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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd argue Citizens United was the death blow.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] head_socj@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago

I'd argue Johnson sealed our fate when he rolled over for Confederates after the war.

But really the argument could bemade that the moment European explorers realized they could just kill people and take their homes away and nobody would stop them, they decided to make it a core part of their identity by rationalizing everything they can, and dismissing whatever they can't.

The devil works hard, but colonizers work harder.