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dalton99a

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2. It was a continuous process. Trump is the end result

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:36 AM

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For now, anyway

In time Republicans will produce a worse dictator

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When and how did it happen? [View all] ck4829 Tuesday OP

Murdoch,Limbaugh and the great redneck brainwashing of the last 25 years Blues Heron Tuesday #1

Lee and Hitler must be looking up right now ck4829 Tuesday #4

Hitler DID have a media propaganda machine. A pretty comprehensive one, for the times. Aristus Tuesday #34

Oh no, he had one for his own country for sure ck4829 Tuesday #35

YES! GaYellowDawg Tuesday #27

And I think in this case, psychology and socialization are factors here too ck4829 Tuesday #42

100% this Cosmocat Tuesday #28

All of this and more 31st Street Bridge Tuesday #36

That was so much another part of the decline, along with the electoral clown college ck4829 Tuesday #48

Yup. I'd even argue it goes back further. bearsfootball516 Tuesday #53

Talk radio was being fed pro-fascist propaganda planted by Washington Times. blm Tuesday #56

Consolidation of media,... magicarpet Tuesday #62

It was a continuous process. Trump is the end result dalton99a Tuesday #2

If Republicans have taught us one thing: They only go one direction... downhill! ck4829 Tuesday #5

Ask student Gaza protestors leftstreet Tuesday #3

Yep, I can see that. All factors for sure. ck4829 Tuesday #6

We had two very good opportunities to avoid that. MineralMan Tuesday #7

You're describing, perfectly, the manifestation of the decline. I'm curious, though, about what caused it ck4829 Tuesday #9

This is only one factor, but it is a big one LR3 Tuesday #11

For sure. Remove wealth inequality, remove right-wing politics and the decline for sure ck4829 Tuesday #12

I'm citing two specific elections where it made all the difference. MineralMan Tuesday #13

Agreed 👍 MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #14

I see what you are saying ck4829 Tuesday #15

Like going broke it started slowly, then fast -misanthroptimist Tuesday #8

Dang! Excellent points. Can certainly look at it like death by a thousand cuts ck4829 Tuesday #10

I am taking a history class on understanding Tree Lady Tuesday #16

Oh yes, a key part of the beginning of this ck4829 Tuesday #19

Social Media question everything Tuesday #17

Oh that is very important, media correcting itself ck4829 Tuesday #23

Citizens United. nt intrepidity Tuesday #18

Indeed, the ball rolling down sped up after that for sure ck4829 Tuesday #24

It was built broken, on a framework of white supremacy. If we don't dismantle white supremacy, we'll keep struggling. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #20

THIS Just_Vote_Dem Tuesday #22

For sure ck4829 Tuesday #25

The failure of Reconstruction and rise of the Gilded Age.. Taft splitting from Roosevelt haele Tuesday #21

Oh yes, others have pointed this out. We couldn't have this decline without the failures of reconstruction ck4829 Tuesday #26

Temporarily overcome by the country and people of muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #29

There is a cause and a reaction, definitely ck4829 Tuesday #31

Great lessons, all who posted. Really. All factors for sure. Read on them people reading this thread. I need to add this ck4829 Tuesday #30

So the circle really has nothing to post now, huh? ck4829 Tuesday #54

1770s Cirsium Tuesday #32

I see that, I want to believe in something more hopeful ck4829 Tuesday #37

of course Cirsium Tuesday #40

I would say it all started with Reagan. Lonestarblue Tuesday #33

Things definitely sped up downhill at that time during his term ck4829 Tuesday #38

Borowitz in his book "Confederacy of Dunces" Shipwack Tuesday #49

The Civil War and Reconstruction Johnny2X2X Tuesday #39

We really are. ck4829 Tuesday #47

I saw it coming with Reagan gay texan Tuesday #41

They really are gonna have to learn that way ck4829 Tuesday #45

James Earl Carter was the last of the greats. CoopersDad Tuesday #43

Before my time ck4829 Tuesday #44

Solar on the white house, Habitat for Humanity, his Malaise speech... CoopersDad Tuesday #46

"What was to come" - That is the truth right there ck4829 Tuesday #50

november 22 1963 to be precise. rampartd Tuesday #51

Would be interesting to see what happened had that day took a different course ck4829 Tuesday #52

WashTimes feeding pro-fascist propaganda to talkradio in 80s, begetting FOX 'news' in 90s. blm Tuesday #55

Hey, the Unification Church was also involved with the Washington Times, right? Sun Myung Moon made it happen I think ck4829 Tuesday #57

Sun Myung Moon had a longtime association with Poppy Bush blm Tuesday #58

Same here ck4829 Tuesday #61

We just got tired of progress in the 1970s meadowlander Tuesday #59

And that is so unfortunate ck4829 Tuesday #60