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[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 77 points 1 week ago

Socialism or Barbarism!

obama-medal ~~Socialism or~~ Barbarism!

17 years later

obama-sad How could it come to this?

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 69 points 1 week ago

That's not true, there's also Fascism.

Wait a second, I'm getting some information from my producer...

[–] djphdk@hexbear.net 67 points 1 week ago

"We ~~don't have~~ won't allow an alternative." the-democrat

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago

We tried nothing and we're all out of ideas

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 49 points 1 week ago

Francis Fukuyama VINDICATED

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago
[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Resistance is futile.

[–] boiledfrog@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

+100 000 years of human existence with a enormous variety of governance and cultures but we just cannot do anything else, stop asking

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

Neoliberalism is about worms

[–] cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Biden used tariffs pretty liberally and incentivized domestic manufacturing as well - entirely at odds with neoliberal economics. Even so, American post-pandemic recovery was the envy of the world.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 53 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] goferking0 30 points 1 week ago

Our inflation went down faster!.... Because we rushed people back to work while pandemic was happening and had the fed work to counter worker wage increases!

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

it was a K shaped recovery.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

If you look at the growth of hamburger sales from March 28 2023 to March 30 2023, you will find a whopping 6% increase, thus proving that same 6% increase in the wider economy, it's basic American economics!

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even so, American post-pandemic recovery was the envy of the world.

doubt

[–] boiledfrog@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

It only cost a million people too! Truly, the envy of the world. Now get back to your 60 hour workweek

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

This is jokes right

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago

Don't think this person is wrong. It's just that post-pandemic economic recovery that is the envy of the world is not a good stat

[–] ShareThatBread@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

Average dbzer0 “anarchist”