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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Internet VFW > 2022 Midterm Election Containment Thread: Yes election talk
 
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shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

stealie72 posted:

Even if they don't retake official reins of power, it's this.

There are millions of fully radicalized people who believe batshit insane things and no longer share a reality with the rest of us because their entire reality is an ouroboros of bullshit and conspiracy fed to them by the right wing media machine. We have no means of deprogramming them, if they even can be. Things will never be "normal" again, at least through the ballot box.

Slobbering angry mobs whipped into a frenzy by demagogues is the default state of man, and what we're seeing is a return to the historical mean after a bizzare half- century anomaly. Post WW2 to 9/11 electronic broadcasting was overwhelmingly effective at drowning out other messaging but so fantastically expensive the only powers that could buy in to the game had interests that mostly aligned with the things that maintain a stable society.

Meanwhile now we're coming up on 15 years of everyone in the world carrying a tv production studio, mobile newsvan, and transmitter tower in their pocket 24/7

shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Nov 9, 2022

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shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

That Works posted:


Fun fact, my little red district overwhelmingly voted to allow a marijuana dispensary to be zoned for in the town despite leaning very hard R on all other position votes. I am sad to wonder just how much help the Dems could have gotten if Biden had descheduled MJ ahead of the mid-terms.

gotta keep that october surprise for '24, sucks for everyone that picks up a felony before then

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shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005

 there is no way a collar that hilariously narrow came off the rack on a jacket that size, he's making an intentional statement and it is good

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