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swag

(26,572 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:29 PM Apr 2020

"Trump's hostility towards women and minorities is becoming part of the Republican party's brand."

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"Trump's hostility towards women and minorities is becoming part of the Republican party's brand." (Original Post) swag Apr 2020 OP

That's been part of their brand for a while, hasn't it? n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #1

It Faux pas Apr 2020 #2

becoming? it's their motto NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #3

"Becoming"? Grins Apr 2020 #4

Is? . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #5

It's been their brand for 60 years (or longer) SoonerPride Apr 2020 #6

You can't blame them Chainfire Apr 2020 #7

And vice versa. BEFORE Trump, the Republican leadership Hortensis Apr 2020 #8

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

1. That's been part of their brand for a while, hasn't it? n/t

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:30 PM

Apr 2020

-Laelth

Faux pas

(16,530 posts)

2. It

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:31 PM

Apr 2020

has ALWAYS been their brand, no news here.

NRaleighLiberal

(61,912 posts)

3. becoming? it's their motto

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:36 PM

Apr 2020

Grins

(9,525 posts)

4. "Becoming"?

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:36 PM

Apr 2020

Where have you been since, at least, January of 2001?

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

5. Is? . . .

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:41 PM

Apr 2020

It's been for quite some time. Women's civil rights will be completely discarded. Same for POC's. Freedom of speak gone for people who are not purist and toll the same line.

And they don't mind letting senior citizens, POCs die from COVID-19 because in their views, heck, they were going to die any way.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

6. It's been their brand for 60 years (or longer)

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

Apr 2020

But I guess it is just more overt than ever because they are shameless

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

7. You can't blame them

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 02:11 PM

Apr 2020

Without racism, sexism, hate and fear the Republicans have nothing to offer their faithful.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. And vice versa. BEFORE Trump, the Republican leadership

Reply to swag (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 02:14 PM

Apr 2020

had to choose between becoming more representative or being voted into oblivion. They chose a third course -- overset democracy and replace it with a white male Christian authoritarian state.

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