• sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      And worse they exist in sufficient numbers for political parties wanting to cater to their views and ideas, changing the political landscape. Influencing policies, law making.

      (This is a pretty echoey comment I guess)

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        They captured the religious racists in the south with the “Southern strategy” then Jerry Falwell captured the “religious” right with his anti-abortion message. From there we slithered into the Republican utopia of corporate dictatorship, poverty, ignorance and unaffordability.

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        echo “In fact, sometimes you get the impression they’re the only ones who vote.” echo “” > this.nation