Wishing all American members of our community a very happy Independence Day!
Enjoy the celebrations but please do so safely.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2024, @06:09AM (5 children)
I'm pulling a Martha-Ann Alito and flying my flag upside down.
(Score: 2, Troll) by DadaDoofy on Thursday July 04 2024, @11:13AM
After what I saw on Thursday, I can see why.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Subsentient on Thursday July 04 2024, @10:55PM (3 children)
I'm just not celebrating this year.
America is dead.
Whatever good that we were, we are now a declining power in the same vein as South Africa, just with a bigger military budget and a lot bigger economy and trade, for now.
This country is probably 10 years maximum, I mean maximum, from ripping itself apart. That's probably a cautious estimate.
If Biden wins, the Trumpies will riot and murder. Biden didn't have the real power since he was first elected.
If Trump wins, it wouldn't surprise me if some states secede. If they don't, I hope you like fascism. I certainly don't.
Before you say "good! good riddance California!" keep in mind that the Soviet Union imploded in much the same way.
We're already seeing the types of legislative conflicts and defiance between states and the federal government that the Soviet Republics tried against Moscow shortly before seceding, both left and right.
The United States has been destabilized and I don't see a way back. I just hope it collapses gracefully instead of catastrophically. We don't need a new Dark Ages.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Subsentient on Thursday July 04 2024, @10:59PM
Those to learn from history are doomed to watch others repeat it.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 05 2024, @01:56AM
The trumpies rioted a total of once. You've already seen both a Trump and a Biden presidency. The lefties also rioted at Trump's inauguration, plus don't forget 2020 and saint floyd.
Your "fascism" already played out and wasn't any more fascist than under Biden. Nobody is seceding, it's just more steady decline. Oh and this time it's fucking tech so you won't be insulated. Enjoy being an 70s auto worker.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday July 06 2024, @01:19AM
Look at it this way: if a bunch of the Southern states secede, their economies will collapse instantly without all that sweet, sweet blue state tax money they keep draining from us. And The Peoples' Republic of Texassistan will suddenly find itself *alone* on the Mexican border.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 4, Touché) by turgid on Thursday July 04 2024, @08:55AM (8 children)
Happy Independence Day to the Americans.
Happy General Election Day to the Brits.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 4, Insightful) by pkrasimirov on Thursday July 04 2024, @12:18PM (4 children)
Let's hope people don't vote to bring back dependence.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by kazzie on Thursday July 04 2024, @06:16PM (2 children)
Is that the dependence of Scotland on England, the USA on the UK, or the UK on the EU?
Or maybe all the above?
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday July 04 2024, @06:20PM (1 child)
We might not know until the votes are counted. I am not expecting the Scots and English to link arms and drink together. Neither am I expecting the USA to ask to be part of the British Empire (and if you did some of your politicians might have to go first :)). Finally, I wouldn't bet on the EU asking us to rejoin them again either.
[nostyle RIP 06 May 2025]
(Score: 2) by BananaPhone on Friday July 05 2024, @01:41AM
If they don't vote (most likely, btw)
We could very well get King Trump.
He'll probably die or become incapacitated in 2 years so watch out for his VP.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2024, @02:03PM (2 children)
> Happy General Election Day to the Brits.
Not that happy. Voters say concentrate on getting the Tories out. I say Keith's party are the New Tories. He purged the left and let Tories join his party.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by kazzie on Thursday July 04 2024, @06:23PM (1 child)
At least there are a good number of parties putting candidates forward to be your local representative (5+ main parties, depending on where you are in the UK). It may not be a true multi-party system as it uses first-past-the-post, but I prefer that to an inherently two-party system like the USA has.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2024, @08:14PM
Yes will be interesting to see how well the smaller parties do compared to the past. Greens for example are projected to gain 1 or more seats. Nice if a growth of smaller parties will be allowed to continue into the future.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Thexalon on Thursday July 04 2024, @02:44PM (2 children)
Caution: Do not attempt to adjust the firework with your remaining hand.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 3, Funny) by ls671 on Thursday July 04 2024, @08:29PM (1 child)
What do you use your other hand for?
Everything I write is lies, including this sentence.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Thexalon on Friday July 05 2024, @12:09AM
The joke is that your other hand is in several pieces near the last firework you decided to mess with badly.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 2, Insightful) by pTamok on Thursday July 04 2024, @09:39PM
Use your independence wisely.