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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 14 points 3 days ago (1 child) Remember how Stephen Miller went on that long tirade about how "we" are the ones who make things? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 child) The conservatives don't make shit. When they get elected, they only kick over things everyone else has made, then complain that "government doesn't work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child) That process is how they indoctrinate their voters. Trumpism writ large is how the billionaires will eventually indoctrinate everyone to lose faith in government more broadly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago Trust in government started to take a huge downturn in the 60s. I mean, there were definitely good reasons for that, I suppose. It's down to 17%, contrasted with 77% in 1964. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 child) The conservatives don't make shit. When they get elected, they only kick over things everyone else has made, then complain that "government doesn't work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child) That process is how they indoctrinate their voters. Trumpism writ large is how the billionaires will eventually indoctrinate everyone to lose faith in government more broadly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago Trust in government started to take a huge downturn in the 60s. I mean, there were definitely good reasons for that, I suppose. It's down to 17%, contrasted with 77% in 1964. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child) That process is how they indoctrinate their voters. Trumpism writ large is how the billionaires will eventually indoctrinate everyone to lose faith in government more broadly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago Trust in government started to take a huge downturn in the 60s. I mean, there were definitely good reasons for that, I suppose. It's down to 17%, contrasted with 77% in 1964. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago Trust in government started to take a huge downturn in the 60s. I mean, there were definitely good reasons for that, I suppose. It's down to 17%, contrasted with 77% in 1964. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/ permalink fedilink source parent