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->''"My question before we watched that long cutscene was, 'Could Armstrong actually get elected today?' Raiden -- and through him, the writers of the game -- say no. Raiden asks, 'How did you ever get elected?' He accuses Armstrong of being insane, as if that is somehow a disqualifying factor in American politics. ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Rising|Revengeance}}'' was released in 2013. And back in 2013, I don't think everyone realized [[{{Eagleland}} how totally okay the American people are with crazy]].''
->''"Not only are we okay with crazy, we '''love''' crazy. We '''love''' getting outraged over crazy. We love '''cheering on''' crazy. We love watching crazy on both [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks Fox News and CNN]]. We love watching clips of crazy on Platform/{{Facebook}}, Platform/{{Twitter|X}} and Platform/TikTok. We cannot get enough of crazy. In today's meme-obsessed and social media-dominated Internet landscape, Armstrong's antics and ramblings would '''dominate''' the news cycle. It would start with memes, and then it would get serious, and more serious, and more serious, and finally, it would become lethal. Because [[MightMakesRight Armstrong's ideology]] would kill '''millions'''.''
->''"Armstrong is a charismatic character, and [[DracoInLeatherPants so there is something undeniably appealing about his worldview]] here. He speaks of a radical form of freedom where absolutely anyone can do whatever they want, say whatever they want, be whatever they want... isn't that exactly the kind of freedom Americans love most? Don't Americans hate being told what to do? 'We're not gonna wear seat belts! [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic We're not gonna wear face diapers! We're not gonna take your poison shot!]] We're gonna do whatever we goddang want, because this is '''America'''! Land of the free, numbnuts!'"''
-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/@fatbrett FatBrett]]''', [[https://youtu.be/-avJIDU_I1Y "Senator Armstrong - A Deconstruction of Villainy"]]
->''"Not only are we okay with crazy, we '''love''' crazy. We '''love''' getting outraged over crazy. We love '''cheering on''' crazy. We love watching crazy on both [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks Fox News and CNN]]. We love watching clips of crazy on Platform/{{Facebook}}, Platform/{{Twitter|X}} and Platform/TikTok. We cannot get enough of crazy. In today's meme-obsessed and social media-dominated Internet landscape, Armstrong's antics and ramblings would '''dominate''' the news cycle. It would start with memes, and then it would get serious, and more serious, and more serious, and finally, it would become lethal. Because [[MightMakesRight Armstrong's ideology]] would kill '''millions'''.''
->''"Armstrong is a charismatic character, and [[DracoInLeatherPants so there is something undeniably appealing about his worldview]] here. He speaks of a radical form of freedom where absolutely anyone can do whatever they want, say whatever they want, be whatever they want... isn't that exactly the kind of freedom Americans love most? Don't Americans hate being told what to do? 'We're not gonna wear seat belts! [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic We're not gonna wear face diapers! We're not gonna take your poison shot!]] We're gonna do whatever we goddang want, because this is '''America'''! Land of the free, numbnuts!'"''
-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/@fatbrett FatBrett]]''', [[https://youtu.be/-avJIDU_I1Y "Senator Armstrong - A Deconstruction of Villainy"]]
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->'''fantasy story:''' ''[[AndManGrewProud but we grew complacent, indulgent, arrogant, spoiled by this era of prosperity and splendour, and in our short-sighted greed and vanity, we ended it.]]''
->'''me at 15:''' ''I hate this stupid trope. People aren't going to just turn stupid and ruin everything just because things have been "too good" for "too long". Why does this author think that people are inherently [[HumansAreMorons stupid]] and [[HumansAreBastards evil]]?''
->'''people on social media in 2024:''' ''I'm not going to vaccinate my dogs or my children because polio, measels and rabies are so rare they're not a real threat anyway uwu''
->'''me at 30:''' ''Ah. I see.''
-->[[https://www.tumblr.com/homunculus-argument/741400778047143936/fantasy-story-but-we-grew-complacent-indulgent?source=share this Tumblr post]]
->'''me at 15:''' ''I hate this stupid trope. People aren't going to just turn stupid and ruin everything just because things have been "too good" for "too long". Why does this author think that people are inherently [[HumansAreMorons stupid]] and [[HumansAreBastards evil]]?''
->'''people on social media in 2024:''' ''I'm not going to vaccinate my dogs or my children because polio, measels and rabies are so rare they're not a real threat anyway uwu''
->'''me at 30:''' ''Ah. I see.''
-->[[https://www.tumblr.com/homunculus-argument/741400778047143936/fantasy-story-but-we-grew-complacent-indulgent?source=share this Tumblr post]]
