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People often point to the terrible things in the world as evidence we're living in "the worst timeline". What examples are there of things that suggest our timeline is actually better than it seems? (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by theshatterstone54@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait, when you say Republicans, do you mean the organisation that Americans currently call the Grand Old Party, the GOP, the modern Republican Party? If so, I find it ironic that the party standing for freedom has evolved into the party that shields and encourages racists and criminals.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

The American parties in the American civil war that share the names with the current parties are largely ideologically inverted at this point.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

the party standing for freedom

That died with the Hayes Administration.