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[-] riseuppikmin@hexbear.net 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Would not surprise me to see this specific action resulting in some more attempted adventure time scenarios.

It could be naiivety, but I feel like the US populace is genuinely at a breaking point now and the added financial stress is ramping up domestic pressure even further.

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

man we been at the precipice for ages and nothing has happened. biggest thing this decade was trump getting winged.

i'm not saying 'nah never will happen' but many ppl been at the breaking point for awhile, it's hard to imagine atomised individual adventuristic violence will do anything at all

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago

imo summer of 2020 was bigger than trump's near miss

[-] riseuppikmin@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think I agree with this in terms of an actual violent challenges to power through largely unorganized adventurism, but just the optics of of the near miss being a former president makes me think it will be infinitely more memorable to the average person.

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

that's kinda where i'm at, like 2020 had so much more energy i agree w/emi but trump dodging that bullet is some shit

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

not wrong i'm just dronk

[-] riseuppikmin@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh I don't expect it to do anything productive- I'm just incredibly aware that a lot of people in the US were in dire financial situations prior to this ruling and will now potentially lose everything because of it and many of those people just experienced the most in-your-face adventurism attempt in their lifetimes. It's those two unique factors together that make me think this could be especially unstable.

[-] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

man we been at the precipice for ages and nothing has happened. biggest thing this decade was trump getting winged.

Even 2008 led to Occupy. Things did happen they just didn't bring the results we want for obvious reasons but millenials were only the first generation to deal with late stage capitalism and I'd not say the US is in better shape in 2024 than 2004, absolutely no way you can point to any social indicator or internal political analysis.

Yes its not enough but you should expect an exponential increase as things get worse simultaneously. Student debt and healthcare were the traditional core issues for Bernie voters, but these days just affording rent and food is also a core issue.

[-] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

man we been at the precipice for ages and nothing has happened. biggest thing this decade was trump getting winged.

We were literal inches away from a president being assassinated.

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