this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2025
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (2 children)

because like it or not our boat is your boat too

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We'll build a wall and make you guys pay for it!

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I see you, canadian instance lemmy user. Well we'll sneak into your maple syrups factories and pour high fructose corn syrup into the syrup vats, so only Americans can tolerate the taste.

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not technically. If Trump succeeds in turning the US into Russia, most countries would be fine, especially if they or their close allies were nuclear armed.

US citizens would become effectively slaves though.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As if we aren't already. Wage slavery is a thing.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Well the difference is that all the people who are not wage slaves right now would be, and the current wage slaves would basically be relegated to serfdom.