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impulsekash t1_j9kmm2a wrote

Reply to comment by PEVEI in Supreme Court sides with Arizona death row inmate seeking to challenge sentence in federal court by AudibleNod

> it puts them in SUCH poor company,

We have massive wealth inequality, poor access to health care, our infrastructure is falling apart. We are an undeveloping nation.

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HurricaneAlpha t1_j9m3gnp wrote

Which is really sad. Because there was a point there where we could have absolutely crushed it. It's like watching a football team that used to be really good but never closed the deal. And now it just stinks.

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Ed_Durr t1_j9m6l3s wrote

I’m curious, when do you consider that departure point to be, and what should we have done differently?

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HurricaneAlpha t1_j9m9n17 wrote

I think the civil rights movement was a huge turning point, but if we listened to the socialist messages of those leaders and took them seriously we would be a very different country right now.

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