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Ryan Sean Adams (rsa.eth)
@rsa.eth
older generations who've seen some shit. have you ever seen politics in America this divisive?
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@leospeaks.eth
Never. I’m not sure who is older, but if me, Obama/McCain was divided. Nothing like the current state imo. Both Obama and McCain were gentlemen.
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Satoshi Tomatomoto
@tomato.eth
Before my time, but I'd say 1968 was quite a lot more divisive.
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wake
@wake.eth
the Reagan era 😢
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Jawa
@jawa
Politics? No it is pretty bad. But it’s total fabrication that the people are divided. The loudest & most extreme 1% on both sides control the narrative.
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helladj™
@helladj.eth
Trump is still claiming that he won in 2020? How?
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@njel.eth
My dad says this is nothing compared the 70s and the Vietnam war
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Danny
@danny-englander
Never, the current state of affairs makes anything in the past look like child's play. We are staring authoritarianism right in the face at this juncture. I make the argument that we can trace some of this back to the way this country was formed, that is to say on unequal terms. Some founding fathers argued for abolition to be written into the constitution but it was not to be. In addition, Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1792, "When a man unprincipled in private life[,] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper … is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity … It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may ‘ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
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@arkosechallenger
Social media + paid per click biz model amplifies and arms the extremists like no time in history.
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w3n
@w3n
Are old(enough to have seen some shit) people on farcaster?
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Mr BLONDE
@blondi1
Boston tea party was fun
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@llamafacts.eth
Social, fake news, populist politicians and misleading headlines fueled this. And it's like that almost in every country. Even in countries with multiple parties it all boils down to conservative vs liberals. France for instance both their right and left sides are very extremist near to the point they won't be able to even live in the same country. Same thing in my country (Colombia) it's like if we were enemies with insults even physical assaults time to time. The worst part is that centrists always have to choose between one extremist party giving them even more power.
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@nerdy
No. Not even close. But keep in mind politicians used to beat each other with canes and stab each other in congress so historically speaking things aren’t at their worst.
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Capt. Jack
@captainjack
People got sick of Jimmy Carter. Very much like Biden. High inflation. Weak on Terrorism. Seemed like a dumb ass. Then you had Reagan who was a stud. Very similar vibes to 2024.
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Adam Kraft
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Yes, it’s normal. I suggest reading “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” by Richard Hofstadter. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241061
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@ssj2
I think @mcdermittmarvel would be the best person to answer this question
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MOLO
@molo
sweet summer child
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Peter Ogilvie
@pogilvie
No, not even close.
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@duraa.eth
It's funny now tbh.
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