(not my OC nor my OP, just helping spread the message around:-)

  • ladicius@lemmy.world
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    Above a certain threshold there will be no discernible difference in the outcome to our civilisation.

    The planet is fine. The people are fucked. G. Carlin was and is right.

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      Okay. But every minute we can delay reaching that threshold will be worth it.

      To me it’s the same as the US democracy right now. Yes it’s far too late to see no ill effects and we are already facing the consequences, but every act of resistance to unlawful, immoral and unconstitutional orders slow them down, and with enough co-ordination may slow them down enough before Trump and the oligarchs become truly unstoppable.

      For any issue that effects our world’s existence, stand boldly and take action. Don’t let the fear of the inevitability of it consume you.

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        In fact, they are already unstoppable. History showed us many times that when autocrats are in full power, they keep it forever, unless they lose a war or die without having planified their succession. And don’t talk me about the Biden example, his presidency did not prevented an unpreceded harm by the GOP.

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          It’s precisely this mentality I’m arguing against (the unstoppableness of Trump, that’s what he wants you to think).

          People only have power over you, if you obey their command. MAGA obeys Trump, that’s why Trump has power over MAGA. Whether he has power over the rest of America depends on how much Americans want to defend it from his ongoing attacks, which are happening right now and will continue. “Right now” means that it’s not too late. Giving up and conceding means giving Trump a free pass to wreck the USA.

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            Your statement is extremely naive, because when a politician establish a rule, you are legally forced to follow it, and believe me, the authorities don’t care about the means to enforce the said rules if they don’t want to follow them. Resistance to Trump will lead to increased repression, you should not forget he is a known authoritarian. If you want to risk your freedom -if not your physical integrity- to set yourself above the law, good for you, but don’t incite people to do so.

    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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      It’ll at least determine how many species survive. And the threshold to total human extinction is very high, so every ton of co2 is part of a life saved.