True. I see where we are as a progression from Reagan. He’s the one that started the drive to divide America, mostly on race. His 1980 speech in Philadelphoa, Mississippi where he introduced the “welfare queen” trope, along with a handful of other dog whistles solidified racism as GOP policy and as
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Even before, I would wager. The foundation laid by Citizens United and a Tea Party caucus hellbent on propaganda and obfuscation set the stage for a more ignorant, rabid base of support (GOP became more openly stupid) that opened up space for even worse actors to swoop in.
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