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tableturner

(1,756 posts)
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 09:23 PM Mar 2019

Attack the GOP for creeping FASCISM like they attack us for creeping socialism! [View all]

They have already begun the mantra of creeping socialism as their method of attempting to scare the voters away from our party. I must say that, as always, they are doing a great job of being highly coordinated and out in force pushing and pushing this line of attack. That's how they win elections. They push and push and push, and they repeat and repeat and repeat......and what they say eventually becomes fact to a sizeable portion of the electorate.

We should be doing the same thing with creeping "fascism/death of the rule of law" as an issue. Of course we aren't doing that at this point, and with whatever tac we eventually take, we almost certainly won't be as tough, won't be as coordinated, and won't be as constant as the GOP's attacks on us. We never are, are we?

Right now, too many in our party are doing the usual "scared of their own shadow routine". You know.....for example....."we had better not be too tough on Trump's adult children", two of whom work at the top of our government and have top security clearances, or "we will be seen as too tough and too ready to attack". Meanwhile, they constantly attack us with false garbage in as vile a manner as possible.

I can't stand them, but I admire the GOP's discipline. I wish we had it. Since their top people are CONSTANTLY attacking us with the socialism label, why can't our top people CONSTANTLY attack them with the fascism label?

They are in the middle of an overt effort to fascistically rule America:

1. Trump and crew are acting in an authoritarian/fascist manner right out in the open.
2. The overwhelming percentage of the GOP in both houses are right out in the open trying to kill the rule of law and allow Trump to break the law with impunity.
3. They are aligning with a Russian led international movement that is comprised of a collection of authoritarian/fascist leaning despots.
4. They fascistically prevent certain groups of Americans from voting, which helps to steal elections.
5. Because of stolen elections (thanks to voter suppression and Russian interference) and their fascistic blockage of our judicial appointments, they are setting up a judiciary that will certainly try to force eighty percent of Americans to live according to the fundamentalist Christian dogma of twenty percent of Americans.

I don't think we should be worried about looking "too strident" when dealing with these people!

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Now you're talking. Creeping fascism is right. brush Mar 2019 #1
+1000 Hear freaking Hear!!! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #2
Absolutely right. Chin music Mar 2019 #3
Agreed. I will lead with this. "Socialism? more worried about this fascist take over" onit2day Mar 2019 #13
A ripe reply. Chin music Mar 2019 #15
Agree and one clarification: they are trending fascists. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #4
We are all Democratic Socialist already. Look at all our socialist programs onit2day Mar 2019 #16
You can't claim FDR as a socialist. That's pure BS. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #23
Nothing you mentioned is Socialism. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #25
The problem is that fully forty percent of the country would welcome absolute fascism pecosbob Mar 2019 #5
Absolutely true! But they have the good sense not to call themselves "fascists" riverine Mar 2019 #6
You mean like some socialists who call themselves democrats? Best to hide huh. onit2day Mar 2019 #17
The other problem is people weren't trained to dislike fascists in elementary school lostnfound Mar 2019 #9
Not in the midwest. We paid no attention to socialism but we all knew what fascists were. onit2day Mar 2019 #18
Yet.. Scott Walker, Brownback, Paul Ryan...? lostnfound Mar 2019 #35
You're correct, so we work the other sixty percent! tableturner Mar 2019 #10
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2019 #7
Great post malaise Mar 2019 #8
The right loves socialism ... for the rich uponit7771 Mar 2019 #11
Excellent frame and why not? Stick it back in their faces. yonder Mar 2019 #12
good messaging but they have the volume - democrats can't message shit while ignoring talk radio certainot Mar 2019 #14
Thanks for the link. onit2day Mar 2019 #19
Excellent link! VOX Mar 2019 #22
Can't REALLY do anything about talk radio. CAN raise the frequency and volume of our attacks! tableturner Mar 2019 #30
radio offers by far the best opportunity for offense and change - and the easiest certainot Mar 2019 #34
Agreed, and have thought the same about fascism and the rule of law. VOX Mar 2019 #20
Get the message out via repeated, coordinated campaign with Democratic officials and surrogates! tableturner Mar 2019 #31
True! Repetition and unified messaging are paramount. VOX Mar 2019 #32
Definitely agree about no more infighting! tableturner Mar 2019 #33
I can get behind that! lunatica Mar 2019 #21
Yes! Duppers Mar 2019 #24
you are assuming they have a problem with "creeping fascism", in fact, they do not beachbum bob Mar 2019 #26
Of course fascists want fascism, power, and control, but the rest of us don't! tableturner Mar 2019 #28
you assume people want the truth. The GOP and their supporters do not nor need the truth. The rest beachbum bob Mar 2019 #29
Fascist and hate groups duforsure Mar 2019 #27
It's not creeping,it's fascism JCMach1 Mar 2019 #36
I agree on that. tableturner Mar 2019 #37
Creeping? I think it's galloping toward us. spanone Mar 2019 #38
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