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minus-square SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink30•1 year agoNow? Now as in the last 50+ years?
minus-square silence7 ( @silence7@slrpnk.net ) OPlinkfedilink7•1 year agoIt wasn’t fully polarized by party until around 2009, when the fossil fuels industry decided to buy off the Repiblicans in response to an attempt to pass cap and trade legislation.
minus-square PowerCrazy ( @PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoWait, the republicans? They were the only party that was bought off? Are you sure about that?
minus-square Diplomjodler ( @Diplomjodler@feddit.de ) linkfedilink7•1 year agoThey certainly are both in the pockets of corporations. But only one party is fighting a war on reality.
Now? Now as in the last 50+ years?
It wasn’t fully polarized by party until around 2009, when the fossil fuels industry decided to buy off the Repiblicans in response to an attempt to pass cap and trade legislation.
Wait, the republicans? They were the only party that was bought off? Are you sure about that?
They certainly are both in the pockets of corporations. But only one party is fighting a war on reality.