Some kind of dark ages - yes.

I suspect it will be considered the Lunatic Age or the Misinformation Age or the Willfully Ignorant Age or something like that, since its most distinctive characteristic, in retrospect, is likely to be the oddity that the creation of the most efficient and comprehensive information-sharing system the world has yet seen led pretty much directly to a worldwide epidemic of ignorance, stupidity, irrationality, and insanity.

Behind closed doors, the consensus has been that other countries don’t want to get dragged into the current war in accordance with NATO mutual defense agreements.

But since Trump insists that he can end the war, that’s obviously not a consideration for him - by his claims, there will be nothing more standing in the way of Ukraine membership in NATO.

Which makes this announcement that much more significant - essentially what he’s saying is that even after the main obstacle to Ukraine membership has been eliminated, the US will oppose it.

Why?

Because… no, Trump is not Putin’s puppet. He’s something even worse - a cringing sycophant, desperate for affirmation from his strongman idol.

No surprise there - there aren’t enough ignorant people to fully sell Trump’s con job as things stand, so he needs to take steps to make even more people even more ignorant. And hamstringing education is key to that.

That’s what Daddy Putin wants, so that’s what Daddy Putin gets.

I think they’re analogous to people who would stand and watch a stoning, then congratulate themselves on not having thrown any rocks themselves.

The “choice” to give up your money to avoid physical harm isn’t a choice at all

Exactly as the “choice” to accept a severance package in order to avoid being fired isn’t a choice at all.

And you know that. But you’re too dishonest to admit it.

soooo happy that Trump won

This from the poster who claimed to be a socialist during the campaign…

It’s really sort of astonishing sometimes how complete your lack of integrity is.

Tell me - do you apply this “logic” in other situations?

Like, for instance, if someone were to walk up to you on the street and say, “You can either give me all your money or I’ll beat you up and take it from you,” and you were to then give them your money, that would somehow not count as a robbery since you “accepted” their “offer”?

Ah, but that’ll have to just be a rhetorical question, since the one thing that you’ll never do is actually answer it honestly…

It’s really sort of astonishing sometimes how complete your lack of integrity is.

Looks to me as if an active coup is currently under way.

And we’re going to find out if there’s anyone in Washington who’s going to try to stop it.

If you ever want to grow a bit of integrity, ask yourself why you’re avoiding what I said and focusing on the fact that I said it.

Yes - assholes who see every tragedy as just another opportunity for another partisan pissing match make me angry, and especially when they’re also fucking tunnel-visioned hypocrites.

When this civilization collapses, it’s going to be in no small part because they’re in there, day after day, diligently chipping away at it. You’re fucking right that makes me angry.

It’s not in and of itself.

Did you really not understand what I said?

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