Elections have always been popularity contests, what are you even talking about? It's about finding a prominent figure that has a strong, and hopefully benign, vision for the country and to raise that person as a figurehead.
That they come from pop culture in the US now is just a reflection of the collapse of their civic space. You still need to find a viable path to victory, and wishing we were in a different era will only prevent adaptation to the new reality.
Because it's a popularity contest where name recognition is a huge factor. I swear it's like some people want to lose.
ABC was covering it like it was a football game. "Incredible performance from the US military", "Flawless victory over the Venezuelans", "Impressive display of professionalism from the troops"
Makes me sick.
Americans clearly need to touch the stove and get burned before they understand what they've unleashed. It's regrettable but saving them from the consequences of their political decisions might be worse in the long term. We're at this horrendous point where things will have to get worse before they have a chance of getting better.
Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End wasn't fiction after all?
He thinks everyone of prominence takes their cues from cable TV when in reality it's just him. The constant projection from this disturbed imbecile is getting tiring.
Oh no, Canada doesn't get to negotiate with the most dishonest and malicious administration in US history. What a terrible loss. I'm sure there was going to be a major breakthrough any minute now if not for this. Fucking loser.
I really wonder how long it will take before a NATO member is forced to invoke article 5 for collective defense from the US. Seems inevitable at this point and it will mark a turning point in history.
Could end up being the effective end of the alliance. Putin would be so pleased.
How's that working out for you? And, more importantly, them?
Let me guess, you sat out the last election because of Gaza, didn't you?
Anyone have any standouts to suggest? The ones I'll be taking for a spin are:
REPLACED - Long-awaited with visually striking pixel art, revealed on a big publisher stage
Esoteric Ebb - Tabletop-inspired CRPG that looks great
Alabaster Dawn - New game from the CrossCode dev
Vampire Crawlers - New game from the Vampire Survivors dev
inKONBINI - Actually already went through this one last time and found the short chill experience fairly engaging