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LuvNewcastle

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5. Some of these people who call themselves conservative nowadays --

Reply to DFW (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 05:51 AM

Jan 2021

and they really aren't -- try to use the Socialist part of the National Socialists to disparage Democrats. Their logic is that since Democrats are socialists, a fallacy, then the Democrats are just like Nazis. Rush Limbaugh calls feminists "feminazis" and the idiots eat it right up. That kind of logic is just one example of the state of critical thinking in America.

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There are 'Nazis' in Congress, says former Republican leader John Boehner [View all] The_REAL_Ecumenist Jan 2021 OP

Actually, if you take where the expression "Nazi" came from, he is dead on accurate DFW Jan 2021 #1

Interesting... thanks for posting secondwind Jan 2021 #2

Some of these people who call themselves conservative nowadays -- LuvNewcastle Jan 2021 #5

Republicans, especially (but not exclusively) hijack labels for their own convenience. DFW Jan 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #8

Boehner wisely escaped. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #3

Not "predjudiced" in the traditional sense. He's a narcisist who cares about NO ONE but himself. TigressDem Jan 2021 #4

Donald Trump's long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2020 Celerity Jan 2021 #6

I totally agree his behaviour is completely racist. He uses racism to inflame the cult. TigressDem Jan 2021 #9

Obama and Family Pic - Trump and Family Pic TigressDem Jan 2021 #14

Thanks for the links, though. I find this bullet point particularly ironic.... TigressDem Jan 2021 #11

I guess what I am saying is "HE IS WORSE than your typical racist." TigressDem Jan 2021 #12

Steve King for sure (in 2017 he was still in the House). Celerity Jan 2021 #10

Well John, why aren't you joining the Democrats and pushing this in your social circles? apnu Jan 2021 #13