So, riding my bike, I realized something I had wrong. I’ve often said that there were 3 things that told me where this libertarian wingnuttery that then grew into the Freedumb caucus came from; the successful acts of political demand that gave crackpots a taste of 1/5
what was possible.
The ones I often cited were:
- Defeating the ERA
- Repealing Helmet Laws
- First Tea Party victories in Congress
But there was another tell I’ve missed. The one that told me that these misanthropes were determined to overturn any law they felt 2/5
The ones I often cited were:
- Defeating the ERA
- Repealing Helmet Laws
- First Tea Party victories in Congress
But there was another tell I’ve missed. The one that told me that these misanthropes were determined to overturn any law they felt 2/5
was just too “nanny state” for their liking.
What was it? The attack on noise ordinances that starting in the 70s, where wingnuts successfully campaigned for the right to annoy the fuck out of people on the street by removing their mufflers, and blasting their 3/5
What was it? The attack on noise ordinances that starting in the 70s, where wingnuts successfully campaigned for the right to annoy the fuck out of people on the street by removing their mufflers, and blasting their 3/5
radios as loud as possible. It was the opening round of what I call now the “unhinged, anti-government, pro selfishness era” that helped get us here.
Rush Limbaugh saw the political value of all of these things and their effort on the “reprogrammable meat puppet” 4/5
Rush Limbaugh saw the political value of all of these things and their effort on the “reprogrammable meat puppet” 4/5
set, so he hammered on all of them relentlessly. And here we are. 5/5
And this is why you have to now endure assholes gliding past your window at 3am, blaring bad music from their vehicles at 150 decibels. Before many of you were born, that was strictly forbidden in most cities and towns across America.
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