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37. So Musk Nazi-saluting twice as trump stood by approvingly didn't give you a clue that fascism might be in the offing?

Reply to Melon (Reply #20)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 05:59 AM

Feb 2025

Sometimes things are what they appear to be.

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What I'm sick of: Being kibbitzed about saying "fascist...Nazi...dictator..." - no, Jon STEWART. [View all] UTUSN Feb 2025 OP

why did Stewart start turning into such an apologist Skittles Feb 2025 #1

My monitoring of him goes back, like with Tweety. UTUSN Feb 2025 #4

"kvetch" is "to complain" Behind the Aegis Feb 2025 #7

Thanks UTUSN Feb 2025 #11

As a head's up, it can be a noun too. Behind the Aegis Feb 2025 #12

Well, that fits STEWART for me! Even better, or really *worse*. UTUSN Feb 2025 #14

Blame ignorant voters. trump told them exactly what he was going to do, and enough voters preferred it. Silent Type Feb 2025 #2

Why is he wasting his time lecturing us on this? newdeal2 Feb 2025 #3

Thank you, me also. UTUSN Feb 2025 #5

Terrible statement from him Meowmee Feb 2025 #6

Thank you. UTUSN Feb 2025 #9

I love him but he's past his expiration date. Crunchy Frog Feb 2025 #8

Yeah, we grow. UTUSN Feb 2025 #10

I always wondered about the timing of his retirement Skittles Feb 2025 #25

He's Sickening.. just How FULL of SHIT is Jon Stewart? Cha Feb 2025 #13

COLBERT is a loyal friend who sticks by him like in a hostage video. UTUSN Feb 2025 #17

Colbert sticks by Stewart? In spite of him being WRONG? Cha Feb 2025 #29

What part was he wrong about? Mountainguy Feb 2025 #15

The many parts that what we describe & call out are *true*. UTUSN Feb 2025 #18

I agree....everything is Hitler.....everything is Nazi.. Melon Feb 2025 #20

so let me get this straight Skittles Feb 2025 #22

verbal "weapons" are absolutely useless anyway without the backing of a huge propaganda network thebigidea Feb 2025 #31

So Musk Nazi-saluting twice as trump stood by approvingly didn't give you a clue that fascism might be in the offing? brush Feb 2025 #37

America's democracy is literally starting to disappear Skittles Feb 2025 #21

Is it? Mountainguy Feb 2025 #23

the very idea that a multi-felon rapist conman WHO TRIED TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT is "PRESIDENT" Skittles Feb 2025 #24

Won't disagree with you there Mountainguy Feb 2025 #27

I wonder what he would have thought of the Electoral College Skittles Feb 2025 #30

"Its"/Possessive, not "it's"/contraction - also, the crux of the dispute here is that you (& STEWART) UTUSN Feb 2025 #32

Nobody cares Mountainguy Feb 2025 #33

Things matter. UTUSN Feb 2025 #34

They don't Mountainguy Feb 2025 #35

Yeah, they are abusing the great power vested in the executive Blues Heron Feb 2025 #26

So what trump and the AfD-backing, Nazi-saluting Musk aren't exhibiting fascism to you? brush Feb 2025 #36

The time has fucking come. choie Feb 2025 #38

We are supposed to elect people who don't abuse the office. If they do yeah we hate that. Blues Heron Feb 2025 #16

Thank you. I just don't know what the heck he is. Just that he doesn't help. UTUSN Feb 2025 #19

Stewart should go back into retirement. He isn't particularly funny either, same as Bill Maher. JohnSJ Feb 2025 #28