Submitted by twovests in vote_satan
Sorry to paint apocalyptic visions of the future based on just one fascist dictatorship, but Homestuck continues to be strangely prophetic.
To sum this up, starting from page 4860:
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4860: "The Complacency of the Learned" series, which is an in-universe stand in for Homestuck, was written by a time-traveller as an allegory for (in-universe) the real-world alien fascist dictatorship take-over.
- This is really meta. Almost like Hussie is saying "Homestuck is also a deeply-veiled allegory".
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4864:
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"the media deteriorated into this preposterous circus that was in all practical ways inseparable from the power base and government institutions",
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"Popular entertainers became dangerous demagogues, and their roles in the media blurred with those of executive authority."
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"[Guy Fieri] used his connections and guile to wriggle into the spotlight, and then on to other positions of power",
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who helped "rewrite the constitution to form an incomprehensible patchwork of fascism, theocratic mandates, recipes, and bad rap lyrics"
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4865:
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"By the time Presidents Jay and Dope were elected, western civilization had officially fucked itself over forever, and I think everyone knew it." "They were both president. They were the first Dual-Presidents of the United States of America. Also the last."
- These are two members of the Insane Clown Posse, who are elected President.
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"2024. The last free election the world would ever see."
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"They ran a hell of a campaign. By then the juggalo party had gotten huge. While the numerous other candidates split the moderate vote, they retained a very energized and devoted base."
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"They were swept into office on a wave of Faygo, and the presidential inauguration was the biggest Gathering of the Juggalos of all time."
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'That was it. Everyone in the world watching it on TV just said, "Welp. Show's over. Civilization was pretty cool while it lasted."'
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I'm not saying Andrew Hussie is a time traveler who used Homestuck as an allegory for the fascist dictatorship the United States is experiencing. But if he was, this is exactly what this would look like.
missingno wrote
If only we had president Violent J instead