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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
Because they value their idea of a constitution that was signed in 1787 when King Louis XVI and King George III were rulers. It was literally signed in the era of Kings and tyrants. The consolidation of power within an office is something that has been built into the system for generations. This era of Americans politics reminds me of the era of robber barons, a lack of civil rights, and the use of force against workers/strikers such as in the Ludlow Massacre.
This isn't a new development, it is just a dismantling of the work of poor people's great grandparents. The more I read about American history the more I realize that the country I once respected has been built on the bedrock of oppression, even ignoring slavery (insert community clip).
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I'm reading a book on the civil war era of the USA (Battle Cry of Freedom) and it's almost spooky to see the parallels here. Extreme racism within the churches, voter frauds and violent voter suppression, marginalization of migrant workers, rise of the two party system (where one had to literally reinvent itself), implementation and opposition of tarriffs, polarization of the slavery question, all of which contributed to the split of the country and eventual civil war.
Really seems like Trump is either naive to what caused the war and is accidentally rolling it all back to 1850, or is doing everything on purpose.
The only thing we are missing these days is duels.