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As someone outside of the USA, and who visited for some time a couple of decades ago and bathed in it's relative freedoms ... reading the discussion here and some of the comments almost makes me weep...

You're already living on the doorstep of fascism. Contemplating the right-thing-wrong-think of it all dressed up as legal debate. A discussion and debate you'll likely never fully and truly conclude for obvious reasons.


There is nothing inevitable about strategically moronic war, a super power supporting an ethno-religious genocide, and an orange dildo ripping up international order.

You insist on making it about this administration and your dislike for it, when I am talking about wider shifts like China's ascent, America's de-industralization, Europe's stagnation, drone revolution, shale revolution...

This admin's shortcomings don't need to be listed, anyone with eyes can see. I will just remind you about Biden's "minor incursions" comment, that opened to the door to invasion of Ukraine...


I'm not insisting on anything.

I'm fully conscious of tectonic plates shifting and creating huge change and the need for response. But, again, none of what we've seen the current admin engaged in has been inevitable.

And no, comparing to Biden will not do here. I couldn't care less really about which side is in power (except when there is significant spillover like now). I'm outside of the USA. But I have never seen anything so ridiculous as the current "strategic" choices of the current admin.


I am outside of the USA too. And I don't care either. Plus, once again, when I said inevitable, I meant the process of US losing it's primacy, not whatever this admin is doing.

Don't worry. It's ok. Just think ... Top Gun Maverick.

Don't care. I don't want any of the wankers over there at Palantir involved with the NHS.

(source: a UK voter)


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No.

I checked, and you can of course donate to Led By Donkeys either as a one-off or monthly via their web page https://donate.ledbydonkeys.org/ but they don't have a way to contribute to specific campaigns.

Thanks for mentioning them though.


Donated. Cheers

It'll come good any day now, the sensibles rightful place in charge of the plebs will be reaffirmed in 2029 I'm sure

You're really bashing a straw man of "the sensibles rightfully in charge of the plebs" to argue in support of a system that will be overtly in charge of the plebs without even nominal democratic accountability? Talk about mental gymnastics.

Entropyless? So you’re saying they’re highly efficient?

Welcome to the club.

What a great, and tragic, visualisation ... really brings it home.

EDIT: and pathetic that it's immediately been flagged by the usual wankers.


Maybe ... depends on the net net ... some people have internet access and can throw some satellites into space ... on the other hand, wealth and influence accrues to a specific kind of destabilising wanker

In the interests of the USA, natch.

What a slimey fucker.


Pressure is building, thankfully. It's not just petitions now, but legal groups getting involved, etc. At least in the UK. Hopefully it spreads like wildfire around Europe. The orange Oompa Loompa is likely helping kindle those flames nicely.

They help raise awareness but, true, only work in conjunction with other actions.

Fortunately, I am aware of some of those other actions. E.g. pro bono legals taking the fight on, etc.


Please. Same shit, different day.

Trying to distinguish between the two acts is like splitting hairs on the same arse.

Just makes you look silly.


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