Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) clarified the urgency of the midterms by pointing out that Trump isn’t waiting to steal the midterm election. He is trying to do it right now.

Because of how Trump reacted and tried to overturn the 2020 election that he lost after the fact, some Americans have made the assumption that the president will approach the 2026 midterm election the same way.

2026 isn’t 2020, and Trump has learned a great deal about how to misuse his power to try to rig an election over the last five-plus years. This time, the president is trying to preemptively rig the election in his favor before a single vote is cast.

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  • MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    2 days ago

    Ironically, my break from these truths lately has been playing MGS∆ and watching Game Grumps play MGS1 while the events of MGS2 and 4 have been playing out in real time.

    I guess I just don’t understand the end goal here for them. Like yeah, total control. And then what? Do what with it? If you’re already a billionaire in a system that caters to you as though you’re a god among men, then what more could you possibly even imagine gaining? Whether we’re talking about tech CEOs or insider trading politicians or whatever, they already have it all, so why go scorched earth to shake things up and risk losing what they have for basically the same level of having everything? The ground floor agents will definitely not be reaping the benefits, but I can understand the temptation of maybe being invited up into the inner circle, so I see why they could be tricked into executing the plan. They don’t yet see that the boot they lick will stomp them too.

    • IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com
      6·
      2 days ago

      You know, games and media tell the truth. You can dig deeper into that yourself, but there’s a series I watched recently that I highly recommend. It aligned with everything I think some real life experiences I’ve had.

      The series is Utopia, originally written in the UK in 2013… Before the current events that seem to be a collapse of our societies even happened. America rewrote an Americanized version in 2017. Both are worth watching. The UK version seems to be better from a theatrical sense while the American version seems… Idk more American, lol.

      You can watch the full UK series here. (11h total)

      Season 1 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_jIDr2tZiuRHlp-bLwYNgWaFAp6dR7_Y

      Season 2 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_jIDr2tZiuTbX0eeNBacb4J-GkQ3bOXC

      The American version is on prime and I think is filmed in a different style that makes it watchable even after seeing the UK one. The UK one is more like a theatrical movie while the USA one almost feels fast like modern it matches modern attention span deficits in comparison.

      In terms of social manipulation, I highly recommend watching The Century of Self Documentary. What’s terrifying is that documentary is based on an analog world before modern Internet and social manipulation was still massively successful.

      Here’s a link to the documentary. (4hs total) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLktPdpPFKHfoXRfTPOwyR8SG8EHLWOSj6

      More of his documentaries can be found on the same channel.

      And this CIA whistleblower is good to look into too. John Stockwell. (YouTube short) https://youtube.com/shorts/GK29L3Dv0X0

      That guy has a great quote along the lines of “…they make people live a life path that is not their natural life path…” And I think society and people feel the weight of that on their psyche constantly and we are offered novelty and escapism to be able ignore it.