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0 pointsavgcorrection2y ago0 comments

That's what I said.

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you have to remember this "elites vs the rest of us" is not a universal narrative, I wasn't around back then but I get the sense that a significant portion of the population believed that the government was actually doing work on behalf of the people, not in opposition..

"I’m from the government and I’m here to help." wasn't said til 1986

avgcorrectionOP2y ago

You weren't around back then but you “get a sense”?

This was the Civil rights movement era. But I guess you'll say that normies didn't care about that.

> "I’m from the government and I’m here to help." wasn't said til 1986

Yes, we mustn't forget the pioneer of populism and anti-elitism Ronald Reagan.

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