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Mike 03

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11. Increasingly, the organizations trying to destroy us from the inside have
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 12:33 PM
Jan 2021

various forms of support from counterparts foreign countries (including from very high up, as is the case with Viktor Orban and Putin) and, regardless of whether these groups are racist or Christian nationalists, the list of nations supporting them often has the same suspects:

Hungary
Russia
Georgia
Ukraine (often Russian Ukrainians, though)
Poland
Now, Portugal is mentioned in this article.

This fatal connection with international backers is something discussed in both Sarah Posner's book Unholy and also touched upon in Katherine Stewart's book The Power Worshippers, and they also explain the toxic overlap between the Christian Nationalists and the White Supremacists--who disagree on particulars but find common ground with the idea of rejecting Democracy in favor of a nation where everyone looks and worships as they do.

The house that Trump built. Chainfire Jan 2021 #1
The house that Trump played to, exploited. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #3
"STAND BACK, AND STAND BY!!" bullwinkle428 Jan 2021 #6
SMH at the stupidity and the insane hatred. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #2
Guess they can now visit their leader anytime they want to now. patricia92243 Jan 2021 #4
West Palm Beach is going to be Magaville. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #5
This is exactly what the residents were afraid was going to happen. Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #7
Too overtly extreme to prosper, very unlike the long-lived White Man's Party aka GOP, Hortensis Jan 2021 #8
Perfect still_one Jan 2021 #9
They'll be in the nearest strip club if you have to find them. Arne Jan 2021 #10
Increasingly, the organizations trying to destroy us from the inside have Mike 03 Jan 2021 #11
Hate to be the purveyor of Russian conspiracies, but.... paleotn Jan 2021 #16
No, no, you've got it exactly! Mike 03 Jan 2021 #17
Well named - SAP GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 2021 #12
Seems to me we need an RFK style crackdown once again. paleotn Jan 2021 #13
Racism is learned behavior. secondwind Jan 2021 #14
W Palm Beach rso Jan 2021 #15
Sovereign American Project SAP exactly what they all are: ignorant, gullible dumbasses. CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #18
This makes me want to throw up. FM123 Jan 2021 #19
Hopefully this will back fire and the rich idiots of WPB will have to throw them out Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #20
I suspect they won't be comfortable there. 2naSalit Jan 2021 #21
K&R for exposure Blue Owl Jan 2021 #22
Scary. applegrove Jan 2021 #23
Look! There's Furor guy's brand new party! struggle4progress Jan 2021 #24
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