At the end FDR’s administration, 85% of American said they wanted guaranteed healthcare. They also said they wanted guaranteed higher education and even guaranteed jobs. 1/4
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Since that time, trillions of dollars have been spent by the wealthiest interests - what FDR called “economic royalists” - to convince people that wanting the government to help them better their lives is asking for socialist tyranny. In many ways the propaganda worked. 2/4

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But there are signs that things are changing. People are seeing what’s been done to them. But corporatist forces are doing everything possible to defeat progressive candidates, bust unions, squash environmental activism and suppress civil liberties. 3/4
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Congressional primaries are happening right now. This is the moment to get involved, to send people to Washington who’ll take on the real tyranny of our time - corporate tyranny - and break its stranglehold on the US government. Candidatesummit.com 4/4
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Replying to @marwilliamson
If you are interested in learning more about how these wealthy Americans have convinced people to consent to their own oppression check out my book, “If Only We Knew: How Ignorance Creates and Amplifies the Greatest Risks Facing Society.” Link in bio!