• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    The republicans and democrats are the same fucking people.

    In many cases, literally. From Michael Bloomberg and Liz Cheney to Donald Trump and Joe Manchin, the number of cross-overs and turn-coats who end up getting into leadership in their opponent’s parties is absolutely crazy. The Nixonian Southern Strategy did one thing brilliantly. It completely crossed the wires of the partisan voter for three generations to the benefit of the corporate oligarchs who get to play both ends against the middle.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
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      23 days ago

      It goes on long before that. The Dixiecrats were as conservative as the Republicans, and more racist than some Republicans.