> Really seems like it really kicks off with Reagan but I’m not versed enough to be sure if he’s the cause or just one of the symptoms It was a concerted effor

> Really seems like it really kicks off with Reagan but I’m not versed enough to be sure if he’s the cause or just one of the symptoms It was a concerted effort that started in the 1970s, and when Reagan got in things kicked off: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Geniuses:_The_Unmaking_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Geniuses:_The_Unmaking_of... Given that Democrats controlled Congress during the 1980s, they were complicit, but most of the ideas originally came from right-wing think tanks funded by oligarchs like the Koch brothers: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book) * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brother... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Koch_brothers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_the_Ko...