• yeahiknow3@lemmy.world
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    But it was close, proving once again that around the world about half the population is literally insane. How braindead must they be to vote for Bolsonaro or Trump. I’m telling you, most humans are barely more than rabid animals.

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      They’re being brainwashed by an organized and well funded misinformation machine. Information warfare. Meta and X need to be blocked or more countries will fall.

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      Most people want a strong man to fix all their problems for them because the actual work nessisary to enact change is difficult.

      People have always looked to a leader to tell them he will fix all their problems and can be trusted with power. And time and time again they have been proven to be false.

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        Most people want a strong man to fix all their problems …

        I can sort of understand the instinct for a strong leader peddling simplistic solutions.

        I can’t fathom listening to the likes of the pooper-in-chief and thinking “Oh, yeah, that’s a strong guy.” But obviously, some people do.

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      “most humans are barely more than rabid animals.”

      Ironically sounds like something a fascist would say and ironically if this is true then we DO need strong authoritarian leadership to control and counteract the base inclinations of the rabid masses.

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        The other option is to educate the masses so that fewer of us fall into that category. Guess which group keeps cutting education funding?

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      Humans ARE animals. We have similar survival instincts. We’re just smart and can talk, build planes, grow food, etc.

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    lol, every election the rightwing mayors and governors pull the same stunt, they hinder public transportation and put the police to stop busses on regions the majority vote against them, this election they even had Meta admitting their algorithm favored the rightwing candidate… also, every time the rightwing lose, they turn into crybabies and say it wasn’t fair (however, they didn’t complain when they got the absolute majority of the congress, senate and governors)

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      Meta also deleted Lula’s what’s app yesterday, hindering government coordination.

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      I’m hoping bright and early tomorrow, Lula executive orders Meta completely blocked across the country.

      Give these rich assholes some consequences.

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        The fact that that dragged out as long as it did will have a lasting impression on the US for the next century or more.

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      I know nothing about Brazilian law but I do know politics. The main idea behind what he’s doing isn’t about laws, it’s about stirring up the violent people amongst his base. It’s sometimes called “stochastic terrorism”.

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      It matters more if you’re the sitting ruler, but it does delegitimize the election process and may indicate that he is willing to use violence to take power.

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    Sore loser is pissed that he had to suck up to trash like the Orange Plague for support (and probably cheating) and still lost.

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    Dehumanization of the other side leads to no solution. You need to understand the human behavior of the others, only that can being you forward.