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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Honestly, I am just hoping that the new country/countries that emerge from the smoking heap of America will try harder to enshrine democracy. Likely that will take decades.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It feels alot like margaret atwood wasn't writing fiction at the moment. The religious and/or far right wing seems to be getting their way over there and it honestly feels like the handmaids tale is their vision. At least that is my take here from the other side of the pond.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

As an American woman, I’m just waiting for the day they disable my credit card… that’s how the show starts out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

That's scary as hell! I also worry about how the world is changing because of your current admimistration, if you can call it that, but actually fearing about your basic rights like that really sucks. Wish you all the best and hope it never comes to extremes like that!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

she largely wasn't. she was writing a warning and no one took it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 23 hours ago

Their vision is basically Saudi Arabia.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've been referring to them as the Gilead Party fairly often since the show came out. (I missed the book somehow.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Well you're in luck because the book has a sequel after the success of the show

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

I did not know that either thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Oh yeah, 100% for sure I will die of old age before we have recovered (whatever that will mean in this context) from this. I wish I was wealthy enough to do more than just hope really hard I can keep my family safe until then.