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appmanga

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15. Let's stop playing games and being cute...

Reply to paulkienitz (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 03:44 PM

Jun 2025

...what you tolerate is what you are. That goes for Trump and all those other people out there who voted for him.

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Trump isn't the fascist here. [View all] paulkienitz Jun 2025 OP

LOL. I have said for a long time that Trump wasn't... S/V Loner Jun 2025 #1

Fascist v dictator? Ok, the terms mignt not be interchangeable... brush Jun 2025 #2

I would describe Trump's philosophy as monarchist. paulkienitz Jun 2025 #5

Trump is a master con man who's in it for himself Kaleva Jun 2025 #3

Yes he is, indusurb Jun 2025 #4

Trump doesn't do doctrines. paulkienitz Jun 2025 #6

Whether he does them conciously or unconciouxly, indusurb Jun 2025 #8

@ indusurb: EXACTLY. Everything B.See Jun 2025 #32

"Maybe Vance?" Really? I'd peg that a DEFINITE hlthe2b Jun 2025 #7

Agreed YodaMom2 Jun 2025 #22

What amazes me is how people like Vance, Musk etc. B.See Jun 2025 #33

GOP....Fascists and Cowards KT2000 Jun 2025 #9

Correct. He's just a fucking opportunist and always has been. Karasu Jun 2025 #10

Reagan's people were the so called "moral majority"... AntiFascist Jun 2025 #11

The Heritage Foundation was behind P25, so yes...the "same class of people" is correct. Karasu Jun 2025 #16

The true fascists DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #12

Who cares what the label is ultimately... littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 #13

Vance had made it clear he's a fascist on regular occasion. Bluethroughu Jun 2025 #14

Let's stop playing games and being cute... appmanga Jun 2025 #15

Precisely. B.See Jun 2025 #30

I agree to a certain extent... Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #17

Ike was a true centrist and had to think about which party to run under. paulkienitz Jun 2025 #28

Yeah. I think he probably doesn't have sufficient intellect to be a true fascist. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #18

Yes, he's just the frontman. He has the cult. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2025 #19

i disagree. barbtries Jun 2025 #20

Teflon Don B.See Jun 2025 #34

The only thing these assholes have learned is that hate can garner support mdbl Jun 2025 #21

General Mark Milley confirmed that Trump is a fascist. MuirHero Jun 2025 #23

Agree 99 percent BaronChocula Jun 2025 #24

Trump is a fascist choie Jun 2025 #25

What Trump wants to be is a king. paulkienitz Jun 2025 #29

They all are Mountainguy Jun 2025 #26

Trump is the symptom SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #27

Vance is Peter Thiel's B-word valleyrogue Jun 2025 #31