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Ping Tung

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2. Evolution has no direction.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:14 PM

Aug 2025

Our entire much-praised technological progress, and civilization generally, could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal.

Albert Einstein

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We aren't ever going "back to normal" [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2025 OP

That was an excellent analysis Uncle Joe Aug 2025 #1

Evolution has no direction. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #2

Great Post! I would like to add this Pete Buttegieg post from a few weeks back, Ars Longa Aug 2025 #3

+ struggle4progress Aug 2025 #5

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Aug 2025 #17

Being 70, I've seen things go back and forth. kerry-is-my-prez Aug 2025 #4

No one has come close to 45. None tried to destroy democracy like this bastard. rickyhall Aug 2025 #6

You've forgotten Adolf Hitler? synni Aug 2025 #8

I think you're right. BannonsLiver Aug 2025 #9

I want to believe that angrychair Aug 2025 #10

You're exactly right. This real world is very different from what they're discussing. ancianita Aug 2025 #15

Hitler was stopped by foreign armies. Feel Good Inc Aug 2025 #11

There is no America Cosmocat Aug 2025 #20

It took a World War to stop Hitler and Japan. Including 2 nukes dropped at the end. Celerity Aug 2025 #26

They've just... littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #13

Donald Trump is doing to America what Osama Bin Laden only said he would do. Initech Aug 2025 #18

Eisenhower was highly popular Polybius Aug 2025 #21

No we will never go back to "normal." We will never again trust conservatives to abide by accepted norms, ethical Martin68 Aug 2025 #7

❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #14

Smart lady. No, we're not going back Warpy Aug 2025 #16

How about going back to "normal democracy" and normal rule of law? Would that be okay? ancianita Aug 2025 #19

That's likely to look a bit different, too Warpy Aug 2025 #24

Yes. Absolutely different. A normal democracy enables that to happen, and it's fervently to be wished. ancianita Aug 2025 #25

K&R ReRe Aug 2025 #22

Only climate change deniers would think that's possible Kaleva Aug 2025 #23

And, if I may now add, AI systemic threat deniers. Celerity Aug 2025 #27

The real problem qazplm135 Aug 2025 #28