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demmiblue

(36,853 posts) Fri Jun 15, 2018, 02:49 PM Jun 2018

The state of the conservative movement:

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The state of the conservative movement: (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2018 OP

There is no conservative movement, only a right-wing movement DFW Jun 2018 #1

19 fact checked verified lies, in 20 or so minutes empedocles Jun 2018 #2

Barry Goldwater would be ashamed. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #3

Barry was full of shit then... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #4

DFW

(54,386 posts)

1. There is no conservative movement, only a right-wing movement

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 02:56 PM

Jun 2018

Frothing-at-the-mouth-radical rightists is what they are. They abandoned all traces of conservatism long ago except for the hijacking of the word. Sorry, guys, wading into a pool does not make you a fish.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

2. 19 fact checked verified lies, in 20 or so minutes

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 02:56 PM

Jun 2018

trump is in the Alice in Wonderland/Queen of Hearts territory.

[ I admit to especially liked trump saying, Manafort was not involved in the campaign. ]

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

3. Barry Goldwater would be ashamed.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 02:57 PM

Jun 2018

" ... extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

Somehow I doubt he ever envisioned the corruption and criminality we are dealing with now.

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)

4. Barry was full of shit then...

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 03:05 PM

Jun 2018

and his party is full of shit now.

Extremism sucks, no matter how "well-intentioned" it might be.

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