General Discussion

and when you really think about it, we've been warned for decades. decades.
Eisenhower
Carter
Clinton
Harris

all throughout the 2016 campaign. All throughout the first term. all throughout the 2024 campaign.

I think it boils down to the abuse of the First Amendment by right wing media. in other words, propaganda. it's very hard to live in a world where reality itself is questioned and experienced so differently by so many people. It's really tragic.

After On Freedom by Timothy Snyder, this was the most impactful book I read in 2025. it explains a lot about how the US govt works these days.

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/nothing-is-true-and-everything-is-possible-the-surreal-heart-of-the-new-russia/9367442/?resultid=4bbe1507-b686-4b6e-82ea-22f2b2c81b71#edition=9321634&idiq=12288788]
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia
By Peter Pomerantsev