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minus-squareProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-216 days agoThe wealth disparity is the same, but the populace and circumstances are a bit different: There was not a literal fascist propaganda news network brainwashing half the voter base (Fox news) There wasn’t a significant population which believed any ol conspiracy tossed at them His political opponents didn’t have a cult, comprised of anti-intellectuals We didn’t have an enemy state attempting to influence our elections (at least, not nearly on the same level) Had a serious left-leaning populist political opponent in Huey Long (before his assassination) preaching his Share the Wealth progam. I don’t disagree that it was a hard fight for the working class to even get that much, even without those externalities
The wealth disparity is the same, but the populace and circumstances are a bit different:
I don’t disagree that it was a hard fight for the working class to even get that much, even without those externalities