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Juliusseizure

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34. Why assume GOP would do the right thing?

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 11:50 PM

Jan 2018

Look at their base and funders.

The current GOP are corrupt sociopathic corporate oligarchists, with a white racist idiotic base of supporters filled with fear and hate.

Trump is still very popular with his base - he's delivering on hatred of minority groups and opposition groups (democrats). He doesn't care about democratic norms. Neither does his base.

In fact, they likely want him to do more. Be more aggressively fascist. Jail political opponents. Kill minorities outright. If they're still happy with him, I don't know where their bottom is - but its a very dark place. I don't recognize "loyalists" as Americans.

The ONLY time his base got upset was his meeting with Schuman/Pelosi and "agreement" on DACA and the wall. Meanwhile, they'll vehemently attack any GOP who betrays Trump.

What other conclusion can be drawn after a year of this shit?

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