MrSelfDestruct@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIt’s happening: From Alaska to California, the Trump administration is working to subvert the midtermswww.democracydocket.comexternal-linkmessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down18
arrow-up1451arrow-down1external-linkIt’s happening: From Alaska to California, the Trump administration is working to subvert the midtermswww.democracydocket.comMrSelfDestruct@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square81linkfedilink
minus-squaresome_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·2 days ago“It’s happening.” It’s like that scene in Austin Powers where he’s going to run over the dude in a steam roller, but the guy’s like a hundred feet away. Doesn’t get out of the way; just screams until he’s dead.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoI used to consider that scene a great metaphor for climate catastrophe but this is even more apt
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoFor that metaphor to work he should accelerate and then lay down in front of it himself.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt made more sense when the movie was released!
“It’s happening.” It’s like that scene in Austin Powers where he’s going to run over the dude in a steam roller, but the guy’s like a hundred feet away. Doesn’t get out of the way; just screams until he’s dead.
I used to consider that scene a great metaphor for climate catastrophe but this is even more apt
For that metaphor to work he should accelerate and then lay down in front of it himself.
It made more sense when the movie was released!
Really good analogy.