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Strongly disagree. Tell that to all the women who've lost their reproductive freedom.

Its all so overwhelming and discouraging. It certainly feels like we're going to have to live through the excesses of stage orange to become a wiser society.

This is and the fact that he's against regulation. The fact that a lot of these silicon valley billionaires are openly backing MAGA (ex Peter Thiel backing JD Vance) is deeply troubling and portends disturbing things for the future. Its especially troubling considering these guys are steering the direction of A.I.

Thank God you're not an American voter. The fewer misinformed people we have deciding the fate of our country the better.

This is legitmately scary. Its crazy how fast things are unraveling in this country. Even with Trump's 1st term and attempted coup I didn't imagine things would get this bad. If Biden or whatever Democrat isn't elected in 2024, I'm not sure how we're going to get through this.

This is an excellent resource for understanding the consequences of a 2nd Trump presidency in conjunction with Project 2025. I encourage everyone to read the PDF provided on the site. It's pretty scary folks https://www.authoritarianplaybook2025.org/

much agreed. It's the perception of it being unfair by a sizeable voting bloc that I worry about slightly.

I would love to see a Whitmer replace Biden. She's my governor and she's awesome. Also, with abortion being on the ballot it will bring out the suburban mom vote. Unfortunately, America has regressed a bit and is too steeped in racism for Kamala or Michelle Obama to take Biden's place. The only downside is that if Kamala is skipped over it may risk depressing the black vote (who're the bedrock of the Democratic Party). It will be seen as deeply unfair but it's a necessary evil for the good of the country.

I'll ask again more plainly. When is the last time an administration fired tens of thousands of federal employees and replaced them only with people who're ideologically aligned to their agenda? The point about the limitations of power keeps being brought up but Project 2025 is ALL about eroding those checks and balances. It expands presidential power, undermining other branches of government. And with the latest SCOTUS decision on presidential immunity the groundwork is being laid for the next president to be able to make serious abuses of power.

When is the last time an administration fired thousands of civil servants and replaced them with loyal sychophants? That's whats being proposed here. This is not an overreaction. This is the real thing. And its the playbook for almost every authoritarian leader.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna153620 He already has intentions of using executive action to shut down the border. And yes I agree we don't have the infrastucture to fully decarbonize. So lets pass the legislation to do it. Oh wait it'll ultimately be obstructed by Republicans. The bottom line is that we're going to have to decarbonize at some point. The mere impacts of climate change will force us to. And China is ultimately on the road to usurp us in clean renewable energy tech if we don't make serious strides. But keep thinking us being beholdened to fossil fuel billionaires is WIN for the US. ITS NOT. And I wish Biden was beholdened to progressives. Lol. We'd probably would have expanded the supreme court, fully legalized weed, forgiven student loans, etc etc. Biden is as centrist as they come. He's too milquetoast to enact progressive policies. And he's completely incapable to do what needs to be done to protect us from Trumps authoritarianism. The only reason why one would think he's some radical socialist is if you've been thoroughly propagandized via right wing media.

We already had a balance and SCOTUS destroyed.

You're wrong. Project 2025 is an attempt to destroy those very checks and balances by replacing thousands of federal employees with Trump loyalists. To your second point, there was bipartisan legislation in place to address the border crisis that Biden was slated to sign into law. It was ultimately nixed by Republicans at the orders of Trump.

I think its safe to say we're witnessing a slow moving coup in America. I am deeply worried if Trump gets reelected.

I'll take wokism over far-right Christian Autocracy any day. Also, Progressives don't really have much influence in the Democratic party. Biden is a centrist which is why he appeals to Moderate Conservatives who're against Trump.

That's definitely true. I've seen people from all walks of life. I've spent time in the roughest parts of Detroit, MI (mostly black) and have spent time in the Appalachia (mostly white) and can honestly say despair and hopelessness is at the heart of both communities. But I will say Black people have a bit of a unique set of circumstances given the history of Jim Crow, Slavery and The Drug War. All of that has shaped the "ghetto" culture we see today and that OP is hinting at but too afraid to say it.

Its his homework assignment to become a more compassionate human being. He cannot progress as a human being if he continues to look down and dehumanize ghetto "animalistic" people as he calls them.

Your life assignment from here on out is to see the humanity in these "animalistic" ghetto people as you describe them. They are not animals. They are human beings conditioned to survive in the environment they were born in. You may find their behavior off putting and problematic. That's fine. You don't have to like it because a lot of it is problematic and off putting. But I would implore you to stop with the demonization and instead critique the conditions that spawn such human beings. Wealth inequality, Generational/Collective trauma, Poor schools. Lack of access to healthy foods, Pollution, The long term impacts of America's Drug War, etc. It isn't them that is animalistic. The conditions they find themselves in is animalistic. And a society that has allowed these conditions to fester and permeate is animalistic.

Trauma. Traumatized people have problems. There is a lot of collective trauma and PTSD in the ghetto. Many children who grow up in impoverished and high crime areas suffer from PTSD.

The centralization of AGI is a huge concern I found I a recent post from an employee on OpenAI's Future/Governance Team that brings up this point. https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1axsmtm/daniel_kokotajlo_openai_futuresgovernance_team_on/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Recent interview with Demis Hassabis, whose the CEO of Google DeepMind

It depends on your definition of AGI. 15 years ago people would have considered ChatGPT 4 an AGI. ChatGPT has already passed the turing test. But now that test is considered outdated. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2313925121 I personally think we'll have AGI by 2029 as predicted by Ray Kurzweil. By that time we'll have AI that satisfies most people's definition of AGI.

True but it isn't grounded in reality. Biden isn't an actual authoritarian. Trump has clearly shown authoritarian tendencies and he's quite open about it.

I don't think its hyperbolic to say that if Trump gets elected again American democracy will be in great danger. But perhaps Americans need to go through this in order to appreciate democracy and civics a little more. There is a clear sense of aloofness when it comes acknowledging the danger of Trump by many Americans. It doesn't help with mainstreams media constant needs to appear unbiased.