• @ReallyActuallyFrankenstein
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    23 hours ago

    This was such a disappointing article.

    Yes, I agree with all of the things said and will be voting for Kamala. But this is a former WHO epidemiologist, so do we get information on how we would apply the learnings of epidemiology to treat this epidemic of irrational, self-harming personality-worship? Do we get any diagnostic characteristics? Any way to contain the spread? Any practical guidance whatsoever?

    Nope, just a low-effort rant.

    This is just another gawker, pointing and gasping at the slow-motion trainwreck of Trump running into democracy. I really really wish some of these articles would actually try to propose solutions.

    • @[email protected]
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      13 hours ago

      What are the solutions though? I don’t think this descent stops until the MAGA crowd gets most of what they want and realize it sucks ass to live that way which is going to come with a lot of pain for everyone. They’re clearly not willing or able to learn from history, think through policies without experiencing the negative consequences personally, or distinguish reality from propaganda and/or wishful thinking. What options for resolution does that leave us with?

      The only thing I can see that might work is fighting them off until enough of the old folks in their camp die and hoping the younger crowd doesn’t follow in their footsteps. That’s not a particularly appealing plan but I’m not sure what else is on the table.