this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
867 points (99.1% liked)

World News

51910 readers
2070 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ThereIsNoEscape@leminal.space 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It makes me feel really sad to see the USA go from 80s / 90s Era golden times into false wars, the murder of millions and now we just putting the building blocks in place to have a new form of the Nazi party.

The problem is that everyone is so Tribal now and fixed into their positions I can only see it escalating. I'm worried for my children.

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In the 80s and 90s, America was massively involved in destabilising Central America and the Middle East.

Iran-Contra / Nicaragua, Panama, first Gulf war, Afghanistan...

[–] bramkaandorp@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

That supposed golden age was a time of massive deregulation, which is still wreaking havoc on the country.