We are literally a Black Mirror episode watched right now in some parallel universe. Probably with the viewers going “it’s a little far fetched!”

Surely the free speech absolutists will be staunchly opposed. Why, if they weren’t, one could think it was never about free speech and always just about hate…

But he had the best bankruptcies, beautiful bankruptcies, everbody said say, many woman said “no more bankruptcies, they are too great”, believe me!

Evil is the absence of empathy, so by his own admission he is absolutely evil.

All according to Putin’s plans.

Exactly my philosophy. Also the whole “escape reality” bit. I also like RPGs where I can be an immortal skeleton or a lizard prince (ok, both of those examples were actually just Divinity: Original Sin 2).

Which should come as no surprise, since he put kids in cages last time already.

These sociopaths have no empathy. None. They are literally inhuman in that way.

I mean we had to get off the US’ teats at some point, it’s been 80 years. A pity that it had to happen like this, but we have to look forward and turn Europe into the beacon of democratic ideals that the US refuses to be anymore. It will be a hard and rocky road for sure, but we can come out the other side stronger and better in every way.

I would say they are more like ringwraiths - twisted shadows of men bound to a larger evil, Putin.

The difference is that Trump doesn’t need a False Flag operation to seize total power. The Supreme Court already gave it to him.

Hasn’t he pretty much said as much?

He probably already floated the idea behind closed doors.

Fun fact, Christian Bale based his portrayal of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho on Tom Cruise.

I’m an atheist, but isn’t a lot of the bible social commentary? The new testament at least, surely.

Yep, Vance is in a way more dangerous than Trump. Trump might throw wrenches in the fascists’ plans by either blurting them out proudly thinking it was his idea or by being too afraid of being unpopular (which he is obviously obsessed with) and taking back some of the changes due to public pressure. Vance on the other hand will be just a hand puppet for Putin and/or Musk.

And fucking all the other people in the process. In 2018, every hour there were ten more people being infected with HIV in Russia.

Ever wonder how most Germans felt after January 1933? This is how.

Really mirroring Russia I see. Trump wants his own AIDS epidemic apparently.

And speaking of MPAA, I can’t recommend the documentary “This film is not yet rated” enough. Delves into the origins of the MPAA and why a private company that is very secretive about its members has so much power in Hollywood.

Tale as old as capitalism.