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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

May the odds be ever in your favor.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

20th century fascism was characterized by a thick layer of self importance and respectability to hide a vulgar core.

21st century fascism is just vulgar through and through.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

So MAGA wants to take away birthright citizenship and institute game show winner citizenship. This is the same government we're relying on to do the right thing in a nuclear confrontation.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am more frightened of the Trump Regime than Stalin's in this regard. Both are evil, but one completely is completely void of sanity.

It is my hope that foreign governments are taking actions to take away the nuclear button from Trump. Maybe a deal with Qatar to activate the self-destruct if Trump attempts to give the order for a nuclear dawn?

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't know about foreign governments - who on the US side would make those deals, given that MAGA is running the government? But our own military isn't run by robots, and they're prepared not to take stupid rash actions on command from Bonespurs. This was talked about when he took office the first time.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

The odds of Mr. Beast being the ringleader for this particular circus is high.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Scenes envisaged include one in San Francisco, where the immigrants are sent down a mine to collect the most gold

In Cape Canaveral, Florida, the hub of NASA, contestants would rush to build and launch a rocket.

In Hayward, Wisconsin, they'd struggle to keep their balance on logs.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought you were being facetious

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Just adding some relevant facts. Not the onion.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is like a really shitty version of The Running Man.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 85 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bruh, I watched the movies recently, and this is literally my first throught

[–] Binky@lemmy.sdf.org 130 points 2 days ago (1 children)

These are fucking awful times.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

Have higher standards.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

And they called me a fool for having Hunger Games on my bingo card.

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 78 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It'll be funny and poetic until we all get to watch a contestant die for the first time during a prime time live event .... and the crowd roars and the ratings go through the roof as everyone realizes ... the gladiatorial games to the death have returned .... and this time we can stream it!!!!

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bread and circuses.

The United States is dying

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why does my bread keep going up in price then?

[–] cyphear@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

If bread's too expensive you can always eat cake.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Trumpflix, but that show is pay per view with the premium plus $199 a month plan. $399 pay per view of course.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

The other show available is a live feed of the torture at gitmo and El Salvador

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I'd pirate it and not watch it just on principle

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

We have the Millionaire CTE Scramble already.

You know. Football. Handegg.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Ew, but yes.

Ew.

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 64 points 2 days ago

May the odds be ever in your favor...

What the actual...

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We deserve Trump. He truly represents us.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 6 hours ago

Well, 40% of us

[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

God damn, being true... I consider myself quite the imaginative and creative person, but these folks have me beat.

Still, props to these people - if they applied all this creativity and effort for good instead of evil, we'd already be living in an utopia, there wouldn't be hunger or poverty in the world, I dare say. Instead we're gliding down into dystopia.

Just when you think we've hit rock bottom they'll yet again prove you wrong - as they say, "where there's a will, there's a way", especially for evil.

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Executions will be televised one day.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I know that I will have grim satisfaction while watching.

[–] vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

FOREIGNERS OUT! SCHLINGENSIEFS CONTAINER

Satirising reality TV shows, "Big Brother" especially, a dozen asylum seekers were surveilled by a multitude of cameras, could be fed and watched by passer-by's and two were thrown out of the country through web-voting. The way fascism looks in the 21st century: Bright. Sensational. Interactive. Funny - and frightening.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We need to DEPORT OUR IMMIGRANTS! UNLESS they Win at a TV Show THEN we can Let them Stay and I see NOTHING Wrong with That! Or they're WHITE!

-Literally EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTER!

[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That is not true. Any immigrants that can spend $5 million are free to buy a fresh, hot, and newly minted social security card!

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

But that doesn’t buy you tolerance in the society. That’s extra on a subscription basis

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

The more I watch Andor, the more I feel like a need a gun.

Coincidence, really.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

I literally did a triple-take thinking I ate the onion and then realized it's not fake. Holy SHIT. Time for the 2A.

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

Then they deport the winner anyway, because citizenship doesn't matter to Trump.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago

Of course the admin supports dehumanizing people for entertainment. How about reducing prices on something. Like bread.

[–] Nyadia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago

There are really people out there who support this shit who think they deserve to be regarded as good people just because they're friendly on an interpersonal level.

[–] Mobiuthuselah@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's all they really know anyways, reality TV. Bit of a misnomer really.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I remember during the zelensky ambush at the white house that DJT said it would make great TV as well.

Clown country.

Rename country to Panem?

I mean, this is a clownshow, might as well go full Bread and Circus.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

these are people not entertainment

[–] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 2 days ago

Squick Game

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago
[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have the outline of a plot where Kristi Noem gets spit roasted by Mike Lee and Mike Johnson.

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