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    I think one of the most infuriating things is that the people that need to be shown that all he does is lie will never see this news. Every time I see articles like this I think “they shouldn’t stop writing, but it’s all preaching to the choir. No Magoo will ever hear this.” :/

    Reich wing media will only tell them what they want them to hear. Fox news and the like only exist to ensure Republican corporate control of government…

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    Eugh. I am not sure how comfortable I am with a world where Xi Jingping is considered the more trustworthy party.

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      The Chinese government’s preferred perception is “philosophical and stable,” and all this just plays into that.

      The US’s… Well, I don’t even know anymore.

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        i mean, don’t get me wrong, i may not agree with China’s ethos, but it’s at least an ethos. Usonia is just basically collapsing under the weight of our own virulent individuality and greed right now.

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          It’s collapsing under propaganda and a cult of personality.

          The USA’s old ethos as a “champion of liberty,” rebel against tyrrany, equalizer (yes, I know) was at least admirable, and the indiviuality and greed were somewhat functional. The weight we’ve collapsed under is the populations collective susceptibility to runaway propaganda machines, which we have completely ignored both for the illusion of “freedom of speech” (even though online spaces are nothing like open forums) and blatant bribery.

          If Canda and Europe knew what’s good for them, they’d ban all American social media yesterday.

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      Why didn’t people take us seriously when President Hunter Biden ordered those pizzas on his laptop?!