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It's such a clear path from rightist government to this collapse - every man for himself, deport your neighbor and take his house, the essence of free speech is the right to lie and insult people. And I guess Minneapolis is an example of society showing up to fix the bridge. At least for today.

Jovana Jankovic

@jovana.bsky.social

5 Feb

Omg you say "bloosk"? I say bloosk and I thought I invented it!! 😂

WinRAR Earle

@tommchenry.bsky.social

4 Feb

I genuinely wish I knew who I'm half-remembering so I could point people to this (presumably much more knowledgeable) person instead, but I'm pretty sure it was a post on X to begin with.

David Sainez

@davidsainez.com

5 Feb

Could it be this comment by @meganlcook.bsky.social

Megan L. Cook@meganlcook.bsky.social

The heterogeneity of the fall of Rome is a useful analogue: for folks on the periphery, yeah, eventually nobody came round to collect taxes or fix the bridge any more, but to be in Rome itself during, e.g. The Year of the Six Emperors must have been bracing. But we're all in Rome now on the Internet

WinRAR Earle

@tommchenry.bsky.social

5 Feb

That looks to be two weeks old. This woulda been 4-5 years ago, I think. As they just started giving up on COVID public health measures, I think

Two Meal Bad Boy

@slazaro.net

5 Feb

Could it have been Patrick Wyman? Likely thing for him to post.

rosemary the haunted doll

@rosemary.world

5 Feb

yes! I'm not sure if this is the origin of it, but there was a whole-ass trash future episode about it: www.iheart.com/podcast/256-...