So many faces for leopards.

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    In b4 the supporters start yelling, “Won’t be a problem for me! I only drive American cars!”

    Narrator: “It did become a problem for them.”

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    Really getting suspicious that they’re actively trying to get people to riot at some point simply as an excuse to invoke the insurrection act (and then deputize the proud boys et al)

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      There are already plenty of parallels between how Putin seized power and Trump. If he’s following the playbook, a false flag should be coming down the pipe any day.

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        Been there, tried that in 2016, it’s a lot harder than you think, especially if you’re older even if you’re in tech.

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        And then what? Whatever goes down in the US will spread to the rest of the world. You won’t be able to hide from it

        Nazis are popping up all across the world.

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      Nah, if they really wanted that we’d already be in a recession. Maybe if the tariffs actually start impacting the economy to the point where there’s an actual market collapse, then we might see some people hitting the streets.

      In reality, the capital holders won’t allow the media to rile up Americans too much until the billionaires start getting hit in the wallets. Until then we still have our bread and circuses.

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      nothing is really stopping them from doing it anyways, its much easier to do it in red states, but magas dont riot in large numbers like Ds do.

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      Pretty sure they could invoke the insurrection act whenever they want. Why not? Just lie and say there are riots, who’s gonna stop them?

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    And unless you live in the like five places in the US where not having a vehicle is even possible you’re screwed. I hate! Having to depend on my car for everything. I don’t make enough money to have a reliable vehicle so every day it’s nerve racking whenever the car makes a unfamiliar sound, or takes too long to start.

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      I just got back from Atlanta, Georgia, and holy shit I almost forgot how bad road infrastructure could be. 5 blocks from a grocery store and it’s basically illegal to walk to it. There technically are crosswalks, but no sidewalk to get to them. The funniest part is the traffic is significantly worse than similar city populations because most of the intersections are high risk high speed crossings.

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      even with public transportation, in the west its already in jeopardy because we have a budget problem and our city is planning to cutback a ton of services. by summer time, because in the last few years since covid protocols was lifted they have been ramping up citations violaitons to compensate for the loss.

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    Well there goes my chance to buy the new Honda prelude. 😭

    Economy is taking, stocks are tanking, jobs are tanking. 😭

    Fml… imma keep riding on my 07 Honda forever 😊

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      The smartest thing a car owner can do is keep a single car running forever.

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        Now that depends very heavily on the car. An 07 Honda? Mechanically you’re probably right. If it’s rusting, I’ll have to disagree with you though. Japanese cars do have a tendency to rust more than their western counterparts (at least applies to a lot of the ones made in the 90s and 00s).

        I’ve seen some mid-00s Audis’ powertrain issues make grown men cry, metaphorically speaking.

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      I’d still be driving the 98 Honda if someone didn’t steal the catalytic converter, in an extremely destructive manner while the car was uninsured in the driveway