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To add, this didn't really start with the Tea Party. You can trace this violent and racist "New Right" [0] back to at least Reagan and the Kanawha County textbo
by dfxm12 6y ago
To add, this didn't really start with the Tea Party. You can trace this violent and racist "New Right" [0] back to at least Reagan and the Kanawha County textbook controversy bombing in the mid 70s [1].
0 - https://www.ushistory.org/us/58e.asp https://www.ushistory.org/us/58e.asp
1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanawha_County_textbook_controversy#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanawha_County_textbook_contro...
- js2 6y agoWe're seeing the effects of capitalists having pitted laborers against each other in order to undo the New Deal coalition. It has many facets. For a very sympathetic view of coal miners, I highly recommend watching Harlan County, USA, made in 1976: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_County,_USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_County,_USA Coal miners have been getting screwed for generations. I wonder how many Americans know about the Battle of Blair Mountain. I never learned about it in my history books.
- travmatt 6y agoI’d start with Barry Goldwater and the rise of the conservative movement.