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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

He got some youths interested in politics

I think that's it

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean, yes though. He was a huge influence on the reason the US is the way it is now and a big reason why so many young men think the way they do and elected the people they did.

He accomplished a pretty huge amount of shit. Just not good shit.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I've heard some say "it's better for someone to get into politics and disagree with me than to be apathetic"

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

On shit like tax burden and foreign policy not on who counts as a human being.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't know how politics descended that far

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

By letting horrible bigots have power, by not having actual protections against bad-faith actors, by tolerating hateful rhetoric despite the obvious cost to society.