Tukma [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoMacron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza warswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkMacron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza warswww.bbc.comTukma [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·edit-23 months agoThese things are always put in the future tense. It seems like a common tactic. “So and so warns that such and such could happen”. Deaths in Gaza. Climate change. Anything that’s already happening, just make it future tense.
minus-squareSkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-23 months agoGreat way to absolve blame and say “Uh, see, I told you so!” While doing nothing to address the issue at the time (or ever).
minus-squareT34_69 [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 months agoSo infuriating
minus-squareZ_Poster365 [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 months agoAmerican Democracy being destroyed by Fascism is always imminent but never yet occurred. It’s the Van driving towards the post gif
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agolol that gif is a perfect visual representation of this!
minus-squareDessa [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThe climate has been on the “verge” of collapse since the 80s
These things are always put in the future tense. It seems like a common tactic. “So and so warns that such and such could happen”. Deaths in Gaza. Climate change. Anything that’s already happening, just make it future tense.
Great way to absolve blame and say “Uh, see, I told you so!” While doing nothing to address the issue at the time (or ever).
So infuriating
American Democracy being destroyed by Fascism is always imminent but never yet occurred. It’s the Van driving towards the post gif
lol that gif is a perfect visual representation of this!
The climate has been on the “verge” of collapse since the 80s