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Icanthinkformyself

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14. Left unsaid

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 08:59 AM

Nov 30

is the treason committed by Republican presidential campaigns since Nixon. America's decline has more do with that overlooked fact than any other. It is what gave the GQP the power to screw the pooch.

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The Guardian: The deep historical forces that explain Trump's win [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 30 OP

This is full of irony. LakeVermilion Nov 30 #1

Such is the power of the propaganda constantly being put out by rightwing corporate media. sop Nov 30 #3

A sea of True Dough Nov 30 #2

Immiseration--the act of making miserable. Timeflyer Nov 30 #4

Looking at the camera, Frances Perkins. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 30 #5

This is a major false conclusion Cosmocat Nov 30 #6

Agree, except the last paragraph. Martin Eden Nov 30 #12

Agreed! Cosmocat Dec 1 #29

As 62% of the American people are living paycheck to paycheck how do they relate to a "good economy?" Uncle Joe Nov 30 #23

You mean like the great economy under Trump? dpibel Nov 30 #27

The point of my post was that it has been going on for decades. Uncle Joe Nov 30 #28

Bingo Cosmocat Dec 1 #30

Bingo Cosmocat Dec 1 #31

As another poster correctly noted Cosmocat Dec 1 #32

That was my point in both posts, this is decades in the making, and as Uncle Joe Dec 1 #33

Delusion And Malevolence Are The Deep Historical Forces MayReasonRule Nov 30 #7

Neo-liberalism was the death of the social good malaise Nov 30 #8

People are really overthinking this... Blue_Tires Nov 30 #9

Excellent read. underpants Nov 30 #10

Time again to Bust the Trusts surfered Nov 30 #11

Well, that about says it. It's a mess out there. Buckle up Joinfortmill Nov 30 #13

Left unsaid Icanthinkformyself Nov 30 #14

Fascist playbook usonian Nov 30 #15

A complete pile of garbage TheDemsshouldhireme Nov 30 #16

Your problem is that you can't think like an imbecile! Gotta channel the MAGA. Fish700 Nov 30 #21

we didn't win nowforever Nov 30 #17

He left out one important thing: yellow journalism RainCaster Nov 30 #18

Please read, people. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #19

It has always been sickening PATRICK Nov 30 #20

It is an interesting read and I am somewhat convinced. My pet theory is a lot of people have it too good, got bored, Fish700 Nov 30 #22

Essay is a bit over the top, but it rightly points out the ongoing realignment of the working class with the GOP andym Nov 30 #24

Some rather broad generalizations, I find DFW Nov 30 #25

Vulture capital union-busting began in the late 1960s bucolic_frolic Nov 30 #26