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Thomas Hurt

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4. Naw, the road we are on toward christofascist theocracy began with Reagan.

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 11:30 AM

Nov 2020

The counter culture had all but expired and the rise of the evangelical right began. Stealth candidates. Loading local school boards, county commissions etc with evangelical nutters. The rise of influence of the far right evangelical leadership and organization...Focus on the Family, Christian Coalition, Family Research Council...and that is some of the more moderate ones.

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IMHO: The GOP allowed Bush and Cheney and Karl Rove to trash the GOP electorate [View all] lindysalsagal Nov 2020 OP

Agree. That's when the real damage occured. Greybnk48 Nov 2020 #1

I still blame Newt.He thought he was so clever to get them to say "Democrat party" Walleye Nov 2020 #3

John McCain told us, return to regular order Walleye Nov 2020 #2

Naw, the road we are on toward christofascist theocracy began with Reagan. Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #4

1000% agree with this... targetpractice Nov 2020 #5

choice only gets them the same 20-25% that all the other issues net them. lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #7

But they have fox propaganda, OANN, and social media to continue the brain washing. BComplex Nov 2020 #6

Yes, but it's down to empty slogans like socialism, and nutty conspiracy theories lindysalsagal Nov 2020 #8

I have ten millennial nieces and nephews with smart phones, and nine of their spouses. BComplex Nov 2020 #9

Those empty slogans worked rockfordfile Nov 2020 #10