ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-223 hours agoIf you're looking for a time to take action. It was 8 years ago.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1698arrow-down121
arrow-up1677arrow-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-223 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarebobalot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·19 hours 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-up15·19 hours 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.
minus-squareThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 hours agoI’d say this has its roots in the Thatcher/Reagan era. That’s where the U.K. and USAs economic problems really started.
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.
I’d say this has its roots in the Thatcher/Reagan era. That’s where the U.K. and USAs economic problems really started.