• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    24 hours ago

    It has been spreading quietly for decades.

    Now that it’s become emboldened by Trump’s outrageous public behaviour we see eruptions of it everywhere.

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      22 hours ago

      Seeing a politician behave in a manner that was seen as unthinkable even a few years prior does a lot to change what people think is possible.

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        21 hours ago

        More to the point, seeing him get away with it allows other shitty people to expand what they expect to be able to also do without reprocussions.