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Kerry Howley @kerryhowley.bsky.social

when the history of this time is written it will seem as if the pandemic tipped inevitably into fascism … in reality catalyst feels closer to some combination of boredom, prosperity, nihilism

jul 3, 2025, 8:44 pm • 67 2

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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social

Three words of how we got here, Ronald Fucking Reagan.

jul 3, 2025, 9:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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optimist46.bsky.social @optimist46.bsky.social

I don’t know if you are right, but it sure is scary.

jul 3, 2025, 11:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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kfan99.bsky.social @kfan99.bsky.social

Huxley believed there would be no reason to ban books because there would be nobody who would want to read them. Orwell thought the future would include a ‘boot in your face’. I believe the catalysts you list are valid. As we sink further into the abyss, I think intimidation will accelerate descent

jul 4, 2025, 1:07 am • 0 0 • view