The Voice of Reason:We’re about to be in a civil war.
Me: Nonsense.
The Voice of Reason: No look, people are literally shooting each other already.
Me: Things will calm down.
The Voice of Reason: Here are like 10 articles by historians and survivors of this sort of thing about how close we are to widespread sectarian violence and full-blown fascism.
Me: It’ll be ok. Just vote for Biden.
The Voice of Reason: Every conservative is screaming about killing people every single day. Read the comments on any news article or Facebook post.
Me: You sound like a crazy person.
The Voice of Reason: I’ve read like every goddamn book on fascism and one of the final stages leading up to it is police and paramilitary forces teaming up, which is currently happening.
Me: You’re off the rails man.
The Voice of Reason: And a recurring theme is people who should be more actively engaged allies constantly underestimating the enemy, living in denial and ultimately letting it happen to preserve what little comfort they can.
Me: La, la, la, la! You’re making me uncomfortable so I’m going to stop listening. La, la, la, la!
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