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6. This time around, it's going to cost us

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 03:01 PM

Jan 15

Previous failures have mostly been partial and recoverable. This batch, not so much. Complete systemic failures have serious consequences, and these look like they're shaping up to be particularly severe.

We had a decent run going for a while, but we were too slow and ineffective in addressing our fundamental weaknesses and emergent flaws. Now the process has reached what looks like a messy end. I hope future civilization can learn from our successes as well as our mistakes to find ways to improve.

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America's political systems, law enforcement systems, security agencies, parties, voters etc. have all failed massively [View all] ProfessorPlum Jan 15 OP

Empires rise and fall. Ocelot II Jan 15 #1

if only it could be done with minimal loss of life and limb ProfessorPlum Jan 15 #3

The pandemic was just the opening salvo... Justice matters. Jan 15 #5

I believe we would see a breakup and realignment before open war. Magoo48 Jan 15 #7

My memory is sketchy DENVERPOPS Jan 15 #10

Yeah. OldBaldy1701E Jan 15 #14

Failed massively is correct. trump's inauguration in a week is the evidence. brush Jan 15 #2

Trump, his CABAL, DENVERPOPS Jan 15 #13

Indeed. SuperMax means they're not playing around. It's the hardest time. brush Jan 15 #16

Psycopaths DENVERPOPS Jan 15 #18

All have been... 2naSalit Jan 15 #4

This time around, it's going to cost us 0rganism Jan 15 #6

"Dishonor on everyone involved" Mountain Mule Jan 15 #8

Don't forget the press senseandsensibility Jan 15 #9

That, plus demonizing Joe Biden Alice Kramden Jan 15 #11

History has a way of turning in unexpected ways if you read it NNadir Jan 15 #12

Great OP malaise Jan 15 #15

Well stated! Wuddles440 Jan 15 #17