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Explain Like I'm Five

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ELI5: What in the hell did Trump tap into that is almost causing a second civil war in america? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's called the American dream, because you'd have to be asleep to believe it.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

no, if you were a white middle class boomer born between 1945 & 1970ish who managed not to go to vietnam, you got to live the American dream. then we methodically voted for the people who stripped away all of the policies that made it possible

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey, my boomer dad got to be a slave soldier AND live the dream.

Because his dad was a dentist and he could afford to pay for college after Uncle Sam, it turns out, got him shot twice, blown up once, and gave him leukemia.

But at least Vietnam doesn't have universal healthcare.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

actually 87% of the Vietnamese population are covered by social health insurance (as of 2018)

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I know, I'm referring to the fact that all that got done to him to defend a fascist state against Big Scary Communist Ho Chi Minh who actually wanted to be a US Ally against Chinese influence in Asia.

And then they didn't even fucking win. Which was probably good, but still.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hello, fellow Carlin-ist.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a big club, and you ain't in it.....or, you are in it if we're talking about carlinists as a club.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

The Carlinist club has no member status in the America club, unfortunately.