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[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

People laughed at me when I said that we were now at war for the future...

Seems like I keep being proven right day after day.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I mean this is literally like the Nazis burning books, if this kind of research was still primarily kept in books these days.

 

[gutter_trash]

And fuckin Alaska keeps on voting for evil

 

[Zolo]

Being a dumbass is one thing, but this points to trying to destroy information because it's inconvenient for you. That's evil.

 

[woopWOOP]

That scene from Agora where the scholars try and save the library scrolls from destruction suddenly comes to mind

Total shitbag administration

 

[civilstrife]

This is a literal crime against humanity and history will see it as such.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Fucking disgusting. The US elected the fucking Smoggies.

 

[Neo C.]

We're long overdue for another environmental movement (helps that there's An Inconvenient Truth sequel coming out this year), so I hope that this administration's destructive denialism helps kick things into gear.

Just checked the trailer. The sudden extreme rainfall is horrifying.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

So I see Trump is to the "book burning" phase of being a dictator.

 

[Laevateinn]

Ice Cap melting?

What Ice Cap?

Fake news indeed.

If the Ice Cap is really melting, how is Sonic able to snowboard like a badass? Global warming is a lie.

 

[Dai101]

Huh. All that economic anxiety is really gonna fuck the whole planet.

 

[Boem]

Pure, actual evil.

 

[MetatronM]

This sort of behavior of destroying important works of the past after coming into power sounds kind of familiar.

 

[Mechanized]

The age of ignorance. Absolutely disgusting.

 

[Ogodei]

I see trump, spicer, Kelly Conway, and Nunes in this picture .... Rick perry too after he found out what agency he was going to lead

Looten Plunder had to be at least partially based on Trump (so much as he represents the stereotypical 80s corporate villain, and folks like Trump and Gordon Gekko helped build that image).

But nowadays Trump is closer to Greedley, Plunder is Ryan, Sludge is Spicer, Skumm is Bannon, Blight is Conway, and Nukem is Perry.

 

[dabig2]

Sometimes I feel like our government actually wants to ruin things and see conditions worsen. It's easier to flex your authoritarian arms when the country, and world, are in bad shape.

This has always been true. Authoritarian dickheads enjoy their greatest power during a prolonged period of FUD. White people elected Trump based on fears and lies. Trump and his cronies know full well that they will maintain power as long as these same people still fear and hate something.

So the world goes to shit due to global warming - doesn't bother the Republicans none, because they won't ever get blamed for it and people will be too busy trying to keep what's their own. It won't be "why didn't we do more to stop this and who can we hold responsible" but instead "well, this is the new world and now we have to protect what's ours from the suffering hordes on our doorstep".

Just look at the recent immigration upheaval and the rise of the fascism along with it and all the rhetoric that's come with it. Syria is simply but a taste of what's to come in the future, once Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia start really feeling the affects.

 

[Netherscourge]

This is what Spicer looks like as he deletes climate data:

 

[Madao]

the way the world is going, i'm glad i'm not having kids because there won't be a world for them at this rate.

it's always the old rich dumbasses ruining the world for people. what do they breathe and eat? money?

 

[AnathemicOne]

What's the point of progress if it all is flushed down the drain in the end? Yes I know the US has improved greatly since it's inception but contemporary crisis such as these doesn't make me hold much faith in this country for the future.

 

[Joel Was Right]

62m people voted for this. This is not the unilateral act of a dictatorship seeking to undermine its populace.

Trump was crystal clear that he thought climate change was bull, and of course tens of millions of people either agreed, or couldn't care less.

 

[Matrix XII]

Actually deleting scientific data? This is literally horrifying.

History will not be kind to this pure evil.

All the people in power, including Trump, who did not stop this should have their names stained in the history books forever.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I feel like Donald Trump is a test from God and Evangelical Christians are failing.

 

[robertsan21]

Denying global warming should be considered illegal. these fucking idiots that dont believe in this stuff are fucking crazy IMO.

I really hope the american citizens start standing up and tell this orange asshole that we are not going to accept this. Fucking do something, your the people, you decide whats going to happen NOT the president for fuck sake.

 

[Pomerlaw]

Fucking CRIMINALS

 

[PsychoSoldier]

There's no better way to prove you're wrong than by erasing the proof that you're wrong.

 

[nintendoman58]

the way the world is going, i'm glad i'm not having kids because there won't be a world for them at this rate.

it's always the old rich dumbasses ruining the world for people. what do they breathe and eat? money?

Don't act like anything for the future is confirmed.

People need to be working harder than ever now.

 

[Pomerlaw]

Don't act like anything for the future is confirmed.

People need to be working harder than ever now.

You forget America is the only country in the world!!!!


oh wait

No America FUCKED UP and should be ashamed, but the world ain't all stupid.

 

[IrishNinja]

If the Ice Cap is really melting, how is Sonic able to snowboard like a badass? Global warming is a lie.

you can't explain that!

 

[IamDodongo]

"Both sides" is a meme that will always be relevant. Hope the people happy about their "principals" that didn't vote are paying attention.

I really can't over-emphasize how much the "but both sides" people screwed over everyone (and themselves as well).

 

[Calabi]

This is insane, its criminal, it doesnt even belong to them, they should be locked up for this.

Wow, it is really amazing how things can so suddenly turn on a dime for the worst.

 

[Leatherface]

This is insane, its criminal, it doesnt even belong to them, they should be locked up for this.

Wow, it is really amazing how things can so suddenly turn on a dime for the worst.

I agree. This is a crime that should not go unpunished. This was not theirs to destroy and it really pisses me off that they can even get away with it...

 

[SturokBGD]

This is the sort of crap former Canada PM Stephen Harper tried to pull. If it makes you all feel any better, it eventually bit him in the arse.

 

[Onlinehero]

Guerilla archivists... badass!

 

[Volimar]

I'd be setting up dummy servers for them to delete.

"Oh noes our climate change data, you totally definitely destroyed it all."

<saves planet in secret>

 

[Byakuya769]

Donald thinks he's the guy in the middle, but he's the pigman.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

I cant help but see parallels to this and when Isis was destroying ancient monuments. They anger me in the same way.

 

[FStubbs]

This is the sort of crap former Canada PM Stephen Harper tried to pull. If it makes you all feel any better, it eventually bit him in the arse.

Yeah, but way more Americans are hard right ideologues than Canadians.

 

[HvySky]

It's really surreal to see the United States so quickly become the villains of the world. Legion of evil, this administration.

 

[Rushersauce]

If you are a Trump supporter or voted for Trump, and you're reading this.... GO FUCK YOURSELF.

 

[MarkMclovin]

There's no way that the Federal Governments copy, is the only copy.

Right?

 

[Sulik2]

The GOP is the single most dangerous organization on the planet. Their actions right now, threaten and continue to threaten the continued stability of global human civilization more then any other group of people in existence.

 

[The Artisan]

 

[DrROBschiz]

how is this not illegal

 

[zethren]

Information "burning", sweet. The age of ignorance indeed.

62m people voted for this. This is not the unilateral act of a dictatorship seeking to undermine its populace.

Trump was crystal clear that he thought climate change was bull, and of course tens of millions of people either agreed, or couldn't care less.

A stupid, vocal minority.

I am still fucking pissed at the people who stayed home, and I suspect I always will be.

 

[Takamura-San]

If this is research data funded by the federal government... wouldn't the people be able to sue the government for destroying the people's data?

 

[Sulik2]

Information "burning", sweet. The age of ignorance indeed.



A stupid, vocal minority.

I am still fucking pissed at the people who stayed home, and I suspect I always will be.

Be more angry at the 25% of white voters that voted for Obama that switched to Trump. That was the reason he won according to a report released yesterday.

 

[ChronotriggerJM]

America is becoming more like North Korea every day lol. I knew people already looked for news about America from other countries, but this is insanity.

Luckily the rest of the world can pull our slack till Cheeto is out.

 

[jellies_two]

If trump does well at the mid terms and particularly if he get re-elected I can imagine a huge brain drain out of USA and into Canada and Europe, maybe Asia if they want to take advantage and certainly the importation of the best of the best will cease.
Who will want to sign up for years of research within MIT under this administration?

If the GOP gets punished at the mid terms and Trump is ejected or cornered for 4 years then much of the damage he does now can be reversed. He'll be a footnote or a warning. Someone whose entire identity and philosophy was an attempt to "negate Obama". What a shitty thing to be remembered for.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

What exactly is disappearing? The article was really vague on this, just "my citations". Are they looks to government databases that are now gone? Are they relocating or actually deleting? I don't get it and it makes this read more like sensationalism.

 

[yanipheonu]

Like trying to stop a car accident by blacking out the windshield.

Pretending something doesn't exist doesn't make it go away.