It started around 4000 BCE. When "civilization" began. Far too many humans have always had a problem with caring for their neighbors. There have always been bullies, we just see more of them with the help of global communication.
It started over 50 years ago - Trump is the end result of decades of Republican policies and the lack of Democratic push back. Trump didn't appear out of nowhere, he is a product of the American system and society, he is a reflection of the United States.
Agreed. Let's just skate over many American massacres, displacement, etc where US military was used to carry out the criminal acts so others could celebrate, steal, and prosper. It's called American History. Obama missed the mark on this...if he actually said this.
I remember blue collar, union workers in the NYC area supporting George Wallace in the 1968 election. Wallace channeled their anger when he used bad words to describe Black people and promised segregation forever. They haven’t gone way. They represent MAGA’s base. We’re stuck with them.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Trump and Elon are not a symptom of fascism; fascism is a symptom of capitalism. They are just part of a wider disease: patriarchy.
1980's: Reagan administration.
I saw unhoused people,Bag Ladies and Shopping Cart People, for the first time in 1981. I heard the expression "Looking out for Number 1," from preppie bros so many times I wanted to scream. This meanness was brought to you by the people who demonized Jimmy Carter.
We did it a long time ago, but we did it quietly so a lot of folks who weren't affected didn't notice. We're not doing it quietly anymore. We miss you, Barry.
That happened the day Barack Obama got elected and racist white Americans lost their shit. This is Racist White America's last desperate attempt at remaining relevant. It will fail, and we will move on. We are a multi-cultural nation, whether they like or not.
The precursor that led to the Obama Administration was a world wide recession caused by a previous administration that deregulated the banking industry. I don’t want to return to that, I want to improve our government when we rebuild.
Sadly, it was heading that way but was pushed over the edge when he got elected because a lot of white people lost their goddamn minds and allowed Fox News and the like to poison them further.
When the racist arseholes were afraid of your decency towards all. Newt the loser started all of this shit and McConnell jumped on the asshat bandwagon.
I understand that "When did that happen?" is aimed to us for self-reflection; it is also naive to believe that there are more reasonable people out there than there are selfish and cruel 2 year olds that will grow up.
Felon47 made it easier to identify the worst of us.
While it is true democracy is at risk, but more importantly decency is lost. “As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.” - Caroline Kennedy
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I saw unhoused people,Bag Ladies and Shopping Cart People, for the first time in 1981. I heard the expression "Looking out for Number 1," from preppie bros so many times I wanted to scream. This meanness was brought to you by the people who demonized Jimmy Carter.
Felon47 made it easier to identify the worst of us.