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It’s just anti-intellectualism and fear across the board. And that’s been the GOP MO for a long time now. Convince people that the colleges are full of crazy l
by Cornbilly 2y ago
It’s just anti-intellectualism and fear across the board. And that’s been the GOP MO for a long time now.
Convince people that the colleges are full of crazy liberals and you should go into the trades instead.
Now that you’re in the trades, don’t join a union. Unions are bad (unless it’s the police union).
Don’t look now but the Mexicans are coming for your job. The trans/gay people are coming for your children. Nevermind that the GOP is openly corrupt and has a pervert in the White House.
Think back to the aftermath of 9/11 and the Bush Admin’s constant fear campaign that successfully pushed the US into two wars.
- Herring 2y agoIf you're not being targeted, like from a distance, it looks like "anti-intellectualism and fear". He's just running "distractions", or "scapegoating" Mexicans or something. It's easy to minimize it. Up close though, if you're the one actually being targeted, there's a bit more urgency. It's more like an abusive/controlling relationship. How many lives were destroyed or otherwise ruined by Bush's useless wars in the Middle East? Now imagine if Bush had instead built out a massive train network, like China did with close to the same amount of money.