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Evolve Dammit

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58. I hear ya. It has frustrated me for years. Since 1989 to be exact, when I heard Rush 1st time.
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 02:44 PM
Feb 2022

And thought, "Who is this asshole??" He launched his "model" in Sacramento a few years earlier.
Never forget that Mike Pence filled in for Laura Ingraham on her "show." They are all the same, and now they have a full blown fascist party as the culmination of all those decades of noise and propaganda. After 5 years of the Orange "Chosen One" who knew how to milk the media every single day, we are basically at war here too. And it's all based on lies. Social media enhanced the airwaves to make messaging faster and reach more. There is no accountability for spewing the vilest lies and anti-democratic, tear it all down, "they hate you, we love you, be a real patriot" messaging." They offer cult-like inclusion, comradery, loaded with fear and anger at anything remotely liberal, Democratic or non-white. The irony is, most of the "liberal" policies and legislation would actually benefit them, but they are too brainwashed to even care. "Your hatred becomes you" (great bumper sticker).
And it is happening world-wide because the Goebbels model from Nazi Germany works and they have eagerly adopted it. They aren't changing, so we either confront, ignore where appropriate and "welcome their hatred" as FDR said.

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I wish Sally Yates was the Attorney General Pachamama Feb 2022 #1
What's that old saying? slightlv Feb 2022 #21
Shame we don't have a quota system in place KS Toronado Feb 2022 #28
Seconded! Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #31
Four year POTUS crime spree. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #2
That would've worked if Trump hadn't fired her. patphil Feb 2022 #3
Like Hitler Turbineguy Feb 2022 #4
A L O T of help. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #29
Pretty sure no one thought we would see the level of malfeasance of TFGs administration Ferryboat Feb 2022 #5
Oh yes we did Cozmo Feb 2022 #20
Agreed, in fact I really expected it to be much, much worse Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #32
Must say that I suspected the worst. It began when I recalled all the allegorical oracle Feb 2022 #51
I was in a constant state of disbelief for four+ years. llmart Feb 2022 #6
That's why his cult loved him so much Martin Eden Feb 2022 #9
Same here. I lived with a high level of anxiety BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #35
Congressional republicans..... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #7
Spot-on assessment. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2022 #19
x1000! Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #25
I don't think they feared tweets. wnylib Feb 2022 #39
This Alice Kramden Feb 2022 #49
If that existed it would've come out long ago. Trump hates many of them. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #52
I didn't say that Trump had the kompromat. wnylib Feb 2022 #54
sounds great Snoopy 7 Feb 2022 #48
The simple answer is NewEnglandAutumn Feb 2022 #8
Very much in agreement BunnyMcGee Feb 2022 #11
The biggest focus should be on DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #12
That was the biggest surprise for me. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #23
I think they feared Trump's foreign backers wnylib Feb 2022 #40
TFG did so many awful things treestar Feb 2022 #10
When the misdeeds become too numerous to count... hay rick Feb 2022 #13
A coterie of sycophants made this clusterfuck possible nvme Feb 2022 #14
If Yates were a man, there may well have been a very different outcome dlk Feb 2022 #15
None of it works without Fox news. dchill Feb 2022 #16
or AM hate radio; 40 years of Limbaugh cannot be underestimated. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #26
THIS. calimary Feb 2022 #38
Agreed. For decades. Limbaugh on Armed Forces Radio (not sure of how many years). Over 1200 outlets? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #53
And THEIR side understands the game. Ours doesn't even get that there IS a game. calimary Feb 2022 #55
And has anybody noticed the casting? calimary Feb 2022 #56
Spot on! Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #59
Damn It All! Dupe. Sorry. calimary Feb 2022 #57
I hear ya. It has frustrated me for years. Since 1989 to be exact, when I heard Rush 1st time. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #58
Our side just doesn't get PACKAGING! calimary Feb 2022 #60
You are absolutely right Calimary. I don't think it's fixable without major money. I don't see it. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #62
Flashy and smashy. Cue the lights! calimary Feb 2022 #61
still waiting for gop to pay a heavy price. nt wiggs Feb 2022 #17
PLEASE-Don't defend Comey, he victimized Hillary before the election Cozmo Feb 2022 #18
Yes he is. I read his book about wnylib Feb 2022 #41
Yates was fired due to the muslim ban LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #22
x 1000 judesedit Feb 2022 #24
spot on post! Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #27
You mean the democratically-elected President of 2016 bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #30
YES MOMFUDSKI Feb 2022 #33
DFT's corruption has the full support of the GOP RainCaster Feb 2022 #34
Biden missed a golden chance by not appointing Yates. Orange Buffoon Feb 2022 #36
Yeah. He fired HER, and sided with the jerk she warned him against. calimary Feb 2022 #37
I just hope that AG Garland doesn't wimp out benpollard Feb 2022 #42
Yup he got bolder and bolder cuz he could. I always Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #43
hate rite wing media. qdiots. we are the enemy types. pansypoo53219 Feb 2022 #44
He had no choice. His boss told him to. n/t Strelnikov_ Feb 2022 #45
Whom the f*ck said we've survived? czarjak Feb 2022 #46
That's trump. Lowercase t. C Moon Feb 2022 #47
That awful November day emily333 Feb 2022 #50
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