• gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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      Economic events that are bad for most people in a state can very easily be opportunities for oligarchs who have the money to invest in the right things. If getting a bigger slice for themselves means a smaller pie overall they’re ok with it.

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        The whole thing is about money and control while distracting the people with things they want to look at, which is unfortunately hate. It’s a lot easier to get people to hate something as a group than to like that. It’s the path of least resistance for money and control.

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      texas is probably the biggest example of this and i hope that it galvanizes them into action since my experience living there has taught me that they’re only liberal in name, not practice.