. Reportedly politicians who are the best legislators don’t necessarily make the best executive politicians.

The claim being that the skill sets are different.

@SharonCrockett @GhostOnTheHalfShell James Talarico is my favourite. Texan who is looking to turn Texas. People love him he’s so real. A man of the people. Highly principled. Very intelligent. He will be President some day if the establishment don’t take him out, I fear for him.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

King Croesus was told by the Delphic Oracle that if he invaded Persia, he would destroy a great empire. Croesus attacked the Persians, but was instead defeated and captured. The great empire destroyed was his own.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croesus

Croesus - Wikipedia

@SeanPLynch

I don’t understand what you’re trying to imply.

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@SeanPLynch
"In most versions of the story, Cyrus kept Croesus as his advisor".

I don't foresee that being Tump's end days.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

@NovaNaturalist @GhostOnTheHalfShell

Weren't Cyrus and Croesus related (through a brother in law)?

@SeanPLynch @NovaNaturalist

Prolly I don’t know history that well

@SeanPLynch @GhostOnTheHalfShell obvious parallels aside, that is classic oracle bs - be vague, play both sides and then claim vindication after. if this wasnt a post hoc addition to the story - greek histories are seldom completely true

@SeanPLynch @GhostOnTheHalfShell @janeishly I once visited Delphi with a local friend who was a historian. She explained that all the Oracle's pronouncements were ambiguous like this. I think the idea was to get the petitioner to ponder their intentions before acting.

But that won't stop a pathological narcsisist...

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

It'll happen much more quickly than you think. There's no FDR to play interference for them this time.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell
It takes decades to build trust and it is being thrown away in weeks or even days.
@alterelefant @GhostOnTheHalfShell I won't trust America until you fix the system that elected Trump, twice. Now it's clear that your 'checks and balances' and your 'well regulated militia' are unable to stop a lunatic president ruling by executive order and social media post, how are you going to stop the next one? It'll take some serious constitutional amending before anyone takes your government seriously again.
@pthane
For me in Europe it feels like our friend across the pond became a psychiatric patient in an acute psychic crisis. We are all trying to figure out what the next step should be.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell
@alterelefant @GhostOnTheHalfShell Disengage as much as possible as quickly as possible. Both personally, refusing to buy from US companies or use US services, and politically by urging our governments to move away from reliance on US defence hardware, to close US military bases on our territory, to stop awarding massive IT contracts to US corporations. It won't be quick or easy but we should make a start and make it clear where we are heading.
@pthane @alterelefant @GhostOnTheHalfShell
Doesn't matter what the constitution says if nobody enforces it. The USA will be a terror state until their corrupted justice system and all the nazi cops are eliminated from the system.

@NMBA @pthane @alterelefant @GhostOnTheHalfShell

Historically, eliminating the fascists after they had gotten into power was quite a bloody mess. Literally.

Just saying.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell
Of which I have absolutely no interest in rebuilding. Sick of politics and hypocrisy everywhere. Will miss this beautiful country but don't think I can stay here anymore. I would be proud to contribute to Canada.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell The Age of America is truly over. It will take some time for us to disentangle ourselves, but no matter who is elected after Trump (if/when that happens...), it won't be enough to fix the damage already done.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell I thought the whole point of the Second Amendment was this situation?

Y’all are armed to the teeth. Go fix it.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell If he truly were a Russian asset, what would he do differently?