• agent_flounder@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Trump is the fruition of a 40+ year plan by the right to claw back power in the aftermath of the civil rights movement, sexual revolution, Roe v Wade, Stonewall Riots, and Watergate, along with neoliberal policies that enable regulatory capture and led to more political power for the rich than ever and massive collapses (dot com and 2008) leaving many people desperate and bitter and open to a populist authoritarian. The decades of attacks on education haven’t helped either.

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      1 year ago

      The decades of attacks on education haven’t helped either.

      That’s also part of the plan. The proles can’t effectively participate in democracy or criticize established interests (the wealthy, the party, the church) if they’re not equipped with an education.