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Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII
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this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2026
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I really need people who say doomer shit like this to:
Reflect on whether their words encourage solution-oriented thinking, or unproductive doom spirals
Learn some emotional regulation
It’s much easier for people, especially on Lemmy, to be doomists. It means they don’t have to do anything other than watch the world burn.
That’s much easier than giving a shit and doing something, even if it’s small.
Eh, it’s not worse on Lemmy than I’ve seen it on any other platform, but yeah, you’re not wrong. If we think there’s nothing we can do, we will do just that.
Sorry to again burst both your bubbles but I'm not a citizen of your shithole country.
Regardless, I am still definitely making way more of an effort to stop fascism than the average American. But then again that's not saying much.
I know, I can see which instance you’re on. My original comment applies to you just as much as it does to any American.
You don’t know that, and we have no reason to believe you, but keep patting yourself on the back while vomiting your unregulated anxiety & despair at strangers on the internet, ig
Cool, then stop commenting I guess since this clearly ain’t about you.
Stereotypical American response much
I still have free speech where I am, I think I'll comment on whatever I like.
You’re the one getting all huffy like you’re somehow personally impacted by my comment. I’m simply saying — if it doesn’t apply to you then see yourself out. What’s the point of commenting on something that, as you’ve stated, doesn’t apply to you?
You see my confusion here bud?
No, not really.
Explain how anything about a batshit crazy fascist government that has openly threatened my sovereignty and borders my country directly "doesn't apply to me".
I said that's a stereotypical American thing to say because it is. It's OK for you to be part of everyone else's business, but as soon as it's the other way around you get chippy.
You elected this clown, twice, as a country. Don't whine when the rest of the world takes issue.
YOU said it doesn’t apply to you! YOU SAID THAT SIR! Not me!
Um, no "sir", I didn't.
I said I'm not a citizen of your country. You guys live streaming executions does "apply to me". That's the world I have to live in