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We've already started this year off with crazy shit. What else do you guys think will happen this year and why? (lemmy.world)
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[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 58 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Violent chaos in the US. One of three things will happen:

  • The Supreme Court sides with the states that want to remove Trump from the ballot. Trump's minions cry foul and lose their minds.
  • Trump gets on the ballot but he loses to Biden again. Trump's minions cry foul and lose their minds.
  • Trump gets on the ballot and wins. Trump and the GOP take that as a mandate to govern with impunity, and run roughshod over the country.
[–] Nemo@midwest.social 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure, violent chaos, but very localized. Even most right-wingers aren't devoted to that tool.

The ones that are... they'll be trouble, as you say.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’d be willing to bet money they’re a lot less localized than you think.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 10 months ago

Yup, the radicalized ones became radicalized through the Internet - there is no specific place in the country that is "safe" because literally anywhere may house a zealous believer ready to get pushed over the line.

Like tens of thousands of little terrorist sleeper cells.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes and it would very much fit the pattern:

2020: pandemic millions die

2021: january 6th

2022: Ukraine is invaded by Russia

2023: Gaza

2024: ???

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

2024: Papua New Guinea launches nuclear device to blow up moon, because why not.

[–] weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yeeahhh that's kinda the vibe I've been getting as well