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NRaleighLiberal

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12. the continued, non stop effect of hate radio and TV. It was bad with Dubya - remember

Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:56 PM

Apr 2020

the FL recount? But, yes, Obama being black was a catalyst for hatred.

Yet, the years of Rush and Hannity and Fox led us here - trump is the culmination (or bottom of the swamp) that is like the ring - his cult are gollums.

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(Serious answers please) George W Bush supporters werent at this level [View all] brettdale Apr 2020 OP

The guy who came after him was not white. cos dem Apr 2020 #1

Yep...racists AF, full of hate for everyone including themselves Sokher217 Apr 2020 #15

Welcome Sokher217 luvallpeeps Apr 2020 #47

there it is... nt msongs Apr 2020 #22

Nailed It In One, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #44

+1 betsuni Apr 2020 #45

Sure they were, for their time. Bush pushed that line and his supporters were just this. LizBeth Apr 2020 #2

Yes Ahpook Apr 2020 #26

Today Trump instigated people in blue states take up arms against opposing party Governors. LizBeth Apr 2020 #30

I saw that Ahpook Apr 2020 #35

Bush didn't have a cult following like Trump does. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #3

for me brettdale Apr 2020 #4

Bush was the diet coke of evil qazplm135 Apr 2020 #9

Trump has his Fox enablers, plus he has his twitter "messages" to entice bad behavior. 42bambi Apr 2020 #10

That turned to this Ahpook Apr 2020 #27

Sarah Palin got that ball rolling in a big way. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #28

Yes Ahpook Apr 2020 #29

you must not remember... choie Apr 2020 #5

I remember it very well, but that was organized, premeditated raftucking, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #14

those protests in Michigan choie Apr 2020 #17

But the loons they turned loose were just hateful assholes The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #21

Because they still felt like Big Fish... haele Apr 2020 #6

When digging a hole... KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #7

The people you see today are the same people who supported Bush. SouthernCal_Dem Apr 2020 #8

It seems many of them have turned on Bush now though democrattotheend Apr 2020 #42

In retrospect Bush wasn't extreme enough for them SouthernCal_Dem Apr 2020 #43

They really, deep down, hate themselves. Baked Potato Apr 2020 #11

Yes - wing nuts, trumpers, etc - deep into self loathing. just like trump himself. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #13

the continued, non stop effect of hate radio and TV. It was bad with Dubya - remember NRaleighLiberal Apr 2020 #12

Oh yeah, he had kooky followers. Jake Stern Apr 2020 #16

Tea party created in 2008. Body bag party created in 2020. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #18

The hate level of the RW echo chamber has been growing for 30 years... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #19

Bush was a Great President Turbineguy Apr 2020 #20

It is raw now... jimlup Apr 2020 #23

These are the same people ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #24

A friend of mine joked about Jspur Apr 2020 #38

This is a CULT and tRump is their dear leader Still Sensible Apr 2020 #25

Trump encourages anarchy, they eat it up and it makes them fizz eleny Apr 2020 #31

The only thing that they know is chaos. Initech Apr 2020 #32

#Cult45 sarcasmo Apr 2020 #33

Yes, they were at this level. Bush supporters were just as bad..They supported Bush's killing..& Stuart G Apr 2020 #34

They were always there. This is the Republican party. Yavin4 Apr 2020 #36

This is a result of hate radio (and now TV + internet). Drunken Irishman Apr 2020 #37

excellent post! brettdale Apr 2020 #40

Because they know they're losing Downtown Hound Apr 2020 #39

A lot of his supporters have a fear Jspur Apr 2020 #41

It's usually the party out of power SoCalDem Apr 2020 #46

At the end of his second term, Bush had very low approval ratings among Republicans. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #48

Isolated amongst themselves, they encourage each other to become more and more radicalized. Kaleva Apr 2020 #49