Wudi@feddit.uk to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoYSK that this is Senator Mitch McConnell. One of the most powerful man in the United Statesi.guim.co.ukimagemessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageYSK that this is Senator Mitch McConnell. One of the most powerful man in the United Statesi.guim.co.ukWudi@feddit.uk to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
He was instrumental in defending tobacco companies https://www.npr.org/2019/06/17/730496066/tobaccos-special-friend-what-internal-documents-say-about-mitch-mcconnell
minus-squarelordofthepants@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoBecause he’s likely on death’s door (or dead already) and we wouldn’t want anyone praising him as a patriot.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoIs the whole world needing to know about a backwards ass rural politician in a backwards ass country because people might misinterpret his legacy?
minus-squarelordofthepants@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoUnfortunately, he’s one of the stepping stones that gave the world a second, more-devastating Trump presidency, which is a global issue (caused by the US).
Because he’s likely on death’s door (or dead already) and we wouldn’t want anyone praising him as a patriot.
Is the whole world needing to know about a backwards ass rural politician in a backwards ass country because people might misinterpret his legacy?
Unfortunately, he’s one of the stepping stones that gave the world a second, more-devastating Trump presidency, which is a global issue (caused by the US).