ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoIf you're looking for a time to take action. It was 8 years ago.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1433arrow-down111
arrow-up1422arrow-down1imageIf you're looking for a time to take action. It was 8 years ago.lemmy.worldThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarebobalot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·4 months agoThe seeds of this started in the George Bush era and earlier. The compliant press that cheer led the Iraq war. The formation of an oligarchy that hugely influenced economic policy. The attacks on experts, scientists and general modern science. The vicious attacks on liberals and anybody else who opposed them. The infiltration of far-right Christians into the highest levels of government and the military.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoIt was letting Nixon’s resignation be “good enough” and not putting him in prison. It was also ending Reconstruction instead of hanging all the Confederate leaders.
The seeds of this started in the George Bush era and earlier.
The compliant press that cheer led the Iraq war.
The formation of an oligarchy that hugely influenced economic policy.
The attacks on experts, scientists and general modern science.
The vicious attacks on liberals and anybody else who opposed them.
The infiltration of far-right Christians into the highest levels of government and the military.
It was letting Nixon’s resignation be “good enough” and not putting him in prison.
It was also ending Reconstruction instead of hanging all the Confederate leaders.