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sandensea

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28. The struggle is real

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #26)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 10:20 AM

Dec 2019

As useless as they are as far as policy, GOPee bigwigs are masters at framing the narrative and using people's own pettiness.

Not that it must've been too difficult - what with all the millions of Archie Bunker and Jim Crow types in this country, sadly.

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Next time some con says they vote for the economy when they vote for repubs [View all] Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 OP

The media repeats this lie all the time, and the lie is never corrected, stopbush Nov 2019 #1

More like capitulated to the received "wisdom".... Vdizzle Nov 2019 #7

There are two possible explanations. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #2

I actually assume #2 moreso than #1... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #5

I understand your reasoning, guillaumeb Nov 2019 #6

And a third...the ones who understand it all and Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #11

The greedy sociopaths? guillaumeb Nov 2019 #21

No, called rich people. Some bad some good. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #23

The "reasons are neither fully understood nor completely attributable to policy choices..." sop Nov 2019 #3

When Repubs oversee the economy, the rich get richer... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #4

K&R smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #8

It's useless with those people sandensea Nov 2019 #9

That's the answer I always hear from them, too Ohiogal Dec 2019 #26

The struggle is real sandensea Dec 2019 #28

Rich Republicans. Two different segments to me Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #10

The Idle and Idiot Rich in the country arent even necessarily rascist in and of themselves anymore.. Volaris Nov 2019 #13

That is SO true! It's a necessary evil to them. They know Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #16

Na.. it's more along the lines of 'oh. It's the HATE that keeps us rich?... Volaris Nov 2019 #18

I think it would be very very interesting for someone Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #20

They dont CARE about the facts. Fox News and 1500 hate radio stations have SEEN to that. Volaris Nov 2019 #12

For whom? McKim Nov 2019 #14

Bingo ck4829 Dec 2019 #24

Ten largest deficits in American history all overseen by Republican Presidents. onecaliberal Nov 2019 #15

They don't care about that because they are Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2019 #17

And deficits skyrocket under Republicans Martin Eden Nov 2019 #19

There was an article in Fortune magazine back in 2012 that corroborated this Poiuyt Nov 2019 #22

K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #25

Just mention the deficit. greymattermom Dec 2019 #27