Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years?
oyo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
40+ years ago the Republicans started a war against education and intellectualism. They won.
Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years?
oyo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
40+ years ago the Republicans started a war against education and intellectualism. They won.
AngryRobot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And it’s all at the direction of The Federalist Society. Reagan signed 2/3 of their Project 1985 into law, dramatically lowering the corporate and top personal tax brackets and removing the restrictions of local and national limits on network and local affiliate TV and radio ownership. Their lackey then spent decades creating enormous propoganda networks to pump the view that the wealthy are the best of us and should never be challenged. Plus, those networks constantly pump identity politics issues to polarize the popu Ace even more.
"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."