Will things get better? - Will the shit show that is 2020 eventually end or is this a "new normal?"

[A Grey Cat]

No no hope no point in living anymore..
goodbye Cruel world

 

[Schinna]

It worries me how many people say something along the lines of "the vast majority of people won't do anything, so nothing will happen" yet they totally ignore that this also works in the opposite direction and implies that the masses won't do anything should something actually occur, which leaves the power to the small groups who are willing to act.
We see this all over historically.

 

[Schinna]

I would just like to say that I mentioned the families' race because of what's going on in the country right now. This family seemed to be only focused on their quality time and celebrating the holiday, and not at all focused on "kill whitey" or "July 4th is a White Supremacist Holiday."

Social media is not real life. The vast majority of people celebrated July 4th, despite the media telling us we're horrible for doing so because of "muh racism" and "muh lockdowns."

I shouldn't have to say this but seeing two black families who looked like they Just Want To Grill ™ in what I wouldn't doubt is a majority white neighborhood does not mean jack shit. To base your opinions off of this and say that this is just some Twitter hocus pocus because you saw some blacks who didn't chant "BLM" and holocaust an autozone at that particular time is literally one of the most retarded things I have seen today.

 

[UntimelyDhelmise]

The "swinging pendulum" has been brought up here and other threads quite a bit lately in that public opinion is (if silently) starting to flow against the woke insanity and even claims that gen Z looks more based and redpilled (which I already find hard to believe) than who came before them, but all I can think of is, how?

How will any swinging of the pendulum happen now when the leftists have secured every major outlet of society and bent it to their whim? Any hint of gen Z rebellion against the leftist regime will be snuffed out, and any gatherings of anti-woke groups are near impossible with places like the internet destroying any semblance of free speech everywhere you turn. They've essentially stapled the pendulum in place to ensure it never swings to the other side ever again.

 

[Syaoran Li]

The "swinging pendulum" has been brought up here and other threads quite a bit lately in that public opinion is (if silently) starting to flow against the woke insanity and even claims that gen Z looks more based and redpilled (which I already find hard to believe) than who came before them, but all I can think of is, how?

How will any swinging of the pendulum happen now when the leftists have secured every major outlet of society and bent it to their whim? Any hint of gen Z rebellion against the leftist regime will be snuffed out, and any gatherings of anti-woke groups are near impossible with places like the internet destroying any semblance of free speech everywhere you turn. They've essentially stapled the pendulum in place to ensure it never swings to the other side ever again.

They've been trying to do just that, and I honestly think all the shit they've been doing in 2020 is the leftists trying to hammer in the last couple of nails to hold the pendulum in place for good

But if they can't get those last nails fully hammered in by November, then the pendulum will at last knock loose and start to swing back and when it does, it could swing back hard after the shitshow of silencing and repression that was the 2010's

 

[-4ZURE-]

I will confidently say yes.

I believe we are in a sort of bubble right now and at some point it has to burst. The days of woke culture and constant fear mongering will likely come to an end relatively soon. If anything, I see this year as the climax to the story, or the apex of how bad it gets for awhile. If we are going by the end of woke culture, this year will likely be the year. BLM and Antifa have destroyed so much that it will put a huge strain on support for more radicalized movements going forward. This seems to be their last opportunity to stay good in the public eye, and it seems they are blowing it with the average American.

As for companies, while many showed support, a bunch are also leaving wokeness behind as it has been deemed unprofitable. Going forward onto the new landscape of the internet and a new Gen Z republican audience, we are likely to see many things become apolitical again. Disney, for instance, needs money so they cannot bank on the Twitter mob.

Tik Tok may also cease to exist in America soon, so it will be interesting to see what happens when yet another normie site is gone. Seeing as it was becoming Twitter 2.0, it may detoxify the internet in its absence.

I also see Trump winning again which will likely push many corrupt politicians out of power as his audience is scarier than they are given credit. Already we see old-school republicans joining up with Biden, so if Trump wins, this will likely have huge affects on changing the political landscape. Hopefully more young, less corrupted faces start taking power as we are starting to see rise up more. The only bad thing about a Trump win is more brainwashing news and Twitter/FaceBook garbage, but seeing as Americans are seeing the faults more now (not trusting) this may not really be an issue.

I think this year may lead to a better tomorrow, we just need to get through it.

 

[Xerxes IX]

On things getting better when it comes to the pandemic/lockdowns: I think you will find very few people who actually like the lockdowns and "new normal". All the pro lockdown and mask police people likely are hoping that if only everyone behaves and follows the rules it will go away, or are pushing extra hard on this stuff because the experts who implemented everything have to be doing the right thing to justify taking away their normal life. The only people who'd want the new normal are the socialist NEETS who believe the only reason poverty and illness exists is "rich people are selfish and so are you for wanting to go outside", who see the lockdown and ruined economy as the crabs in the bucket being pulled down.

And they're a very small percentage, not to mention they're the same people who support BLM and Antifa the strongest, groups who lost any sympathy people had for their cause by overplaying their hand. I think the switch from Riots back to Coronavirus in the MSM's talking points is because even their viewers don't support that anymore.

I may have harped on 2020 being the switch from Clown World to Retard World but just because the people with money and power are acting like retards doesn't mean the rest of the world follows or agrees with them. Thinking Twitter reflects majority opinions IRL is the same mistake corporations pushing wokeness made.

I think things will get better, but most people are keeping their heads down and not speaking out because they don't want to attract the ire of the spergs. Those who already decide any dissenting opinion on current events is because YOU'RE A RACIST or YOU DON'T CARE IF PEOPLE DIE OF THE COOF aren't worth arguing with, so people aren't doing it.