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BlueTsunami2018

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24. The western democracies are falling to fascism.

Reply to tman (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:41 AM

Oct 2022

There’s no one to play the Allies role this time around. That’s the scariest part of all this, there’s no one to step in and stop it this time.

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Anyone else get the feeling that things in America will get much, much worse before they get better? [View all] tman Oct 2022 OP

Yes. rubbersole Oct 2022 #1

I think things will improve when Trump is dead. Aristus Oct 2022 #2

"Pestilential loyalties" ZZenith Oct 2022 #9

Oh hasten the day.. thomski64 Oct 2022 #15

Remember though, we all thought and hoped Bush was the bottom of the barrel. LT Barclay Oct 2022 #16

Agree completely! PortTack Oct 2022 #17

You may be right, Aristus. calimary Oct 2022 #21

Possibly TiredGenXFemme Oct 2022 #3

Welcome to our numbers. Aristus Oct 2022 #12

No, I don't feel that way. Just A Box Of Rain Oct 2022 #4

Yes, but I'm not supposed to talk about it here, Crunchy Frog Oct 2022 #5

Oh without question. Initech Oct 2022 #6

I feel your pain, DemocraticPatriot Oct 2022 #7

Yes. CentralMass Oct 2022 #8

"worse/better" - are we talking months, decades, generations? UTUSN Oct 2022 #10

No. If things get "much, much worse" then they will never get better than we've got it now. RockRaven Oct 2022 #11

My feelings on the subject vary day by day. royable Oct 2022 #13

Exactly! pazzyanne Oct 2022 #18

Why would anyone feel like this? We are about to Roe your vote in Roevember? Right!? We should kelly1mm Oct 2022 #14

Yes markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #19

Yes SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #20

I am trying with effort not to get caught in any BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #22

Welcome to the Age of Kali Durga, vlyons Oct 2022 #23

"Degenerate times" spot on. harumph Oct 2022 #33

The rich oligarchs can afford to ignore climate change vlyons Oct 2022 #34

The western democracies are falling to fascism. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2022 #24

Correct Cosmocat Oct 2022 #28

Things will get much worse by virtue of the fact America is on Planet Earth. eShirl Oct 2022 #25

Yes, threads like this one show that people don't take climate change seriously. Kaleva Oct 2022 #27

With catastrophic climate change approaching, the situation will not get better Kaleva Oct 2022 #26

We can mitigate climate change effects with Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #36

True but how many people you know are doing that? Kaleva Oct 2022 #38

I'm planning on moving out of Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #39

I'm not an expert but I think you have a very good plan Kaleva Oct 2022 #41

It's only a matter of how bad it's going to get Cosmocat Oct 2022 #29

anti-christ ananda Oct 2022 #30

Only if the worst case scenario happens. betsuni Oct 2022 #31

One of my biggest fears... kentuck Oct 2022 #32

I didn't feel that way when I disconnected from the news over the summer... Chakaconcarne Oct 2022 #35

I'm gonna disconnect after the midterms regardless who wins. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #40

Only if the GOP takes over after the midterms LymphocyteLover Oct 2022 #37

I hope you are wrong too! Emile Oct 2022 #42