[green, speaking, looking smug]
Okay, hear me out, here’s the plan…
We go full apathy, basically we let capitalism fully spiral out into fascism. Once it’s done, people will rise up and the system will collapse under its own weight. From its ashes, with our help, a better society will rise. This is how we win.

[we now see that green is tied up in front of a bleak wall, along with a group of other people, being aimed at by a firing squad of characters in fascist uniforms]
[green, smiling] OK?
[blue, pissed] Dude…

https://thebad.website/comic/accelerationism

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 day ago

      “Did we ever think we would see the day when we would say, ‘Please bring back George W. Bush’?” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said during an interview with Evan Smith last week. “We really did work together.”

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
      53·
      1 day ago

      I don’t think people get that this difference makes a difference. As a millennial going through college during the GW Bush years, there was at least a Republican party that cared about America, cared about non political government institutions and the service those members participate in, etc. Since the tea party that shit changed. And I don’t think it’s hard to believe Mitt Romney actually cares about this country and means what he says on this thing. I feel disgusted defending Romney, but I kind of miss it when it was guys like Romney were the political opponents in power and not these MAGA folks hellbent on destroying democracy and politicizing the institutions critical to America.

      I just found 96 liberals who fit that description.

      • someguy3@lemmy.world
        81·
        1 day ago

        Saying “hey they might have cared a bit about institutions compared to maga” is not venerating.

        venerate /vĕn′ə-rāt″/

        To regard with deep respect or reverence. synonym: revere. Similar: revere

        Not the same meaning at all. Not even close.

        So no you didn’t find 96 people that fit that description.

        When you mingle meanings like that, I’m just gonna leave it at that.

        • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
          11·
          1 day ago

          “Venerate” may be an exaggeration, but the rest of it, thinking everything was “respectable and dignified” and “completely whitewashing the horrors from their minds” fits that to a T.

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
        73·
        1 day ago

        You found 96 people who upvoted the comment saying Trump is worse than bush was and that Mitt Romney would be better than Trump is.

        There’s nothing there saying Bush or Reagan were good.

          • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
            62·
            1 day ago

            I feel disgusted defending Romney, but I kind of miss it when it was guys like Romney were the political opponents in power and not these MAGA folks hellbent on destroying democracy and politicizing the institutions critical to America.

                • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
                  21·
                  1 day ago

                  Nobody said “good.” The other user said “venerating” which was an exaggeration but all the rest of what they said, thinking "everything was respectable and dignified” and “completely whitewashing the horrors from their minds” 100% applies to that comment.

                  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
                    21·
                    1 day ago

                    No it doesn’t.

                    I’ve said it elsewhere in this thread but I’d rather get shot in the arm instead of the head but that doesn’t mean I think getting shot in the arm is good.

                    That is the point that comment is making.