Charlie StrossNov 8, 2024

This is not the first time this happened: look to the early 19th century "know-nothings" for a previous example.

Universal schooling and free access to higher education is a prophylactic against fascism.
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The uneducated and stupid are part of the problem. Just wait until Dept of Education is shuttered and there are no national curriculum standards. We will have no shared understanding. America's diploma divide: States with fewer grads went for Trump https://www.axios.com/2024/11/07/college-degree-voters-split-harris-trump #ResistFascism #SupportPeopleInPain #NaziTrump #GOPWeirdos #DonaldTrump #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlueUpAndDown #USPol

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@cstross not so sure: we had had that in Argentina for ages now and we still have some dictators since then. It is a good ingredient, yes.
Nov 8, 2024 at 5:45pmWeb