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Kurt Eichenwald: American era is over. (Original Post)
Different Drummer
May 2017
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american_ideals
(613 posts)1. No. The right wing and their media are responsible.
Democrats have remained roughly the same since the 1970s.
The GOP, their media, and their corporate and billionaire funders have killed America. Fox news, Rupert Murdoch, and conservative radio have polarized and harmed America.
Let's lay blame where it is deserved.
roamer65
(37,817 posts)2. The death of America started in 1980 with Raygun.
Different Drummer
(9,083 posts)3. I agree with that! n/t
lunasun
(21,646 posts)4. That's correct didn't happen over night Reagan 1980 the start
Mme. Defarge
(8,892 posts)5. It did indeed.
And 9/11 was our Reichstag Fire.