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applegrove

(118,659 posts) Wed Feb 14, 2024, 04:30 AM Feb 14

Paul Schoe - As the article says: 'Before the Reagan Revolution -- when things were working well, a third of [View all]

As the article says: 'Before the Reagan Revolution — when things were working well, a third of America had a good union job, our schools were brand-new and well supplied and staffed, college was free, healthcare was inexpensive, and the biggest challenge America had was to put a man on the moon and bring him safely home — there was little demand for a dictator in this country.'

To get people to vote for a dictator, you first have to remove the benefits that a good government offers.

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Paul Schoe - As the article says: 'Before the Reagan Revolution -- when things were working well, a third of [View all] applegrove Feb 14 OP

After the Reagan Revolution limbicnuminousity Feb 14 #1

Cuba appears to be an anti model. Marcus IM Feb 14 #2

'The hallmarks of a dictatorship' speak easy Feb 14 #6

Show us the vids of Cuban swat team putting down dissent. Marcus IM Feb 14 #14

whatabout is not an answer speak easy Feb 14 #15

Did you manage to read the article I posted. How about responding to that? Marcus IM Feb 14 #17

I don't want to get into an argument about how repressive, or otherwise, speak easy Feb 14 #18

OK. Your experience in Cuba tells you this. My experiences tell me something different. Marcus IM Feb 14 #19

"How do you know that Cuba is not an open society?" speak easy Feb 14 #20

Where is this suppression? Marcus IM Feb 14 #21

You also have to establish a propaganda network in radio, tv, and print. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 14 #3

So true. Great post! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #4

Good paying union manufacturing jobs, low inequality, all the rest, but white people decided to betsuni Feb 14 #5

The leaders of the Democratic Party went Davos applegrove Feb 14 #7

I don't understand this comment. Third Way? Fishing boats? betsuni Feb 14 #8

Fishing boat is what some people dreamed of while working applegrove Feb 14 #9

"In the end, as their representatives in Washington should have known all along, even those voters betsuni Feb 14 #10

Oh yes. Obama had like a month of a supermajority applegrove Feb 14 #11

K&R 2naSalit Feb 14 #12

Democrats support unions, Republicans tore them down Johnny2X2X Feb 14 #13

I never really considered the failure of our system as their long term plan, Torchlight Feb 14 #16