I'd take a look at the UK and the EU's Digital ID pushes. Canada is also fairly rough. It's not just the USA, though that nation is certainly the worst.
UK is a close second with its Digital ID being required for work, crackdown on criticism of the UK/Israel, and locking down content deemed *undesirable * (porn, coverage of Ukraine-Russian war, coverage of Israeli atrocities in Palestine)
The biggest proponents of fascism over the last 9 years have been figureheads recording themselves IRL, with their name and face synonymous with their views. Andrew Tate. Adin Ross. Elon Musk. Joe Rogan. Jeff Bezos. Mark Zuckerberg. Peter Thiel. Sam Altman. Every single Republican politician.
Removing anonymity is just going to further silence any who deviate from socially-acceptable views. The socially-acceptable views in the Western world are fascism, Christo-nationalism, Zionism, and bigotry. That's what you support with Digital ID.
I saw a meme about this on Lemmy and figured it was satirical. Good to know USAmericans are as stupid as ever.
"You WILL like my AI. Why don't you like my AI? mmMOOOOMM!!!"
I presume you're talking about the Flynn effect. Posts like these are usually based in Western Anglo-sphere nations, where the society as a whole is clearly getting dumber. Not shaming OP though - I feel all of this too as a USAmerican.
For the majority of the world, the last several decades have centered on expanding schooling of children, supporting women (half the population) in education, promoting small businesses of women, supporting small businesses in undeserved areas, and reversing the damage of colonialism.
The majority of the world has been steadily growing more intelligent as access to education has increased, and medical access has mitigated the toll of life on people. Undoubtedly, the USA and UK and many EU nations has been growing stupider, and supposedly in 2024 the rate had slowed to 1.2 IQ points per decade. It may also be that Western systems favor dumber people, but coming from the USA, I don't think that those sociopolitical systems changed recently.
In criminal cases, yes. However, given the cause of the mistrial, the remedy would be to do another trial with different defense counsel and new jury. The facts and charges and evidence won't change; but if you or your client reallly messed up on the stand, this could cycle the jury and give you a second chance to present without implicating your client.
Civil cases, no. Incompetence of council is not grounds for a mistrial, and I understand why. People already get bled dry in civil court litigation as it is. This would effectively create a civil court filibuster, and you know big corporations and wealthy folk would exploit that to no end.
Andrew Tate is one of the most prominent members of the so-called manosphere, a collection of influencers, podcasters and content creators who helped deliver young male voters to Trump.
Andrew Tate (and his gremlin Adin Ross) campaigned HARD for Trump. I imagine this is connected.
Release the Roblox Files!
Thank you for this response. The temporarily-embarrassed millionaire is absolutely the blinders on our working class. Stepping back before Trump ran for his second term -- Politics felt like a solved game that people were refusing to think about for exactly that reason.
Most people can't afford healthcare. Most people can't afford childcare. Everyone wants more money. Why can't we all get behind one random person that says "I'll tax TF out of the top 0.1% and get us healthcare and food and raise your wages."
The answer is that people don't want to see themselves as helpless, even if to stand together and help ourselves. They feel less shame excusing their state as temporarily-embarrassed victims; and blame some secret conspiracy or invasion or what-not.
Insane, overwhelmed, fatigued, afraid, and baffled by the stupidity. I presume some combination of those factors is why we have let things get this bad.
(to title) I mean, if you're a woman, yeah :p
the mainstream right: Racist bigots but they like Israel and white Jews.