• samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    Yeah, they’re right. The Iranian government is by no means benevolent, but the US and Israeli governments are just straight-up murderers, no nuance to be had.

  • IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com
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    2 days ago

    They aren’t wrong.

    America really seems evil these days. Not even just on a political level.

    Almost everyone I know is basically like a fentanyl zombie from consuming American culture. Zero critical thinking… Barely thinking… Just consuming… Just following the thought plan to become another canabilistic crab in a barrel and claiming it’s an authentic and genuine human experience. Pawns growing this monster bigger.

    And it’s spreading to other nations.

    America is the abuser in life that you cut ties with and never see again. …if you can even get away.

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      I teach in high school and most students are amazed at how bad living in the US looks from the outside.

      Student debt, medical debt, car-centric city planning etc etc

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      I find America today to be very relevant to the whole problem surrounding the Ring from LOTR.

      The Ring gives a very particular variant of superpower. While it does enhance what you already have, it also gives you power over others. It’s a very useful power - rather than convince someone to do what you want, you can use the Ring to make them do it. And they’ll love it! This power is so useful, in fact, that it’s hard to give up. Someone else could use it for evil, so you obviously need to keep the Ring on your finger, right? Only YOU know how to fix the country, because everyone else would be a moron or evil otherwise.

      If the Ring existed in real life, someone could use it to raise an army, overthrow Citizens United, and institute true democracy. Or a dictatorship, because idiots caused Citizens United to be formed in the first place, and they can’t be allowed to do that again. Right?

      Trump looks like a Ringbearer who let the power go to his head. And the lesser Rings are held by the people in Congress and the SCOTUS.

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        [REDACTED] is Golum now in my head and there is no way back. He’s a murderous weasel that should have stayed in a cave.

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          1 day ago

          "We forgot the taste of bread, the sound of the trees, the softness of the wind. We even forgot our own name.Thank you for your attention to this matter.

          Donald J Trump, President of the United States of America"

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        1 day ago

        I mean, Trump is known for a love of gold objects, maybe he bought some old antique ring at some point? And it is a miracle that he’s lived for long as he has, considering his diet and lifestyle…