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zaj

(3,433 posts) Mon Nov 4, 2019, 12:23 PM Nov 2019

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Reactionary Movement: The most important insight about Trump/GOP/Putin

Liberals vs Conservatives vs Reactionaries

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Reactionary Movement: The most important insight about Trump/GOP/Putin (Original Post) zaj Nov 2019 OP

Eh, the GOP has been counter-revolutionary for decades. malthaussen Nov 2019 #1

What is now main stream republican used to be called Turbineguy Nov 2019 #2

John Birchers seem sober next to this bunch. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #3

malthaussen

(17,184 posts)

1. Eh, the GOP has been counter-revolutionary for decades.

Reply to zaj (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 12:34 PM

Nov 2019

I'll grant they're more extreme now than fifty years ago.

-- Mal

Turbineguy

(37,313 posts)

2. What is now main stream republican used to be called

Reply to zaj (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

Nov 2019

"the lunatic fringe".

By republicans.

Midnight Writer

(21,738 posts)

3. John Birchers seem sober next to this bunch.

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 06:18 PM

Nov 2019

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