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Augiedog

(2,543 posts)
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:48 AM Feb 2020

We need a war on republicanism. We've done the war on drugs, hate, racism...even war itself.

But now we need to end republicanism. It no longer has the right to exist in our society, the society of decency, honor, truth and fairness.

Republicanism is now a moral disease, an ethical threat and a national disgrace. It has no values worth saving. It must be destroyed; root, branch and leaf. The horror that this political institution has become is a national and global nightmare. Morphing from an intelligent, critically thinking, modestly diverse group, to a criminally oriented neo fascist hate group, led momentarily by a narcissistic sociopathic womanizer, bent on the destruction of constitutional norms and safe guards for their own juvenile wants.

No, they are not educable, retrainable or teachable. They relish the pain of others, even at the cost of pain to themselves. They can and will wreck the greatest social/political experiment the world has ever witnessed. They are blinded by hate for those different, deaf to those in need, untouched by true American patriotism.

This is republicanism, it must be defeated.

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We need a war on republicanism. We've done the war on drugs, hate, racism...even war itself. (Original Post) Augiedog Feb 2020 OP
A war on Trumpublicanism would be a better term sagesnow Feb 2020 #1
but it ain't Trump. He's just the logical outcome of 40 years of vile bullshit. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #4
+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #5
This Cosmocat Feb 2020 #10
They're the American Vichy. The real Vichy ended messily... First Speaker Feb 2020 #2
metaphorical 'war ons' feed the fascist mindset. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #3
+1 !!!!!!!!!!! Odoreida Feb 2020 #6
I agree... 2naSalit Feb 2020 #8
Yeah, and look how those "wars" turned out. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #7
What do you envision? hardluck Feb 2020 #9

sagesnow

(2,824 posts)
1. A war on Trumpublicanism would be a better term
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:58 AM
Feb 2020

because this country is a Republic. The USA works under a Republican form of Democracy rather than Direct Democracy. Our elected Representatives work to get our voices heard in Washington. I think you mean you want to have a war on Trumpublicans??

Cosmocat

(14,559 posts)
10. This
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 01:01 PM
Feb 2020

Shit didnt start when the asshole came down the escalator.

He is the result of 40 years of Republican gas lighting.

Voltaire2

(12,964 posts)
3. metaphorical 'war ons' feed the fascist mindset.
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:26 PM
Feb 2020

How about we stop already? If something is wrong, or broken, it needs to be fixed, it does not need a military assault.

 

Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
6. +1 !!!!!!!!!!!
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:50 PM
Feb 2020

War on something means a willingness to harm innocent bystanders.

The War on Drugs is a good example.

2naSalit

(86,332 posts)
8. I agree...
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:50 PM
Feb 2020

we need to adjust our vocabulary to a less violent base. I'm tired of fighting everything and "wars on..." all the time. Answers come from listening, deliberation and compromise. It's what we claim to be all about.

The answer is always equal to "X", a friend once told me.

hardluck

(637 posts)
9. What do you envision?
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:58 PM
Feb 2020

So they’re not “educable, retrainable, or teachable.” What is it you plan to do with them? You’re talking, what 30% of the population.

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