America has always rejected fanaticism, especially since WWII. We are supposed to be E pluribus unum – out of many, ONE. Now, the right wants America to be E unum pluribus – out of ONE, many.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    incredibly detailed rundown

    Of course, there’s a lot I’m leaving out…

    Was this off the dome, or did you have this whole thing in your pocket?

    • Coffee Addict@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 days ago

      Lol my comment actually is “off the dome.”

      I took the deep dive into this question after Trump won in 2016; like many, I was absolutely floored that he won. My comment is an accumulation of information I found since then.

      I feel the conservative news media was ultimately the biggest factor (of many factors) that led US conservatives and the United States into its current situation; as journalists, they failed to present the unbiased truth and knowingly distorted it. By constantly confirming their viewers’ priors, they basically constructed a different reality for them.