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No, I don't think so. Large portions of government like the CDC, USAID, FEMA and the IRS will take 20 years to rebuild, but the dialed in states like the West Coast will probably be largely fine. It's just such an unnecessary waste of time, resources, and human lives.
Apparently some of us don't remember our values unless they get their mouth curbstomped every 70 years and remember some serious pain and suffering. Then the majority of people start voting for people that weren't dropped as babies and we will go back to a democracy again. Fuckin idiots.
In the meantime, enjoy the unencumbered spread of diseases like measles and HIV, preventable economic meltdowns from disassembling shit like the Fed, SEC and IRS and infrastructure stagnation due to gutting tax infrastructure and the firing of educated and experienced public workers that keep out road, bridges and internet working to say nothing of shit like sewers, water, power, rail, aviation, etc.
And just think, all of this rebuilding could have been prevented with one single vote for a normal candidate. We could have had 20 years of relative progress under our belt instead. ๐
20 years of progress?
12 years is optimistic. Every Republican has been a mistake going back to Nixon, but the US is a fundamentally conservative country, we want corruption in the highest halls of power, and our voters will keep coming back to it.
I'm going to be a bit controversial but I think Harris getting elected wouldn't have solved people not being able to afford to rent let alone buy a house, it would've have solved the cost of living, the abhorrent state of health care, the laughably poor labor rights etc. Harris would've had a better impact on an international stage (for example not turning former allies against the US) but for America it would've a road down the significantly less steeper hill than what Trump brought, however downhill nonetheless. Americans are getting screwed regardless of who they vote for because the politicians work for the corporations not the American people.
The fact that Trump was voted back in shows that fascism here was inevitable. If Hillary had won, if Kamala had won, their milquetoast support of the status quo would have allowed the far right to continue to fester until it eventually took over regardless. Unless you take a hard stand against authoritarianism, it WILL win out. And then eventually turn on itself and collapse, taking everyone else with it.