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[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

You see I'm not so sure about that. I think after the Civil Rights era the oligarchy changed Society so something like that would not be possible again. And when I say I think that it's more like I know that there has been some reporting on this decades back.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Aaron McGruder gave a talk to some university students around 2000 that laid out this exact idea. He didn't sound hopeful that change would happen.

Edit: it seems to have been 2003

this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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