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Evolve Dammit

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16. Don't forget the tea party started as a response to the 2008 financial meltdown and was targeting

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #13)

Mon May 18, 2020, 11:01 AM

May 2020

the banksters that caused the collapse. Rightly so. Then the movement was craftily co-opted by Kochs and others who saw an opportunity to tap into lots of angry people. The fact that they were successful in molding this group to where it is today is the product of a great deal of propoganda that Goebells would be proud of. Plenty of outrage out there and so easily manipulable with real "fake news" and targeted financial backing. I would be very interested in any reporting on Schmidt's role if you have any links. Thanks

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Trump would hate for this to have millions of views. [View all] ClearSky24 May 2020 OP

Refreshing... Newest Reality May 2020 #1

Yeah, let's try not to pass it on or retweet or send it to all our friends lunatica May 2020 #2

It would be a shame if 2naSalit May 2020 #3

If he had a stroke it would only IMPROVE his mental capacity.... AZ8theist May 2020 #10

100 percent accurate musclecar6 May 2020 #4

A big part of the problem is also consisting of roughly 40% of FUCKING IMBECILES mr_lebowski May 2020 #5

The Republican cultists in the Senate could have done their duty and saved us from the fool. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #6

Schmidt is awesome, He's been calling it out for over three years. Doesn't mince words. Evolve Dammit May 2020 #7

He's also the architect of this catastrophe. yankeepants May 2020 #11

He most Rebl2 May 2020 #13

Don't forget the tea party started as a response to the 2008 financial meltdown and was targeting Evolve Dammit May 2020 #16

A lot of folks enabled this nightmare. I'm just glad he's where he is now. Evolve Dammit May 2020 #15

Viewed multiple times. warmfeet May 2020 #8

"The musings of an imbecile" AZ8theist May 2020 #9

True. One of the responses would make him very upset as well... crickets May 2020 #12

wow. gristy May 2020 #14

He may be a Republican, but he's right on! n/t, NNadir May 2020 #17

I passed it along. Joinfortmill May 2020 #18

It's Dumpy AND his Republican enablers cp May 2020 #19

The media could not be played. left-of-center2012 May 2020 #20