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Jessica Jonikas | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d Yes, and as others note, it goes back to Reagan and his University of Chicago economists. They unleashed massive damage.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f3b9ba24 and as I've pointed out, I'm specifically referring to the formation of the Tea Party and the Occupy movements. Which were backlashes against then President Obama.
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5e6433b0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d @f3b9ba24 Ridiculous to equate Occupy with the Tea Party. Literally opposite ends of the political spectrum, with vastly different goals.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @836f0ae0 @f3b9ba24 nope. Do your research.
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5e6433b0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d @f3b9ba24 No need to research something I lived personally in the streets, thanks. 

Occupy opposed the greed of Wall Street (its in the name).

Tea Party was a bunch of republican rat fuckers; MAGA precursors.

Literally opposites.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @836f0ae0 @f3b9ba24 hahaha, no. Have a good one.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @836f0ae0 @f3b9ba24 I'd gone back to school at the time and witnessed the rise of both first hand. They start3d off as grassroots movements but ended up both being financed by Koch money.
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5e6433b0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d @f3b9ba24 Tea Party was never grass roots. Pure astroturf.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @836f0ae0 @f3b9ba24 nah they were grassroots at the beginning, th3me very beginning. But, carry on. Have a good day.
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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f3b9ba24 mostly that was Milton Friedman and his shareholders first philosophy.