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markodochartaigh

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3. In 2015

Reply to BWdem4life (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:52 AM

Sep 2025

the Republican leadership put an authoritarian Strong Leader who was not committed to democracy as their candidate. They put party before country, knowing that they could not win without him. If a political party is headed by an authoritarian Strong Leader it is not a political party headed by an authoritarian Strong Leader, it is an authoritarian political party. And empathy is not a feature of authoritarianism.

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Empathy appears to be difficult for Republicans [View all] BWdem4life Sep 2025 OP

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