• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    That’s what 60+ years of fascism-directed conservative politics distributed by the likes of Fox News, systematic defunding of public education, and an almost complete halt in wage increases so 90% of the population no longer has any discretionary income and is essentially forced to work paycheck to paycheck has given us. It’s working exactly as intended.

    “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
    -President Lyndon B. Johnson

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      1 month ago

      The US is an experiment in how much the people will take before they actually start a revolution. Turns out they take it all and they won’t start a revolution ever.