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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink11•2 years 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years ago“They’re only 14 years behind the times, not 50.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 years agoWait, the republicans? They were the only party that was bought off? Are you sure about that?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 years agoThey certainly are both in the pockets of corporations. But only one party is fighting a war on reality.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoAs someone who grew up on the early 00s, this is inaccurate. It was fully polarized during the Bush years.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink1•2 years agoIt was polarized, but not fully. This ad is from 2008
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.
“They’re only 14 years behind the times, not 50.”
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.
As someone who grew up on the early 00s, this is inaccurate. It was fully polarized during the Bush years.
It was polarized, but not fully. This ad is from 2008