Donald Trump has long used fear as a tool to stir up his conservative base. He’s taking his doomsday approach to a new extreme, predicting World War III and other catastrophes.

This is classic Republican messaging — fear minorities so that you don’t notice the rich folks picking your pocket

  • @[email protected]OP
    21•3 months ago

    Because the old folks who own stuff grew up during a period of ever-rising crime rates as cases of mild lead poisoning from gasoline caused a huge increase in violent crime. They don’t get that it’s somewhere around as safe as it was during the 1950s.

    • garrettEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      And they certainly don’t understand that safety has emerged from better public services but so it goes.