Every time.

I think he’s glitched out halfway between 1) trying to figure out something outrageous enough to say that would seem proportional to the electoral blowout, and 2) his simple-ass programming that defaults to “winners are good”

I hope he has a fucking stroke the next time he goes to honk out a dirt snake

And Fark!

I doubt we’ll ever fully be rid of them.

When have you ever TRIED to get rid of them?

No, your response to 9/11 fucked up your momentum.

I lived in the states at that time, and back then, there was a widespread sense that bigotry was something society was supposed to be overcoming rather than something people could openly embrace as political identities.

YES, of course, the 90s were absolutely full of bigotry, and marginalized groups had fewer legal protections. But speaking as a person of color, there was absolutely a prevailing sense, at least in mainstream culture, that society was moving toward greater acceptance and equality. Racism and homophobia were things to be embarrassed about, and media reflected that optimism everywhere- tons of boundary-pushing and inclusion that makes 2026’s pop culture look as straight, white, and cis as can be- and there was no social media to amplify the relatively few voices who thought they should complain about that fact.

Back then, progress felt like an inevitability. We argued about how quickly we’d get there, but there was a general expectation that society would keep moving forward. Today, the US can’t even take the direction of that movement for granted, let alone the progress itself.

I’ll take the 90s’ “casual bigotry + optimism” over the outright Nazi shit and utter cowardice displayed by those who refuse to fight back today.

Suicidal people who don’t take at least one fascist with them? World is better off without them anyway.

Sure, but we’ve already established that you lack self awareness, so…

Did I not say “which is fine”?

Okay, but you’ve just created a sentence fragment, which is fine unless you were trying to use complete sentences.

GUARANfuckingTEED to be the same parents who won’t shut the fuck up about participation trophies, how kids these days are too soft, and how nobody deserves anything they haven’t earned through white-approved work. Always preaching meritocracy, personal responsibility, and how losing builds character. Fucking snowflakes.

You mean the ones who already are? Sure. It’s about time they found out.

I do.

You’re doing the far-right bullshit thing of treating the fact that a position requires (gasp) human judgment as an argument against the position itself. “Who gets to decide what’s fair?” “Who gets to decide what constitutes harm?” “Who gets to decide what’s reasonable?” They act like these are impossible questions that somehow invalidate the whole idea. If you’re an adult and have any confidence in your own morality, you should be able to make judgment calls. I promise it really isn’t an impossible dilemma unless you’re a moral relativist coward.

I still find myself humming the Bunyip song to myself constantly, decades later.

https://youtu.be/Ntf5_ue2Lzw

This but unironically.

Tacit support by way of inaction is still support.

Let’s be real, it’s not as if America is interested in punching Nazis anymore. You might be surprised what people would cheer if you’d get off your cowardly asses and start taking action.

Slurs should be met with direct violence EVERY time.

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