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onit2day

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13. Agreed. I will lead with this. "Socialism? more worried about this fascist take over"

Reply to Chin music (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 11:51 PM

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Attack the GOP for creeping FASCISM like they attack us for creeping socialism! [View all] tableturner Mar 2019 OP

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