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Grins

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20. I use Reich-Wing...

Reply to LBM20 (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:52 AM

Mar 2018

...”Reich-Wing” conservatives or Republicans. And today there is no difference. Been using that ever since I read John Dean’s book on conservatives and his chapter on the research of same by Prof. Bob Altmeyer(sp?) .

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The word "conservative" needs to be killed dead forever as we discuss today's GOP. [View all] LBM20 Mar 2018 OP

Corporatist Reactionaries, who parctice "Trickle "On" Econmics chuckstevens Mar 2018 #1

Exactly: "Right Wing Radicals" or "Right Wing Extremists." CurtEastPoint Mar 2018 #2

Thank you. I have been preaching the same for awhile. Trust Buster Mar 2018 #3

Meghan McCain keeps yammering on self-righteously about "conservative values." betsuni Mar 2018 #4

Conservatives have always been about maintaining marylandblue Mar 2018 #5

another is calling them the 'gop' nt RandiFan1290 Mar 2018 #6

I was in North Georgia recently greymattermom Mar 2018 #7

Regressives Martin Eden Mar 2018 #8

Anarchists Roy Rolling Mar 2018 #9

GOP no longer "conservative," yes; HOWEVER, personality is forever. Hortensis Mar 2018 #10

Well analyzed and well written. +1. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #13

for 30 yrs it's been the party of limbaugh- who leads 300 think tank scripted idiots and liars certainot Mar 2018 #11

This! nt HootieMcBoob Mar 2018 #19

Nope. Kill the words "Republican" & GOP. Weld the brands to Trump brand. Keep them glued together Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #12

A blogger named "Rack Jite" coined a new name for them TxVietVet Mar 2018 #14

They are fascists. It's silly to pretend otherwise. dawg Mar 2018 #15

I had a PoliSci professor who told a class.... lastlib Mar 2018 #16

No, as far as I'm concerned DAngelo136 Mar 2018 #17

You are, of course, exactly right. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #18

I use Reich-Wing... Grins Mar 2018 #20

Today's Republicans are not CONSERVATIVE....... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2018 #21

Neo-feudalists ThoughtCriminal Mar 2018 #22