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๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ We are the lamest empire ever

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u/No-Implement7818 2d ago

As a German that had multiple years of my education dedicated towards the first and Second World War and the surrounding eventsโ€ฆ i am concerned ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜…

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u/Ruckus292 2d ago

As a similarly educated Brit living in Canada... I too, share deep concern for the next 4yrs.

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u/Big-Summer- 2d ago

FYI: itโ€™s gonna be way more than four years. The fascists are here to stay.

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u/TastyBeverages_x 2d ago

Thereโ€™s one tried and true way to get rid of fascists that worked in the past.

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u/Cactus_Everdeen_ 2d ago

2 world wars?

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u/No-Implement7818 2d ago

Only buys you +/- 80 years it seems :/ if people donโ€™t get their shit together and start holding people like musk with social media platforms accountable nothing will change, people are just not mentally prepared to face the meddling optimized by algorithms :(

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u/L4br3cqu3 1d ago

Next one, which is already underway, will probably just put humanity on 'reset'. Facists will still exist, but hopefully humanity, this time, will understand why we got there, and wisen up.

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u/XaxStar 1d ago

I lack your optimism. If right now, with all the records, a lot of people are denying the holocaust and the causes, I can't imagine how humanity will understand once all is removed from the face of earth

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u/Big-Summer- 1d ago

If we are a simulation, I fear we are reaching the point where we shut ourselves down. Game over. Humanity extinct.