• Cowbee [he/they]
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    3 months ago

    Why do you think Trump became influential? Why did this happen, and how do we not repeat it?

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      3 months ago

      Too many people left behind in hardship in a time of abundance and conspicuous wealth. Easy for Trump to gains support with populist sentiment. Republicans saw their chance, and held their nose a made him leader.

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        3 months ago

        The answer is capitalist decay. Fascism isn’t going away even if Trump goes away.