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taking us back half a century (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by memestoanend to c/politicalmemes

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[–] WhatIsThePointAnyway 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That was tea party era which is the precursor to MAGA. It all came from billionaire financed foundations funded by the likes of the Koch network. Recommend reading “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer for a detailed account of the how this whole rise of the right was orchestrated.

[–] postmateDumbass 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It was the knee in the curve moment, because it created and opened floodgates for dark money.