Are we watching an empire collapse in real time?

[Gomev]

In terms of how stupid some Americans are being right now, some go on about "bringing back coal" when it makes no sense whatsoever.

I think it is because coal is 'manly' (because it involves dirt, unnecessary risk and horrible death from lung diseases) whereas solar power and electric vehicles are 'feminine.'

Yes, they really are going to destroy their country over gender-coding-based ignorance.

Are you sure it's not just you that has thought of the gender stuff ? Are the Americans smart enough to have thought of their solar panels as feminine ?

 

[Bam Bam]

Are you sure it's not just you that has thought of the gender stuff ? Are the Americans smart enough to have thought of their solar panels as feminine ?

Yes, it is probably a small minority of MAGA weirdos that I'm talking about. But they seem to have all the power over there these days.

 

[EVsince2016]

So basically, whilst MAGA are anti-Gender affiliation to humans, they are OK to associate inanimate objects a gender based on Trumped up verbal diarrhoea?

 

[Bam Bam]

So basically, whilst MAGA are anti-Gender affiliation to humans, they are OK to associate inanimate objects a gender based on Trumped up verbal diarrhoea?

Not so much "affirming," in the same way, but just judging things according to a gender lens.

Fossil fuels, warmongering and red meat are "manly" (not themselves men) and thus good.

"Windmills," international co-operation and veganism are weak and bad/wrong.

Why are they all climate science deniers (or just ignoramuses)? Because it undermines or goes against their entire worldview.

 

[Bam Bam]

Relevant to the title of the thread: Another thing about fascism is that it is a death cult.

Fascists valorise the fallen hero warrior and keep finding more and more enemies to fight.

If America is going down that route they will kill their golden goose and plunge the world in darkness and depression.

 

[T1 Terry]

Not so much "affirming," in the same way, but just judging things according to a gender lens.

Fossil fuels, warmongering and red meat are "manly" (not themselves men) and thus good.

"Windmills," international co-operation and veganism are weak and bad/wrong.

Why are they all climate science deniers (or just ignoramuses)? Because it undermines or goes against their entire worldview.

Capitalism relies of getting something cheap and selling at the max profit, no matter who it hurts, they will even do it to family.
They don't want to believe their way of making money could be harming themselves, they simply don't care about others, including their kids and kids kids, money is everything to them, let everyone else figure out how to survive, they believe they can buy their way out of trouble .... if they have enough money.
Money is control in a capitalist society, control allows you to make even more money, money blinds them to other people's plight, if it is how they make more money, then it's ok, because they are the smart ones and those not as smart are there to exploit ......

They elected someone who is at the top of that platform, us anyone and everyone, without money you are nothing in his eyes, just there to be used, if you are smart enough to hurt his money making schemes, you will get paid, if it's cheaper to buy favour from the person who could enforce payment, that is the path he will take, that bought favour can be used again because they showed weakness to his money/power/control ..... and that is where the USA is today .... I can't see it ever recovering with the same capitalist ideals, the world is just too smart and fast these days for Ponzi schemes to survive very long

T1 Terry