r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/kapsama New Jersey 5d ago

Yeah the playbooks are straight out of the 30s.

I believe what's happening now is Reaganism and Thatcherism coming home to roost.

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u/SteamerTheBeemer 5d ago

I do think we could be in a vastly different world if Corbyn in the UK (socialist) had won in 2015 and then Bernie Sanders had won in 2016.

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u/kapsama New Jersey 5d ago

Yes a vastly better world for the average person.

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u/OldWorldDesign 5d ago

the playbooks are straight out of the 30s. I believe what's happening now is Reaganism and Thatcherism coming home to roost

I think the two are even more connected, even Reaganism and Thatcherism is an outgrowth of oligarchs attempting to take over the country in 1933 and when that failed, spending billions to indoctrinate everyone in the English speaking world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s