Far-right AfD's win on asylum vote rocks German parliament

[i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca]

George Carlin.

[isomorph@feddit.org]

My dude, we have the same issues you do. Half the voting population actually wants to be governed by fascists. You can't get rid of them democratically.

[deranger@sh.itjust.works]

Basically it's almost ensured that most multicellular life is toast.

Based on what? Look at previous extinction events, especially Permian-Triassic. The earth survived 2500ppm CO2 concentration and an 8℃ increase in temperature. Tons of species went extinct but it was very far from being a lifeless rock.

Chicxulub impact? That makes simultaneously detonating all the nuclear weapons ever produced by humans look like a firecracker.

I don’t disagree with your assessment that tons of life will be absolutely fucked. I don’t agree though that we can somehow end life altogether on Earth. I don’t even think we could do that if we tried.

[homesweethomemrl@lemmy.world]

It's not really a question of democracy as such, it's a question of media literacy and policy.

Kids under 16 should not be on social media. Social Media should be required to expunge all their data every 30 days. Influence campaigns that we know russia and China run should be illegal, and punishable.

That's for starters. Media theory for everyone. Explain how television works on television. Limit advertising. Limit demographic data for private interests, not much more for government interests.

The hole that we're in isn't because people have racist views (though they do) , or that the mechanisms of democracy are under attack (though they are) - it's that we all stare at lighted rectangles all day. And what those rectangles are doing is grinding everyone's discourse into mush.

[rolder@reddthat.com]

How does a vote on asylum rules affect climate change

[isomorph@feddit.org]

And who do you think is controlling the media and funding the educational systems? Olligarchs and their puppet politicians. You won't get rid of them and the system they perverted without luigis and guillotines.

[homesweethomemrl@lemmy.world]

I disagree, but if that is your belief, you'll need to get to guillotining and . . luigi-ing. The longer you wait the harder it would be.

Like, here, on Lemmy, we have a media not controlled by them. And an actual, physical, elementary classroom is somewhat influenced by oligarchs in the form of government mandates, but it can also point out that influence and work against it.

[drmoose@lemmy.world]

You can't?

[lolcatnip@reddthat.com]

It's not enough for free media just to exist. It has to be mainstream to have any hope of counteracting all the disinformation out there.

[skunkworkz@lemmy.world]

The bill has been rejected already https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyegkpkg31o.amp