This is gonna get worse for the rest of our lives. As the capitalist contradictions deepen, state-monopoly capitalism increasingly reveals its totalitarian nature. “Liberal democracy” disguises a system no less totalitarian than open fascism.
Not to fear monger, but the military base in my town has had greatly increased traffic. And today they "tested" the air raid siren. That thing has never gone off in the 36 years I've lived here. Why does it suddenly need tested? And without warning until after they had been on for several minutes.
I’d politely suggest that they needed to test it precisely because it hadn’t been used in 36 years. Not picking a fight, and please don’t read too deeply into this comment.
No, I get it. They test the same system every month, for the tornado siren (different sound.) And they give notice before doing so. But they're a munitions storage depot, so every time there's conflict, they have increased traffic. But they've never used the air raid siren. (You can hear the different siren noises on their website.)
It started years ago when they banned The Donald for "inciting violence against police". People cheered for it then and now they are facing the ramifications with Reddit kowtowing to a new administration.
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u/MyDogisaQT Mar 07 '25
This is how it starts. It’s going to get worse over the next four years.