• Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    The US government is like a beat up old car we try to keep on the road with Lucasoil and duct tape. We’ve needed to fix it a long time ago but we didn’t.

    The car will eventually stop working and leave us stranded if we do nothing, but we also can’t afford to leave it at the mechanic for a week because we need to get to work in the morning.

    The government will fall, people will be hurt by it, and we will have to make something new - note I didn’t say better - and it will happen at the least opportune time.

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      1 day ago

      Couldn’t agree more. Especially that last part. New doesn’t mean better. We can hope.

      • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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        If the new government is anything like new cars then every basic function will be behind a laggy touch screen and the government will track our every movement and sell it to insurance companies.

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          How much of the new government will end up being subscription-based?

          EDIT: spelling correction

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        I understand people being frustrated. Who isn’t. But these people lash out like children are just as bad as the people who caused this. It’s like our collective getaway car is a rusty Ford Pinto and they’re like “fuck that thing, burn it down!”

        My man, that was our getaway car from fascism. Was that your intention?

    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Ok, but now imagine the car was built by slavers to violent protect their disgusting privilege. Is it still worth “fixing”?