• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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      2 months ago

      Not all nostalgia is equal.

      There’s wanting to go back to when all the slaves were happy and there’s remembering when you could go to the airport and buy a ticket for cash.

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              2 months ago

              Now you’re being hyperbolic. You seem to be saying that we shouldn’t point out Left victories of the past [the New Deal etc.] simply because they happened in the past.

              Nostalgia is a human trait, and like any other it can be manipulated.

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        2 months ago

        Right, facists harvest that anger and lust for a better time then tell people and it’s [this group’s fault] and that they stole it from you.

        This is how class warfare keeps people from joining together and rising up