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[-] ZeroCool@vger.social 145 points 2 weeks ago

That headline is golden. But boy is it depressing that this is where we're at as a nation. And it's all because the GOP has been taken over by fascists and their army of useful idiots in tacky red hats.

[-] MartianRecon@lemmus.org 70 points 2 weeks ago

What's depressing is if literally any of our institutions acted how they were supposed to, this wouldn't be an issue.

The 4th estate is failing the country because they've been bought by oligarchs.

The judicial apparatus is failing because it's been bought by oligarchs.

The political apparatus is failing because it's been bought by oligarchs.

Man I wish we could put our finger on the reason why everything is coming down around us...

[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

It's awesome how we can trace so much evil back to Southern Strategy and Reaganomics.

[-] MartianRecon@lemmus.org 21 points 2 weeks ago

It's very frustrating, yeah. All the progress this country was making was thwarted by a bunch of butt-hurt southerners and racists.

[-] Archelon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Hell, you can take it further back to the failure of Reconstruction and the resulting propaganda wave creating a massive reactionary base.

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