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In reply to the discussion: Anybody know exactly when did it all get so ugly - the hatred for government and public employees? [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,684 posts)81. the Republicans started it when they were upset that minorities were benefitting from the jobs...
And about twenty years later, Independents started hating government employees because most of them were Republican types who were ready to undermine it to please the good buddy system.
Just a quick stab.
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Anybody know exactly when did it all get so ugly - the hatred for government and public employees? [View all]
Peregrine Took
Apr 2012
OP
First, Raygun, then talk-radio, and as times get tough, people get envious of
sinkingfeeling
Apr 2012
#1
That was the legacy left by George Meany. He ended up fucking the rank-and-file.
Ikonoklast
Apr 2012
#129
No, it was when ALEC and other rightwing Organizations saw all those Public Funds
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#42
I have noticed that public employees carrying military grade weapons do not suffer this problem.
HereSince1628
Apr 2012
#6
I believe your answer encapsulated most if not the entirety of what happened with government.
Selatius
Apr 2012
#30
When Will Liberals Start To Push Back On 'Government Is Bad' Falacy of The rePIGs?
mazzarro
Apr 2012
#15
About the time Wall Street figured it could vulture capitalize public pension funds
leveymg
Apr 2012
#16
Do you have one example of when Ike was involved with hatred for government and public employees?
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2012
#59
After Nixon used "egghead" to refer to Stevenson's baldness, Stevenson may have sought to offset
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2012
#94
When hypocrisy (reagan) became Super Cool....I know government employees who hate themselves..
Tikki
Apr 2012
#57
In the US? A few centuries ago. It's always been there; it's gone through periods of
NYC Liberal
Apr 2012
#79
the Republicans started it when they were upset that minorities were benefitting from the jobs...
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2012
#81
When was there a time when people thought well of government and politicians?
FarCenter
Apr 2012
#100
1965 - 1966, The Great Society. That's what they hate so much, they are
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2012
#114