I feel like this is something we might need to talk about.
As you all know, we cannot guarantee that Trump will be sitting in the white house a year from now, as much as that would be a good thing to happen. Some of you might argue whether or not it would actually matter and whatnot (I still see a lot of debate), but I still feel that it would at least have enough of an impact that it would give us hope. (Admittedly, one of my liberal relatives has admitted he no longer thinks it would be the end of the world if Trump wins again).
However, what is scarier is the possibility of Kamala getting in. It might not be the end of the world, but I could easily see her continuing the damage that has been done during Biden's time - and I think that we all agree that there is a good chance the country goes to World War 3 under her.
At the same time, though, we need to remember what we gathered together under. I feel like even with the utterly abysmal state of the vast majority of the video games industry (and other industries) we have managed to do some good, such as exposing Zoe Quinn and her associated cronies, spreading awareness of Sweet Baby Inc, and working against a lot of the garbage in modern AAA titles like Assassin's creed: We Wuz Samurai and Dustborn. However, there is still a lot of shit to be done, as it looks like it will be a while before DEI policies or other bad decisions lead to the death of a major company (well, maybe Ubisoft, but I feel like they could get bought out to survive).
Regardless, in any case, there are some questions that need to be asked:
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How do we survive four to eight years of Kamala, whether next year or a term following that?
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Even if Trump makes it another four years, how do we take advantage of that? I fear even if he tries his best a lot of his best policies might get blocked by house democrats or doormat republicans.
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Regardless of either of the last two questions, how can we ensure that more of the good fight is fought? Are there any more good efforts being done against DEI? Some good lists of consultancy firms like SBI might be a good start, at least.
The race grifting, drunken cackling, question dodging, blame shifting, "3-story McMansion in a rich neighborhood is middle class" peddling, teleprompter is going to be the next anointed president. The purpose of voting this cycle is to make the steal more blatantly obvious than it already is so that normal people can understand. Voting is very important for this reason, but don't give in to the hopium that the outcome will be any different.
My plan going forward is to clear out all of my debts and own as many hard assets as possible. Own my house, own my car, own my food.
I've already armed myself for my own safety. You should also arm yourself while you still can because they are jumping at the bit to get rid of your ability to protect yourself. if it's not the feds, you've got cartels and gangs given a free ticket to operate in the United States, as well as Chinese Nationals who are all military aged men and loyal to the CCP.
Get away from Urban Zones and military targets because the escalation over Ukraine is going to continue. While I do think Putin would have sent the nukes already if he was going to, the possibility is still on the table. Aside from the threat of nuclear war, don't forget the possibility of more climate lockdowns, likely under the guise of the bird flu. even if all that doesn't come to pass, the welfare state will increase which means more drug addicts on the street, more shit on the sidewalk, and more of your money diverted to their gibs.
Speaking of escalation, there's a very real threat of NATO creating another axis of evil between Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea. if another world war breaks out, and the nukes miraculously don't fly, they will be coming to your house to drag you into the meat grinder. What the rest of you do with this is up to you, but they will never take me alive.