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8. Let's put the blame where it belongs: Republicans actively damaging government.

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 05:59 PM

Nov 2020

The Republican party has been weeding out compromisers for decades and is now almost entirely a coalition of extremists. Each time they gain power, they attack government, feed sociopathic oligarchs, and manipulate government institutions to favor their further gain in power.

It's a long, stealthy takeover.

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/meet-the-economist-behind-the-one-percents-stealth-takeover-of-america

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group

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