Twenty-plus years ago, Thomas Frank wrote a book called What’s the Matter With Kansas? in hopes of shedding some light on the new-ish at the time phenomenon of people actively and consistently voting against their own best interests. Obviously that wasn’t brand new — the Reagan era ushered in a whole generation of voters deeply affected by […]
I cannot even understand the reasoning of these people. I did not expect “consumption” to be a thing during my lifetime.
Consumption? Check
Weird isolationist grifter president? Check
Anarchists? Hell check
The maga dipshits overshot 1950s and sent us back to 1901, strap in
Only thing different is the nazis are running the USA this time
They were then too.
Hell, lots of people in the US were in the Nazi camp all way up to WWII when we got to see that kind of regime in unfettered action.
The Nazis got their ideas from looking at what America did to genocide the natives. Hell even the Spanish american war feels about to break out again because some loudmouth oligarchs seem hell bent on doing imperialism in 2025
Don’t forget Jim Crow. The Nazis got a lot of their segregation and eugenics crap from the U.S.
Oh it predates the US. The Crusades eliminated massive numbers of people in the name of Christianity. There have been innumerable cullings through history based on ideas of righteousness, pureness, etc. just because the guys with the power want land.
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McKinley was elected in 1897, seems like they’re approaching target
They just love being consumers