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[–] [email protected] 125 points 1 month ago (34 children)

I sincerely doubt most of these stories are actually happening. It's true. But I doubt the actual interaction occurred. Seeing this same story different ways all over the internet. I live in a region surrounded by right wingers and aside from those flags and occasional hats, I hardly ever hear anyone outright talk about their politics.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Yeah, it's the "the train stood up and clapped" bullshit that people post on their socials.

If these people knew anything about history they'd know about President Hoover raising tariffs, which prompted every country we traded with to do the same, making everything more expensive and worsening the Great Depression. The thing is, for all the podcasts and 24-Hour news voters in this country consume, they don't know jack shit other than to pull the lever for whichever candidate their preferred news network tells them to.

[–] Nurgus 1 points 1 month ago

Not so much worsening the great depression as triggering it.

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