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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down4·1 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-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago“They’re only 14 years behind the times, not 50.”
minus-squarearchiotterpup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAs someone who grew up on the early 00s, this is inaccurate. It was fully polarized during the Bush years.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt was polarized, but not fully. This ad is from 2008
minus-squarePowerCrazylinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down16·1 year agoWait, the republicans? They were the only party that was bought off? Are you sure about that?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 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.
“They’re only 14 years behind the times, not 50.”
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
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.