• FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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      1 day ago

      Tbf, that’s been a thing for a long time now. Still feel much freer living here than the US.

      But if we’re giving it a generous timeline of accumulating effects, then yeah I’d say 2038 is probably accurate for when the other shoe finally drops lol

      • Azrael@reddthat.com
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        18 hours ago

        Democracy in the UK is already kind of dying. At this point the UK government is just doing whatever they want (such as laws which weren’t on the manifesto) and completely ignoring the people when they petition against it.

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      2 days ago

      Also they predicted conservatives would be the ones implementing this oppressive government while shouting about God and immigrants pretty well.

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        Well the thing is, a lot of the stuff the current UK government are doing wasn’t actually on the manifesto. Even the people who voted for them had no idea this would happen.

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        3 days ago

        It would be a very weird coincidence, but I think the 2038 regime is mostly an internet-born conspiracy theory.