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8. These people don't want to be told what to do or what to think ---

Tue Jan 16, 2024, 08:13 AM

Jan 2024

by DEMOCRATS. Fascists under the cover of being "Republicans" are a different matter.

Almost 50 years ago, my sister announced to our parents that she wanted to convert from Judaism to Catholicism. The real reason was she wanted to manipulate her B/F at the time to propose marriage to her. When one of our parents asked her why she wanted to be Catholic, she did reveal herself: The Church would make all her decisions for her and that was more than fine with her. (She couldn't handle the consequences of making a mistake.)

The basic republican Iowan mentality IMO is similar: let Trump take the heat for a bad choice and we'll follow him off the cliff like lemmings.

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Just a reminder why someone like TFG won in Iowa [View all] no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 OP

In other words, "morons".... wcmagumba Jan 2024 #1

Salt of the earth. Simple farmers.... JanMichael Jan 2024 #4

No claudette Jan 2024 #30

That was part of the blazing saddles morons quote JanMichael Jan 2024 #37

That's MORANS, Dummy! panfluteman Jan 2024 #11

No need to get personal..... BigOleDummy Jan 2024 #26

"Good Germans" n/t spike jones Jan 2024 #13

One word True Blue American Jan 2024 #2

They voted for Trump because Tickle Jan 2024 #3

yep Cosmocat Jan 2024 #28

I don't get all of this hand wringing over the Iowa GOP caucus. Hugin Jan 2024 #5

Me, neither. malthaussen Jan 2024 #19

Why did claudette Jan 2024 #31

Regular NBC had Chuckie Todd doing the numbers board & it was like he was on downers comparted to the Korn. CrispyQ Jan 2024 #32

👍 claudette Jan 2024 #34

Because the traitor media gets where they are ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #40

👍 claudette Jan 2024 #44

When all the sane people have left the Repubican party Flatrat Jan 2024 #6

Oh the irony! You talk with these ppl and they will tell you they don't want to be told what to do or think PortTack Jan 2024 #7

These people don't want to be told what to do or what to think --- no_hypocrisy Jan 2024 #8

Today's GOP is a coalition of racists, hate-mongers, christian fundamentalists and greedy corporations. sop Jan 2024 #9

yep Cosmocat Jan 2024 #29

His christian supporters aren't all fundamentalists ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #41

Traitors DoBW Jan 2024 #10

Exactly Duncanpup Jan 2024 #12

It was only 110,000 people. ConstanceCee Jan 2024 #14

There is an undercurrent here that no one seems to see. Scrivener7 Jan 2024 #15

You Got It, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2024 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Jan 2024 #20

Rec'd for "pallets of baby peas and Doritos"! Hugin Jan 2024 #25

Those people were always amongst us ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #42

I agree that they have always been there, but this end of days prepper shit has grown beyond Scrivener7 Jan 2024 #43

Some want a strong "daddy" so they have MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #17

"...they won't have the responsibility if things don't work out." calimary Jan 2024 #18

The term you need to use is Christian Reconstructionism. That is the form of toxic Dominionism which Falwell et al have Ford_Prefect Jan 2024 #21

"Theonomy" ("theonomists") is term that should be used more often. sop Jan 2024 #35

As a group who insist on perfect truths they have none to offer. One of the most profound truths is that America Ford_Prefect Jan 2024 #36

I'm thinking after reading all of the above that all opinions expressed here are correct and the tent NoMoreRepugs Jan 2024 #22

I remember a person at that the Christian Coalition alfredo Jan 2024 #23

Highly recommend Bandy X. Lee's book EverHopeful Jan 2024 #24

John Dean leaned heavily alfredo Jan 2024 #45

Willful ignorance and believing everything purveyed by Fox. John1956PA Jan 2024 #27

Take away that over-propagandized immigration issue Charging Triceratops Jan 2024 #33

MAWA moondust Jan 2024 #38

People have no idea how government works. And they don't want to know. shrike3 Jan 2024 #39