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I was a child, y'all did this.
I mean, probably not people on Lemmy, but you know what I mean.
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.
The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
It doesn't matter when exactly it "started". The question should be how we get out of it. Or, more fundamentally, what actually is the problem, fundamentally? Is it a bunch of racists and bigots abusing a corrupt system to inch the US (well, we do have it in Europe too, just not so extreme yet) ever closer to fascism, or is it the underlying system of escalating exploitation and conflict that enables them?
You’re right.