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malthaussen

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8. It's always been that way.

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 02:25 PM

Jan 2021

Donald Trump, IMO, was more of a figurehead than otherwise. He was a convenient symbol (and distraction) to obscure the GOP's true allegiance. It may even be true that if Donald Trump had not existed, it would have been necessary to invent him.

The GOP is no longer in the service of the USA (granting, for the nonce, that they may once have been), they are in service to themselves.

-- Mal

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Ocasio-Cortez Says That the QAnon Members Now Control the GOP Caucus [View all] Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 OP

It's damn scarey vlyons Jan 2021 #1

Very. Consider that QAnon is a NAZI Cult, Rebranded Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #7

r&k MerryBlooms Jan 2021 #2

"The enemy is within the House of Representatives." -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #24

I watched Speaker Pelosi's news conference. She is always a force, MerryBlooms Jan 2021 #25

She is right, and the problem is the votes are there to expel or impeach these people. Unless they still_one Jan 2021 #3

She's not wrong. Jirel Jan 2021 #4

The white nationalists are bad enough, but my opinion LuvNewcastle Jan 2021 #5

She's right EffieBlack Jan 2021 #6

It's always been that way. malthaussen Jan 2021 #8

Republicans are in Washington to do two things. Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #9

In reality Qanonsense is no more than a KS Toronado Jan 2021 #10

The white nationalist types, QAnon, and the anarchists are NOT the same Hortensis Jan 2021 #11

We need to keep up the attacks on these nutjobs. Call them what they are: Qanon White Supremacists flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #12

She says it like it is! Scary but I know she speaks the truth. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #13

True. Jay25 Jan 2021 #14

AOC is getting stronger, more erudite, more reasoned bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #15

Ok. Question. Blue_playwright Jan 2021 #16

I suspect that the foot soldiers really believe this crap but the leaders do not. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #18

Entitlement mezame Jan 2021 #20

They believe what they want to believe.... paleotn Jan 2021 #22

Yes, many of them really believe it. Mariana Jan 2021 #27

LOVE AOC & The Squad! mezame Jan 2021 #17

Yes - a series of 14th Amendment herarings. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #19

As many as possible have to be shown for what they are burrowowl Jan 2021 #21

That Girl! BadGimp Jan 2021 #23

For years now, the most extreme, radical factions of the GOP Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author BrightKnight Jan 2021 #28

They are all Q R's. BrightKnight Jan 2021 #29