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Blue_true

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18. This country has a very long history of anti-intellectualism.

Reply to MontanaFarmer (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 09:54 PM

Feb 2021

It dates back almost to the country’s founding, the notion that a poorly read idiot can drop his mule-plough or hope off a tractor to go to Washington DC to make laws. The reason why the Republican Party and evangelicals hate the teaching profession so much is that teachers ingrain in young people the capacity to observe and make rational comparisons, both poison to jackleg preachers or ethics challenged politicians.

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Please Proceed vrguy Feb 2021 #1

PLEASE Proceed sfstaxprep Feb 2021 #2

the hilarious thing is... WarGamer Feb 2021 #3

"Their dog is eying them for dinner" Blue_true Feb 2021 #15

the Ryans, Flakes and McCains all benefitted from the Tea Party... WarGamer Feb 2021 #17

Any republican that is willing to compromise, even a small amount, Blue_true Feb 2021 #25

Here's the thing: MontanaFarmer Feb 2021 #4

That's pretty much exactly what I was going to say Clash City Rocker Feb 2021 #8

I agree with you RainCaster Feb 2021 #12

Good call. MontanaFarmer Feb 2021 #13

This country has a very long history of anti-intellectualism. Blue_true Feb 2021 #18

I think Dan Quayle was first DBoon Feb 2021 #29

I think Buckley & Goldwater laid the modern foundation along with The Birch society in the 1950's Tommymac Feb 2021 #31

Yes, thank you Hekate Feb 2021 #24

Go for it! :) n/t servermsh Feb 2021 #5

Go for it bdamomma Feb 2021 #6

If they bury them... they will be more of a minority Party than they are now. Good. Fuck 'em! nt albacore Feb 2021 #11

I honestly wish them luck. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2021 #7

It won't be outside the party. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author brewens Feb 2021 #10

Well, Mr. former congressman, no, you didn't surrender the party to the fringe element... JHB Feb 2021 #14

Maybe their clue should have been that all the racists became Blue_true Feb 2021 #19

To stop the infighting, they'll need to split into several parties. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #16

Excellent post. You defined the problem in a nutshell. Blue_true Feb 2021 #20

Look at Germany DBoon Feb 2021 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author intheflow Feb 2021 #21

They can call themselves the ROP. intheflow Feb 2021 #22

Starting a new party won't work, the system is heavily set up for two to prevail. Xolodno Feb 2021 #23

I agree. They'll have to work from within -- a daunting task. BarbD Feb 2021 #27

Won't make a difference unless they can get a couple dozen currently serving GOP to switch. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #26

typical about republicans -ya can't fix stupid monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #28