Fetterman is nothing if not amusing.

  • dezmd@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think it started the moment Obama was elected, or at least the moment the ACA was able to pass. It just took a time for the ‘batshit crazy’ to scale up to mass adoption among conservatives.

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      For me, it started right after 9/11. Republicans were quick to use the general fear and anger from the attacks to justify wars, spying on citizens, eroding personal freedom, etc. They’ve been using this same playbook ever since, just with a different boogyman, e.g. Antifa, BLM, trans people.