Outrage politics isn’t new!
In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping. Some Republican-held states, so incensed by the move, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Here’s a moment from a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon that lampoons the controversy.
In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping. Some Republican-held states, so incensed by the move, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Here’s a moment from a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon that lampoons the controversy.
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Outrage politics are designed to exhaust us and force us to give in because it’s easier to maintain the status quo. Movies help us see that clearly!
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Seemingly satirize both sides but it’s really targeting the heart of the bullshit