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@peterrelph @Timolarch : Maybe "national insanity" is simply a form of "brain rot" (Oxford's word of the year👇) ...one that crosses more generations and is not as focused on Gen Z and Alpha?
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/brain-rot-is-oxfords-word-of-the-year-2024/94784/1
@Timolarch I agree we're living in strange (and dangerous) times with threats of autocratic rule, expanding wars & WMD, political & media polarization, the advent of social media misinformation bubbles, now AI's potential to make fiction appear real.
These seem equally existential (especially if taken together), more immediate, and may even have easier fixes than climate change.
IDK, the atrocities on Oct 7 strike me as bad, too. No where near symmetric to the retaliation, but still bad...and the terrorist perpetrators enjoy broad public support as far as I can tell.
If both sides were able to acknowledge atrocities of their own side, maybe peace would be closer.
@MisuseCase @chiraag @wdlindsy
I disagree...I believe there's an unavoidable degree of intertwining. That doesn't deny the viability of a social democracy or democratic socialism. Those blends work for some sovereign states in the linear spectrum (an axis if you will) between anarcho-capitalism and a communist dictatorship. And the system that works best for a nation state, is not necessarily best replicated regionally, locally, or within a business entity.
My hypothesis:
@MsMissy @GottaLaff @emptywheel
Seems to me that our shared understanding of reality has deteriorated as a result of disbelief in any "reliable reporter of facts". And to dangerous levels.
Are organizations with a reputation of being "reliable reporters" ever duped into broadcasting government propaganda or other forms of misinformation? Sure.
Speaking of the hazards of space launch, I found this interesting:
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster came within a second of aborting a “catch” landing attempt on the latest Starship test flight, according to audio posted online, apparently inadvertently, by Elon Musk.…
The cult may never change their mind. However, given the popular vote, I find it hard to believe all voting for him are really part of the "cult".
I think many simply disagreed with "identity politics" and are not informed about his stated intent and its implications, or who benefits.
Many also don't know meeting all his campaign promises is infeasible w/o sparking more inflation (or worse economically).
If term 2 is as bad as we think, we'll need those same people on our side.
