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Re:How my ivermectin research led to Twitter death threats by stathibus on Friday October 15, 2021 @11:39AM (#28878950)
The "ruling class" really doesn't have to do anything to keep this aspect of media culture going. If American national politics suddenly became more fair and representative I would argue the same problems would persist. The American people love this shit.
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Re:How my ivermectin research led to Twitter death threats by throwaway6734 on Friday October 15, 2021 @11:43AM (#28878984)
>The American people love this shit.

Bingo. We're in the Attitude Era of US politics. Twitter and Facebook have allowed combative politics to break even further through the fourth wall and allow your average American to participate in the scrum.

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Re:How my ivermectin research led to Twitter death threats by fmdragon on Friday October 15, 2021 @11:50AM (#28879077)
How would the Ruthless Aggression Era of US politics look?
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