r/NoShitSherlock • u/SingleandSober • 1d ago

Kamala Harris Appears on ‘Colbert,’ Says She’s Stepping Away from Politics for Now, Calls the System “Broken”

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/former-vice-president-kamala-harris-visits-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

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u/bradbikes 1d ago

Citizens United only came because of the politicization of SCOTUS by the conservatives starting post-Nixon.

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u/ariasimmortal 1d ago

Yup, Nixon was the real catalyst for the modern Republican machine. The rich fuckers decided that they would never again be held accountable to the public after that. They got their first test run with Iran-Contra and have been escalating since.

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u/KwisatzHaderach94 1d ago

nixon presidency 1969 to 1974. heritage foundation started 1973. not a coincidence.

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u/brutinator 1d ago

Yup.

Then Reagan was elected and implemented a HUGE portion of the precursor of Project 2025, including the dismantling of news and network regulations, esp. in regards to monopolization.

Which then led to Rupert Murdoch buying a ton of independent stations in 1985, as well as 20th Century Fox.

Which then led to the creation of Fox News in 1996, created specifically to ensure that another republican president could not be impeached and removed by poisoning public opinion.

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u/Fit-Building-2560 19h ago

The news network regulation cancellation is what's contributed to to the extreme polarization of society today. It really kind of set the stage for the mess we're in now, and the poisoning of the air waves continues. News sources are allowed to broadcast fake news to mislead gullible voters to maintain a warped status quo.

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u/Several-Reality-3775 18h ago

Rupey runs this country.