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Politicub

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3. The Republican Party has trended towards degeneracy for my whole life

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 02:47 PM

Feb 2020

It would be naive to think there will be some kind of turnaround. I don’t even know what that would look like.

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Could the Republican Party really change? And, would they want to change? [View all] guillaumeb Feb 2020 OP

Do you want my honest opinion? at140 Feb 2020 #1

But do they abandon their base, their core, of racists? guillaumeb Feb 2020 #2

From the republicans I have come across, they are at140 Feb 2020 #4

But they tolerate and encourage the racists. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #6

Their selfishness comes across as racist behavior at140 Feb 2020 #10

And while they are wiling to cut some types of aid, guillaumeb Feb 2020 #13

Correct...the corporations received whopping 40% taxcut, pushed by Trump at140 Feb 2020 #23

Please do not discount the racism that Dan Feb 2020 #29

Of course there are racists among republicans at140 Feb 2020 #34

We can change them: Make them small enough to drown in a bathtub. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #24

The Republican Party has trended towards degeneracy for my whole life Politicub Feb 2020 #3

Nor do I. And that is a very sad thing. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #5

If the voting public harshly punished them for several elections in a row... TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

A great answer. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #8

The Democratic Party needs to stop covering for them, because their mask is already off now. WyattKansas Feb 2020 #9

I think it is starting. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #11

Republicans have made it very clear that they obey NO rules. WyattKansas Feb 2020 #16

It will change when the last white racist finally dies Nature Man Feb 2020 #12

So, never. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #14

media and messaging jr1118x Feb 2020 #15

The US media, contrary to right wing lies, is owned by the right. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #18

It can, but don't expect it from within. Xolodno Feb 2020 #17

Making, in essence, a fringe Party. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #19

There's an old joke about a mule and a two-by-four gratuitous Feb 2020 #20

At this point, their strategy involves cheating. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #21

I think that's true gratuitous Feb 2020 #30

I think that 2018 was the first act. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #32

could they change to just sucking instead of being fascist assholes? Skittles Feb 2020 #22

Many of them are authoritarians. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #25

No and no. liberaltrucker Feb 2020 #26

A funny bumper sticker. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #27

Of course I am. liberaltrucker Feb 2020 #28

No. I wouldn't want to solve their problem for them. pwb Feb 2020 #31

The Love canal? eom guillaumeb Feb 2020 #33

The party of greed and racism? moondust Feb 2020 #35

A very good summary. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #36