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kyleforrester87

@Ravix the media and the way we now consume it are definitely responsible for blurring the line between politics and celebrity gossip over the past 10-15 years, that’s for sure.

kyleforrester87

PSN: WigSplitter1987

Ravix

@kyleforrester87 it's totally weird from the outside looking in, right? I just tried to put it in to words in a reply then, but it is so all encompassing it's hard to know how deep to go with it.

The world overall needs people to just step back and calm down and think "is this really what we want for the future generations" All the hate in politics, in our day to day lives, all the sideshow elements to keep it trending.

Social media has a lot to answer for. It has truly sped up our demise

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kyleforrester87

@Ravix of course, bad news sells, so everything is always spun to a degree. And the issue is the slow burn anxiety that causes, you think you are just casually reading articles… and then one day, it’s too late. It really does have an impact, even from the more reputable sources.

That’s when I’d normally just go play video games to relax, but all the news articles are telling me my standard PS5 is redundant now

kyleforrester87

PSN: WigSplitter1987

Ravix

@kyleforrester87 ah, stick a stripe on it and no one will know the difference for now. Until they patch PS5 to be worse than it was, of course. Let's get our own conspiracy on the go right now

If only we could choose to upgrade all politicians, though. I'd happily donate £700 to send them all (on every side) to the moon, so the rest of us here, on the desolate wasteland called Earth, can start again from fresh without them.

I mean, if every single person in the world pitched in I think we could have a good and proper clear out of all of them before our brains completely rot into mush. And anyone who lives and breathes for the current way politics and human interactions work, well they can go to Moon Base with them and see how they get on there.

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PorkChopExpress

I was waiting all week for some balanced perspectives. Tarring 73million people as fascist pricks is probably as balanced as I could've hoped for. Terrific stuff.

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Jaz007

@Ravix Well, let me clarify, anyone who thoughtfully understands what a fascist is and call him one is likely lying. People do believe he is because of inflated lies posted everywhere, but they believe it ultimately because a liar wanted to sell the lie somewhere.

I do like Trump even if he’s not perfect, it again, my concern here is more the blatant insults here than actually discussing politics. I do try and remember the rules don’t really want us to dive deeply into that, I just don’t want nothing said against very uncivil behavior.

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Jaz007

PorkChopExpress

kyleforrester87 wrote:

That’s when I’d normally just go play video games to relax, but all the news articles are telling me my standard PS5 is redundant now

It has been an awfully long week for standard PS5 owners. 😅

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Ravix

@Jaz007 Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

I'm not saying anything, but you can definitely tick off a few of those in Trump's America bingo. But you could probably look at some media outlets on the other side and line up the suppression element on them. In terms of the way they paint supporters with a wide brush.

The thing is, I honeslty believe patriotism is the dangerous thing. And I think because people don't want to see patriotism as bad, they call it fascism for ease. And facism can be hidden beneath patriotism. So maybe it doesn't have to be fascist, but the belief that one country/entity/belief system/race is better than another has led to some pretty bad things in the past, I'd say. And the problem with that is, usually a good percentage of people on all sides of the political spectrum can think that they somehow live in a country worthy of more, a country that is better, a country that you are supposed to be proud of. No one should ever be proud of a bit of dirt where they happened to be born. Only actions are worthy of pride, and countries can't take actions, they are just lines on a map.

But, like I say. I'm staying out of the facism debate as I don't want to spend time analysing him. I just think from the outside looking in he is a bit mad, a little bit old fashioned, and kind of easily led by others. And he definitely knows how to manipulate certain individuals and get them riled up on both sides, and how to effectively run a campaign.

Edit: Yeah, I believe we are being civil about it, so all is good on that front, anyway. I didn't really read what many others have said in their posts, and I didn't see where anyone was calling all Trump suporters Facist either, tbh. Mine is just an overall view from the outside looking in at both sides at each others throats, when the world really doesn't need that s*** 😅

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colonelkilgore

🎵A guy said he really liked it
And a bunch of rats ate his face
Ahhhhaaahhhhhahhhhhaaahhhhh🎶

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currently residing in PS3 Purgatory

PorkChopExpress

@colonelkilgore That's my evening entertainment sorted while I attempt to untether "actual" nazi's from this mortal coil in Sniper Elite V2. Appreciate the giggles, my man.

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