Do the Refucklicans think that by introducing their fascist theocracy bit by bit that we won't notice what they're trying to do? Criminalizing women's rights, gerrymandering voter rolls, passing unConstitutional legislation, and on and on it goes. These MAGAts must be kept out of power or this country will be unrecognizable in a few years.
The reason conservatives and evangelicals are always bundled together is because the same ignorance and stupidity it takes to believe in God is the same as what it takes to be a Republican. Why support a party that has no useful or helpful policies for anyone but the wealthy and is trying their best to re-brand America as a religious autocracy?
Jesus, these people are stupid.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I don't think they care about being subtle nor are they trying to be subtle about it. All they care about is power, and they are doing all their shit because they can. They will ram it down our throats until we are ready to stand up to them, violently if need be, and fight back against them. Until then, being nice and polite, will get us nowhere with them, and I really hate Biden for his fake attitude of calling them our Repub friends, and pretending that there is bipartisanship that can be found and should be sought. Fuck that, this is a political war for trying to maintain some small amount of democracy, and it needs to be fought just as passionately as real war, and as non-violently as possible. But I am not holding my breath that we will be able to win it non-violently..
TomMcGiverin
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Apr 12, 2023
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Sadly, I agree, it may have to come to that. These people are unbalanced and dangerous.
The word "Jingoism" comes to mind. The American Republican party's Southern power base is a mass of self-convincing, self-reinforcing jingoists.
Petter
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Apr 11, 2023
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I would say Nationalism and popularism, rather than jingoism. Jingoism connotes images of imperialism and colonialism, all things these days considered bad for business.
@LenHazell53 Jingoism may connote imperialism to you. To me it means exagerated pride and group attitude.
Ultimately comes down to a few points for example
The Right wing offer protection from
The Left wing offer the encouragement to
The right offer fear
The left offer hope
The right believe in the stick
The left believe in the carrot
The right believe in individual freedom from
The left believe in communal freedom to
The right offer continuity through change
The left offer change but deliver continuity
The right believe in the collective power of the masses conforming
The left believe in the collective power of the masses to rebel
Note that the churches align with with the right when they talk of the dangers of Hell
But they align with the left when they talk of the promises of heaven
But as the politicians and the clergy have both learned, FEAR is a much stronger motivator than HOPE
If I behave I may go to heaven
If I misbehave I WILL go to hell
Redemption through faith is easy all I need do is the priest says / obey the right
Redemption through works is hard The vicar asks me to be responsible for my own salvation / work with the left
This why the only populist left wing body politic to have any success is communism, left wing objectives with a right wing leadership.
People like sheep are scared, stupid and selfish, and a loud barking vicious dog with big teeth will always herd them better than the promise of a tasty food trough in the pen, when there is a whole field of grass literally at their feet, unless you take away the grass first and make the fear of starving stomachs more to be horrific then the fangs of the dog at their heels.
LenHazell53
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Apr 11, 2023
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The problem is people motivated by fear are stupid and irrational while people motivated by hope are far more reasonable and discerning. I know which group I'd rather see in government.
@Sgt_Spanky So would I, but unfortunately the people motivated by hope are far more reasonable and discerning but are also much more rare and speak far more softly, because they are far more reasonable and discerning.
Those motivated by fear are more numerous, vociferous, less reasonable and are therefore more likely to be armed to the teeth.
@LenHazell53 Agreed. I think the most useful thing we more reasonable people can do is be as aggressive and loud in our fight for what we want as they are for what they want. It may be unseemly but, fuck em', those people can't be reasoned with.
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