• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      7 days ago

      Substitute the women in Iran in the '70s if you want.

      The point remains the same. Living through your society falling apart is not nearly as fun as the post-apocalyptic fiction would lead you to believe.

    • blazeknave@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      My point was the way of life for someone used to 2020s creature comfort in Western liberal metropolises. Nothing to do with the polisci behind why the experience is happening. And a civil war would be even worse which I thought was implicit but apologies I’d it wasnt