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apnu

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21. I'm 47, I remember this class of Republicans, but its faint.

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:29 AM

Mar 2021

As a kid in the 70s I remember adults talking politics when I was in the room. They were informed, they had reasons for their positions and could articulate those reasons. People who disagreed were also informed and articulate. Then Reagan and the 80s happened. Reagan was a good actor, he made his emotional appeals to racism and sexism seem principled and reasoned.

Its been a down hill slide for the party ever since. Want to see his greatest performance? Watch is inaugural speech in 1981 "Government is the problem". There is no policy in it, the speech 100% government paranoia and race baiting. Because Reagan was wildly popular, the party morphed into that.

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There's No One Left [View all] NanceGreggs Mar 2021 OP

I was thinking about this yesterday Skittles Mar 2021 #1

In Those Days, You Could Still Disagree COL Mustard Mar 2021 #8

YES Skittles Mar 2021 #31

Take a look at the 1956 Republican Platform OMGWTF Mar 2021 #49

wow Skittles Mar 2021 #51

The last Republican who had any integrity wnylib Mar 2021 #2

I think Romney is a loyal American..as are a handful of others prodigitalson Mar 2021 #37

Those Georgia election officials wnylib Mar 2021 #40

K&R, damn never EVERYONE of them are repeating the Big Lie to justify 1/6 uponit7771 Mar 2021 #3

I agree they're all stupid-as-fuck idiots OhioChick Mar 2021 #4

Word. Hanging is too good for them. OMGWTF Mar 2021 #50

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They Started Down This Path COL Mustard Mar 2021 #9

I's say at least 60 year.. Tommymac Mar 2021 #27

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The QAnon faction The Wizard Mar 2021 #57

When I was very young, as in "looking forward to my teenage years" DFW Mar 2021 #6

Funny To See What Falls Church Was Like COL Mustard Mar 2021 #11

I lived there pre-beltway DFW Mar 2021 #12

I've Lived In The DMV Since The Mid-80s COL Mustard Mar 2021 #13

Our house WAS considered very avant-garde at the time DFW Mar 2021 #26

When I was married I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2021 #41

It was a sleepy little town when I was growing up DFW Mar 2021 #61

Where do you think it will go from here? Scrivener7 Mar 2021 #15

I think their split is possible. prodigitalson Mar 2021 #39

Lol! It's called Nazi Wives by James Wyllie. Scrivener7 Mar 2021 #47

There is a fundamental difference between the Weimar Republic and today's USA DFW Mar 2021 #62

Thanks for a very considered answer. I tend to agree but I don't Scrivener7 Mar 2021 #65

The midterms will indeed be crucial DFW Mar 2021 #66

You're the first to get one of the references that made me choose my new name! Scrivener7 Mar 2021 #67

Back when I was in school DFW Mar 2021 #71

Lol. But I feel bad for them bc they miss so much. Scrivener7 Mar 2021 #72

That makes two of us! DFW Mar 2021 #73

I Came Of Age In The Mid 1970s COL Mustard Mar 2021 #7

The republican party has always been corrupt, reason why Roosevelt had to start a 3rd party Escurumbele Mar 2021 #10

Much as I admire TR speak easy Mar 2021 #16

Larry Hogan? speak easy Mar 2021 #14

Nance's OP is written in bold colors to highlight a painful truth Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #17

Agreed. speak easy Mar 2021 #18

I live in Maryland I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2021 #44

They've been awful my whole life. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #19

I'm 47, I remember this class of Republicans, but its faint. apnu Mar 2021 #21

This only happens because it wins local elections apnu Mar 2021 #20

It's called Gerrymandering. nt Tommymac Mar 2021 #28

This Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #43

You can't Gerrymander a senate seat apnu Mar 2021 #48

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Name a State with an Incumbent Republican Senator today you could beat with a "real" Democrat brooklynite Mar 2021 #68

PA BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #69

Texas, Beto or Castro could whoop Cornyn's his racist ass with the right message. The message uponit7771 Mar 2021 #70

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I voted for Senator Edward Brooke. marie999 Mar 2021 #24

Kick dalton99a Mar 2021 #23

I remember those Republicans from when I was young. planetc Mar 2021 #25

K & R jalan48 Mar 2021 #29

The most depressing aspect of the take over of the economic and political agenda by extremely ShazamIam Mar 2021 #30

Well said, Nance. K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Mar 2021 #32

I hear you, Nance! Hell, I will even admit to having VOTED for a Republican ... 11 Bravo Mar 2021 #33

I voted for Senator Howard Baker back when I lived in Tennessee yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #60

Send it to Manchin. moondust Mar 2021 #34

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The Limbaugh effect. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #36

A very articulate description of a defunct Political Party. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #42

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This ... soldierant Mar 2021 #46

Aaron Van Lingdeveld (sp). Per Rachel Maddow grantcart Mar 2021 #52

Money in politics/elections and the end of the Fairness doctrine Bristlecone Mar 2021 #53

Nope, no one. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #54

Hence the Lincoln Project qwlauren35 Mar 2021 #55

So true. Pepsidog Mar 2021 #56

+ 1,000 nt Progressive Jones Mar 2021 #58

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