• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I admire the F out of the French. They’ll call a spade a spade and take to the streets at the drop of a hat.

    Meanwhile, we keyboard warriors in the US all sit behind a screen saying “we should DO something!1!” while our government gets dismantled by growing fascism and oligarchy.

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      4 days ago

      Not to praise us too much, but a fundamental problem is the US’s addiction to algorithms and toxic public online spaces. The activism we have hardly matters if it doesn’t pop up in people’s feeds and apps.

      The Federation is a potential way out. It’s a good thing to participate in.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Wow. The first 3 minutes were impressive. Every sentence packed with cynicism, yet clear, factual, realistic. A fresh wind clearing the stale air in my mind (poisoned by doomscrolling).

    (He looks like Nosferatu btw)

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      I’m not saying he isn’t a Russian asset, but the Russians obviously have every interest to support that narrative. As usual I wouldn’t believe anything coming out of Moscow