Former CIA director warns GOP is the most 'dangerous and contemptible' political force on earth

[UCmeNdc]

Experts are warning of the danger poised by the Republican Party as Trump supporters escalate their rhetoric as his legal woes mount as he faces investigations in Florida, Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Edward Luce, an editor at the Financial Times, tweeted, "I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career."

"Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous, and contemptible than today’s Republicans," Luce wrote. "Nothing close."

His analysis was retweeted by former CIA Director Michael Hayden.


https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dangerous/


Republicans are crazy! That makes them as a group very dangerous.

[RAB910]

1. I really wish I could say this was hyperbole, but sadly I can't

[Swede]

2. The party is run by shysters and crazy people.

Sometimes it's hard to tell which one is which.

[SouthernDem4ever]

8. Couldn't have said it better

[bronxiteforever]

3. Kick & recommend for visibility esp. Luce tweet

When someone of the caliber of Edward Luce writes what he did in that tweet, it surely should give you the chill of death itself. The GOP is nihilistic and seeks the destruction of our political institution and in its place, a cult of scoffers.

[gab13by13]

4. Yeah, they want the US to become Somalia.

[IronLionZion]

5. "Nihilistic, dangerous, and contemptible" is accurate for the GOP

Definition of nihilism

1a: a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
Nihilism is a condition in which all ultimate values lose their value. — Ronald H. Nash
b: a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths

2a: a doctrine or belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake independent of any constructive program or possibility
b: the program of a 19th century Russian party advocating revolutionary reform and using terrorism and assassination

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nihilism

[CrispyQ]

6. I believe that if the Republican Party were to do a 180 on climate change,

the world would actually start to do something about it. But alas, they will double down on stupidity & cruelty.

[vlyons]

9. avarice is their guiding light

[IronLionZion]

11. As more of their voters are impacted by climate change

one would hope they wake up eventually

[YoshidaYui]

7. They are calling for a Civil War

They do not know what shit they are getting into.

[Lonestarblue]

10. They believe that all the guns are on their side and they will win.

They are wrong, but getting Republicans to admit that they’re wrong about anything is a useless exercise.

[Mr. Sparkle]

12. They are the anarchist party.

They have no beliefs or principles, they just hate the other side, because that's what their corrupt media tells them. Which they consume like water.

[thesquanderer]

13. You left out the best, most important part...

"I agree," Hayden wrote. "And I was CIA director."

It wasn't merely a retweet, it was full-throated support and escalation!

[Heather MC]

14. So when are they gonna start to put in jail all the people that are enabling and inciting

The violence that we see coming from the Right.
I mean no one was attacking the FBI before Donald Trump sent out a Post,, setting his armed alabaster apes loose on the FBI

It's time we started realizing Donald Trump is the Charles Manson of 2022

[bluestarone]

15. Exactly the reason that no American should EVER vote for

A Republicon EVER again!

[Hotler]

16. Say it Mike. They're fascist. A lot of people when talking about the right sure seem to dance

around not using the word fascist. Almost as if they're afraid of hurt the some feelings. That needs to stop.

[Rebl2]

17. What gets

me are the people on the R. side of the aisle that are supporting this kind of talk. They took a pledge to uphold the constitution against foreign AND domestic terrorists. Some of them are encouraging domestic terrorism. Democrats need to call them out daily.

[FSogol]

18. Deplorables or Contemptibles?

[ItsjustMe]

19. .

[samsingh]

20. this is not hyperbole

[musclecar6]

21. TFG

Was, is and always will be a complete menace. What’s most concerning however is that the Republican Congress and leader ship and moderate Republicans and even conservative Republicans that believe in law and order and in stability in our society and democracy rallying behind this despicable character. That’s our biggest concern. TFG is a person with no redeeming qualities and wants to be a modern day Hitler, Stalin, Putin etc, in the worst way.

[Scalded Nun]

22. The danger to this country posed by the GOP and its followers cannot be overstated.

[Poiuyt]

23. K&R

[Deep State Witch]

24. Hayden Has No More F*cks To Give

He's a great guy. Always has been, even when he was Director of NSA. Of course, I'm biased because he's from Pittsburgh. Went to the same HS and college as my dad, albeit much later than my dad.

Hayden is in his 70's and has already recovered from a stroke. He is retired, and has no more fucks to give. So he's telling it like it is.

[Hekate]

25. KnR