That is the most disheartening part. I didn’t build American Hegemony, nor was I victim of it, but damn it if there wasn’t a chance we could have collectively come to our senses and practiced what our constitution preaches. There was a path forward to that “Star Trek” future in my eyes.
The US fundamentally didn’t stand a chance of achieving a Star Trek future. Individuals and society have opposing goals. The US is big on individuals, so society will suffer.
I read a Chinese work on this a year or so ago. In that, our current world fell apart in the nuclear war because America couldn’t settle its differences. Humanity built a new society on top of it to be much more collectivist, though they also modified the anatomy of the human species somewhat to make this possible. Of course, some people felt that the price of preventing the rise of another Trump is too much to pay, and started a revolt.
The question put forward by that work is essentially this: Suppose you had a magic button that made everyone feel immense empathy for everyone else, and want to genuinely improve everyone’s well-being. However, this will cause everyone to live simple lives, forever. “Interesting times” will be a thing of the past, for better or worse. Would you take the offer?
I’ll admit I’m exhausted, but I’m confused about the simple lives part? Seems really non-sequitor
Even people with empathy disagree, kill, try, out compete? Fuck even I’ve done things and felt bad.
So without understanding the second part of your hypothetical question, and no knowledge of this magic buttons operation, yes, assuming it’s not some monkey’s paw bullshit.
But to respond generally, how about the preamble to the constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Tell me a better mission statment from an existing government.
It seems a certain portion of this country are completely unreachable by logic or reason. Virtually all of those types seem to be unshakable fans of Taco.
Watching conversations like those on The Necessary Conversation where they talk to their conservative parents is…wild.
I’m not too sure about that… yeah, there are those that are completely lost in limbo and won’t ever get out of it, but I’ve seen loads of cracks in the Maga base for months now. I’m wondering how much more those people are willing to take.
Dumbass is burning every ounce of soft power the US ever had and he’s convinced his supporters that it’ll maga.
Just as Putin ordered.
That is the most disheartening part. I didn’t build American Hegemony, nor was I victim of it, but damn it if there wasn’t a chance we could have collectively come to our senses and practiced what our constitution preaches. There was a path forward to that “Star Trek” future in my eyes.
Still is just gotta fight for it. Do and get others doing too!! Plenty of us are nationwide but the more the better!!
Star Trek had a massive nuclear war before the idyllic future we see in the show, seems we’re pretty on track actually
Bell Riots, when?
Yeah, but that version sucks to live through.
Shit, you ain’t even getting Starship Troopers.
You’ll get the fascism part and not get the mixed gender bathrooms.
It has been like a year or two since I have seen it, but what am I not getting?
One of my favorite part of the entire movie was how it was literally a propaganda film with the advertisement for the televised execution.
Would you like to know more?
The US fundamentally didn’t stand a chance of achieving a Star Trek future. Individuals and society have opposing goals. The US is big on individuals, so society will suffer.
I read a Chinese work on this a year or so ago. In that, our current world fell apart in the nuclear war because America couldn’t settle its differences. Humanity built a new society on top of it to be much more collectivist, though they also modified the anatomy of the human species somewhat to make this possible. Of course, some people felt that the price of preventing the rise of another Trump is too much to pay, and started a revolt.
The question put forward by that work is essentially this: Suppose you had a magic button that made everyone feel immense empathy for everyone else, and want to genuinely improve everyone’s well-being. However, this will cause everyone to live simple lives, forever. “Interesting times” will be a thing of the past, for better or worse. Would you take the offer?
I’ll admit I’m exhausted, but I’m confused about the simple lives part? Seems really non-sequitor Even people with empathy disagree, kill, try, out compete? Fuck even I’ve done things and felt bad.
So without understanding the second part of your hypothetical question, and no knowledge of this magic buttons operation, yes, assuming it’s not some monkey’s paw bullshit.
But to respond generally, how about the preamble to the constitution:
Tell me a better mission statment from an existing government.
There still is and there will be
Remember that star trek too had WWIII around this time, before they got to their senses
Then again, its a show, of course, but it’s a good example to aspire to
Radical Hope my friend, it’s a hell of a Drug.
It seems a certain portion of this country are completely unreachable by logic or reason. Virtually all of those types seem to be unshakable fans of Taco.
Watching conversations like those on The Necessary Conversation where they talk to their conservative parents is…wild.
I’m not too sure about that… yeah, there are those that are completely lost in limbo and won’t ever get out of it, but I’ve seen loads of cracks in the Maga base for months now. I’m wondering how much more those people are willing to take.