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kimbutgar

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14. My husband works with a guy that is so in the right wing cult he can barely talk to him

Mon May 3, 2021, 10:47 AM

May 2021

He saturates 24/7 in right wing media. 60 minutes, local news and even the evening news on the networks is fake news. Only Fox, Oann and Newsmax are the truth, and history will record rush Limbaugh as a great truth teller and patriot.

A lot of his fellow co workers think he is funny and don’t want to discuss politics. My husband and I think he is mentally ill. I tell my husband to keep his distance from him but my hubby likes to poke the hornets nest for fun. 9-11 set this guy on the path he is and he got radicalized and this guy is a Mexican raised in Texas who now lives in California. He is so ethic looking he could have been picked up by INS during the MF45 reign of terror.

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Many Liberals Have No Idea of the Craziness of the Right Wing - Oliver Willis [View all] FelineOverlord May 2021 OP

For many on the right Turbineguy May 2021 #1

fox is the cartoon cliff notes for talk radio certainot May 2021 #24

This is the kind of stuff we are up against FelineOverlord May 2021 #2

An insult to wolves Bayard May 2021 #13

Yep. Wolves, who hunt together, share their kills, and care for their sick. Caliman73 May 2021 #17

If it said "Right-Wing Crybabies" it would be correct. CaptainTruth May 2021 #37

Isn't it ironic that Trump and his cult continually align themselves with losers. Lonestarblue May 2021 #38

well, that's the point azureblue May 2021 #40

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers." -- Unknown nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #53

"PatriotTakes" - LOL NEOBuckeye May 2021 #48

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Samuel Johnson nt Progressive Jones May 2021 #54

"I don't coddle the weak-minded or run with traitors" because I AM them! JHB May 2021 #52

K&R, I just got through reading about China's "Cultural Revolution" which was mostly Mao's attempt uponit7771 May 2021 #3

Great observation and instructive analogy. Fortunately, we won last year's election and have KPN May 2021 #28

It was horrible years ago, before I couldn't... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #4

Ditto here. It's not a brand new phenomena by any stretch. The GOP has been stoking it KPN May 2021 #31

Oh it has gotten MUCH worse. Richard58 May 2021 #35

I'm not too surprised, given how that was the past pattern. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #43

it's like a martial artist azureblue May 2021 #45

Spot On Richard58! LittleGirl May 2021 #50

The Scum really should be careful what they wish for. SammyWinstonJack May 2021 #55

I knew I could never support Republicans Retired Engineer Bob May 2021 #51

I'm not sure that not attributed it to insanity is "complacency" muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #5

A school in a lberal area could give kids that education now AdamGG May 2021 #8

I Do colsohlibgal May 2021 #6

Saw a wackjob with "Don't blame me for this, I voted for Trump" stickers all over his car AdamGG May 2021 #7

I find this kind of "I am more attuned than everyone else is" analysis to be off-putting StarfishSaver May 2021 #9

+10 nt reACTIONary May 2021 #25

I'll double that ... +20! KPN May 2021 #33

Me, too. +20 Liberals are not the party in denial. 81+million showed that. ancianita May 2021 #41

Oh, I don't know. In both 2016 and 2020 some primary candidates ran on healthcare. Hortensis May 2021 #68

Truly. I know insanity is out there, but I can't bathe in it and remain functional. And I live in TX catrose May 2021 #34

+1 ProfessorGAC May 2021 #62

another scolding bigtree May 2021 #10

I dont think the democratic leadership realize how a right wing multi billion dollar media industry Mr. Sparkle May 2021 #11

EXACTLY THIS-- too many Dems don't seem to get this LymphocyteLover May 2021 #42

They don't get it but you do? StarfishSaver May 2021 #64

seems like it... if they get it, they don't do it or explain why they aren't doing it LymphocyteLover May 2021 #69

Ok - let's assume for the sake of argument that they get it but aren't StarfishSaver May 2021 #70

I'm far from the only to point this out or suggest it, so it's not "just me" that don't understand LymphocyteLover May 2021 #73

+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #59

Democrats in leadership don't understand this but you do? StarfishSaver May 2021 #63

The right wing media are getting worse, more now, more so then ever. Mr. Sparkle May 2021 #65

I think they understand this better than any of us do StarfishSaver May 2021 #67

Can you point to any evidence of this... Mr. Sparkle May 2021 #72

Masks and vaccines are taking away our freedoms IronLionZion May 2021 #12

Don't forget that riots last summer ScratchCat May 2021 #26

Biden killed so many oil pipeline jobs IronLionZion May 2021 #32

My husband works with a guy that is so in the right wing cult he can barely talk to him kimbutgar May 2021 #14

I've likewise poked the hornet's nest with those... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #19

have your husband tell him azureblue May 2021 #47

Whenever my husband tries to point those type of facts kimbutgar May 2021 #49

It's hare to tell how prevalent they are, since they have largely shifted to social media Klaralven May 2021 #60

Ah, so liberals are the problem! johnp3907 May 2021 #15

+1 crickets May 2021 #56

I knew how crazy they were back in 2015 when the first Duggar scandal broke marye50 May 2021 #16

The Duggers were just following the scripture. TomSlick May 2021 #57

Not the Liberals I know DownriverDem May 2021 #18

We've been re-doing all our farm boundary fencing Bayard May 2021 #20

As bad as the average person thinks the RWNJs to be - if the think of them at all - BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #21

I'm a 62 y.o. retired, democrat, socialist, union man who has embraced anti fascism for years. I johnthewoodworker May 2021 #22

My Millenial son in New Mexico says exactly the same thing. ancianita May 2021 #44

Most Liberals Have No Idea of the Craziness of the Right Wing FelineOverlord May 2021 #23

RWNJs look crazy to us, we look just as crazy to them Warpy May 2021 #27

This speech from the movie "American President" nails it ... aggiesal May 2021 #29

This is the essence of conservatism. Dawson Leery May 2021 #71

Crazy indeed...now there are rumors being stirred up that rump will return to office in August, 2021 SWBTATTReg May 2021 #30

"I like crazy people," Faye Dunaway once remarked. "They're committed." peppertree May 2021 #36

It's so easy for people like this random person to criticize and complain. Politicub May 2021 #39

Disengaging from their Propaganda is Self-Care, Oliver. maxsolomon May 2021 #46

I'm not impressed. kcr May 2021 #58

Trump is a fascist. Many of the leadership within the GOP support Trump's fascist agenda. UCmeNdc May 2021 #61

They are violent Nazis waiting to happen. Roisin Ni Fiachra May 2021 #66