How did we get here? 1. Money in politics 2. 54% of American adults can’t read above a 6th grade level Trump and MAGA are symptoms. - ThreadSky

thedaveabbitt.bsky.social • 100 days ago

How did we get here?

1. Money in politics
2. 54% of American adults can’t read above a 6th grade level

Trump and MAGA are symptoms.

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davewithturbos.bsky.social•100 days ago

3. People hate math (numbers debunk stolen election claims, 2024 vote numbers hammer it home even harder)

asteyrbach.bsky.social•96 days ago

Wow, can you post it here? Everyone yaps election is stolen

davewithturbos.bsky.social•96 days ago

Which part? In my media feed I have Biden '20 vs Harris '24 numbers state by state.

I have Clinton '16 / Biden/Trump '20/Harris/Trump '24 state by state n an Excel doc.

asteyrbach.bsky.social•96 days ago

Mail voting fraud numbers, Biden getting 15 millions extra votes that disappeared and the only Kamala states are one without voting ID. It is spammed everywhere and nobody gives a rebuttal to the claims. I have no idea if it's true or not

davewithturbos.bsky.social•96 days ago

Completely not true. Also the number is down to 9 million, CA takes a long time to count.

asteyrbach.bsky.social•96 days ago

That's the whole point. I never see any other numbers or data besides the ones about stolen elections. Defending democracy online, while living in authocracy is getting immesely hard when everyone tells me U.S. has all stolen elections too and Biden never won his term

dshelfo.bsky.social•100 days ago

Venn- Ignorance, racism, greed

vonnie.bsky.social•99 days ago

All of the above? Certainly money in politics!

ad8g.net•97 days ago

3. Arrogance and a disdain from the left for people who aren’t well-educated coastal or urban elites.

euphoricfuzion.bsky.social•96 days ago

Reagan.
That's how.

The direction of this nation towards an oligarchy began with Reagan, another actor turned President who did whatever the rich, powerful guys told him to.

thedaveabbitt.bsky.social•96 days ago

This is definitely a moment over five decades in the making. It coincides with the rise of the US military-industrial complex, Eisenhower. 👀

plennen.bsky.social•100 days ago

Where is that large automobile?

tomt23.bsky.social•97 days ago

but please tell us more about how we don't need a department of education, maga

akjakalope.bsky.social•100 days ago

CU was the death of USA

thedaveabbitt.bsky.social•100 days ago

Last night I was on a Zoom with six people - three Trump GOP, an Independent, and two Dems, and it was the one issue we all agreed on.

Everyone agrees EXCEPT our politicians. 🤔

akjakalope.bsky.social•100 days ago

You’re a tolerant man

unclemike.bsky.social•100 days ago

A large number of Americans just in the car when the stranger offered them candy.

redondodave.bsky.social•97 days ago

Also, many are racists

thedaveabbitt.bsky.social•97 days ago

There are statistical negative correlations between bigotry / racism and a lack of education.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3883053/

redondodave.bsky.social•97 days ago

Of course.

rockinprofessor.bsky.social•100 days ago

Is it that they can't read or *won't* read? Speaking as a history professor, I think the latter case is true. Either way, people would rather have easy answers to difficult questions.

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