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  • Puddinghelmet@lemmy.worldtoNot The Onion@lemmy.world•JD Vance Says He’s OK With Bringing About the End TimesEnglish
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Ap4RN1Cd0
    End-times fascism - the alliance, explained by Astra Taylor and Naomi Klein, between technology, fascism, and faith.

    It is an ideology in which this motley crew shares a fundamental premise: this world can no longer be saved, and only a certain type of human may and can survive the downfall of our world.

    In climate disasters, wars, pandemics, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the end-times fascist sees not only threats, but precisely also welcome, sacred signs confirming their conviction that the apocalypse is approaching, and of the urgency to gather their in-group. And where most people want to prevent the Doomsday Clock from actually striking twelve, the end-times fascist would rather press the accelerator, while quickly loading their select in-group into the trunk before setting course for bunker safety, divine salvation, or Mars. After all: someone convinced that the world is doomed anyway has little reason to protect it, and mostly just wants to get out.

    ‘To even describe this worldview makes you sound a little bit insane,’ Astra Taylor tells us. And indeed: her story sounds like a bad conspiracy theory, but it is not. It is an uncomfortable truth in which the main players often possess billions of dollars, power, and access to the technology of tomorrow. The fact that the most powerful and wealthy people on Earth adhere to this ideology doesn’t exactly help. Certainly not when they no longer try to prevent disasters, but concern themselves solely with the question of who is allowed to survive… Fortunately, there is still, somewhat, hope. Just listen to Astra.

    About Astra Taylor The Canadian-American writer is known for her socially critical books. In her work, Taylor refers to hopeful alternatives and advocates a different approach to our planet. In addition, Taylor writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times, and received an American Book Award. Besides her literary work, Taylor has also made several documentaries and is one of the founders of the organization Debt Collective.

    Are americans bringing business and profit to a standstill yet? Didnt think so xd At least Carney had the balls to declare war and to target goods from swing states for tarrifs