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applegrove

(130,302 posts) Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:01 PM Monday

When college educated began to diverge away from conservatism:

why would I try to sing this to the tune of Sergeant Pepper
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy.bsky.social) 2026-01-05T23:47:03.480Z

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When college educated began to diverge away from conservatism: (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP

Trump: "I love the poorly educated." tanyev Monday #1

Was that big peak of the college-educated the election of Reagan? Ewwww. Intractable Monday #2

I couldn't believe how many people fell for Reagan's bullshit Skittles Monday #3

I remember being in a college protest in 1982 because Reagan was taking away our financial aid. Intractable Monday #6

God I miss him JustAnotherGen Monday #8

my severely autistic brother was in a work program Skittles Monday #9

That 1980ish blue spike is curious. Reagan? yonder Monday #4

Yup. applegrove Monday #5

yes Skittles Monday #10

Authoritarians don't want an educated populace kwolf68 Monday #7

tanyev

(48,669 posts)

1. Trump: "I love the poorly educated."

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:08 PM

Monday

😒

Intractable

(1,649 posts)

2. Was that big peak of the college-educated the election of Reagan? Ewwww.

Reply to tanyev (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:21 PM

Monday

I am college educated and liberal. I'd be a flat line on that graph.

Skittles

(169,599 posts)

3. I couldn't believe how many people fell for Reagan's bullshit

Reply to Intractable (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:23 PM

Monday

he was DISGUSTING

Intractable

(1,649 posts)

6. I remember being in a college protest in 1982 because Reagan was taking away our financial aid.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:29 PM

Monday

You and I remember those times differently than this guy does ...

It's not AI. It's a video Obama made when running against Romney.

JustAnotherGen

(37,583 posts)

8. God I miss him

Reply to Intractable (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:37 PM

Monday

Skittles

(169,599 posts)

9. my severely autistic brother was in a work program

Reply to Intractable (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:28 PM

Monday

Reagan INC cut off aid for that pretty quickly. Reagan made greed and ignorance fashionable, he catered to the already obscenely wealthy..... he was a thoroughly vile man. Like with Trump, fuck everyone who voted for him....America has spiraled because of them.