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What era in time do these people think R's are trying to conserve to, after or before civil rights?

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[–] Bonzaibongo@lemm.ee 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

the greatest con ever played on the public was convincing tens of millions of Americans that their civil rights were a game to them. Normalizing an attitude of “we might loose, but they won’t win either”.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Us vs Them isn’t red vs blue, it’s the rich donors vs their productive workers. The vast majority of Republicans and Democrats are actually on the same “side.”

Developing class consciousness is one of the few ways out of this mess.

[–] Bonzaibongo@lemm.ee 5 points 3 hours ago

i agree wholeheartedly. there ain’t no warfare but class warfare. look at iraq, do you really think we would have gone in if they were just another dirt poor country? naw.