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elmac

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8. There is no longer a conservative party

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2018, 09:53 AM

Oct 2018

they are now a fascist party, fascism has taken over the GOP.

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Conservatism in a nutshell... [View all] kpete Oct 2018 OP

Love this! redstatebluegirl Oct 2018 #1

Kick...n/t bluecollar2 Oct 2018 #2

George Wallace ran on this idea. kairos12 Oct 2018 #3

The ghost of George Wallace looms to this day. empedocles Oct 2018 #4

Wallace ran as DownriverDem Oct 2018 #30

K&R Andy823 Oct 2018 #5

...and most likely receiving your tax money. SkipG Oct 2018 #6

Many years ago, when conservatism was an ideological position without this hateful aspect... George II Oct 2018 #7

once upon a time Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #12

Now conservatism is about bringing out the bad in people. Lanius Oct 2018 #25

Yes indeed. As long as you're white, male, abused by a white male, or fearful of a white male. George II Oct 2018 #26

The question "What are conservatives trying to conserve?" has been answered: lastlib Oct 2018 #33

There is no longer a conservative party elmac Oct 2018 #8

F U L L O N Cosmocat Oct 2018 #10

How we know them? DownriverDem Oct 2018 #31

Drop mic ... Cosmocat Oct 2018 #9

Another OUTSTANDING graphic. calimary Oct 2018 #11

Funny - Many decades ago I was taught that Puritans were people who packman Oct 2018 #13

I wish we had another word. Conservative used to be... LAS14 Oct 2018 #14

Total adulteration of both the word and ideology by... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #18

Well said. Thanks. nt LAS14 Oct 2018 #21

Yep. treestar Oct 2018 #15

Mine... Grins Oct 2018 #16

Corey Robin's website is coreyrobin.com. He posts a lot of good essays on tblue37 Oct 2018 #34

Going Forward Jersey in OKC Oct 2018 #17

K&R and welcome to DU. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #19

Thank you Enviro Guy Jersey in OKC Oct 2018 #23

Going Forward Jersey in OKC Oct 2018 #20

I say there is no such thing as samplegirl Oct 2018 #22

@samplegirl Jersey in OKC Oct 2018 #24

We are the conservative party DBoon Oct 2018 #27

Isn't that something. That we are, in essence, the party of 'conserve' sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #32

But yeah, let's all continue to pretend there are "decent conservatives"... vi5 Oct 2018 #28

You are being too nice! dchill Oct 2018 #36

A most succinct definition. Sarg Oct 2018 #29

Corollary: An intense belief that someone is out to get... dchill Oct 2018 #35