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"The MAGA party is the last breath of the confederacy and I’ll be happy to see Millennials and GenZ bury you all": Fiery speech about Trump's desperate attempt to steal the upcoming elections (clip.place)

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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But they do though. The problem is the timeframe isn't fixed. Could be tomorrow could be 20 years. That's the monkeys paw in action.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The imaginary forces of good are always just over the horizon for some reason.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry, I'm not a big fan of comic books or Disney.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Monkeys paw" is a reference to an old short story, and in this context it boils down to "be careful what you wish for"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey%27s_Paw

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I think he was going for the "and everyone lived happily ever after" business common to tgose stories. Reality tends not to wrap up so neatly.