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Vogon_Glory

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32. Goodness, No, No Racism Involved From The Radical Right

Reply to Cleita (Reply #31)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:59 PM

Sep 2014

Goodness, no. No racism involved from the Radical Right. When they use "dog whistle" rhetoric about "voter fraud," "food stamp abuse," or "Illegal aliens," there's no way they could possibly be using racial bigotry as a sub-text. And if you don't believe it, ask them--they'll set you straight.

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ISIS in Juarez Mexico [View all] Sheepshank Sep 2014 OP

ISIS is calling from INSIDE the house!! TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #1

Don't go down in the basement!!! ISIS!!!! Javaman Sep 2014 #9

Booghazi!!! AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #22

It's stupid. Juarez has enough problems without trying to call them Islamic nutcases. Warpy Sep 2014 #2

Absolutely true. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #28

Not going to see hard evidence either way for a while Lurks Often Sep 2014 #3

Doesn't the fact that they are already alerted to being watched Sheepshank Sep 2014 #6

Presuming of course that ISIS is in Mexico Lurks Often Sep 2014 #10

The message is fear. Fear of what is not important. nt bemildred Sep 2014 #4

pisses me off...just had to unfriend someone from FB Sheepshank Sep 2014 #7

It's like watching a good friend become a drunk. nt bemildred Sep 2014 #8

Not afraid. Iggo Sep 2014 #5

Me, neither. Those who say ISIS is in Mexico are obviously fearmongering. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #29

But...but...but--what if they are also infected with (gasp!) EBOLA! tblue37 Sep 2014 #30

Being an ISIS Operative In Juarez Is Asking For Trouble Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #11

hadn't thought of that angle Sheepshank Sep 2014 #12

No Reason Why You Should Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #13

It's hooey. Dumb stupid fearmongering to get the gun nuts worked up. Avalux Sep 2014 #14

All you need to do with that is laugh. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Go Vols Sep 2014 #16

Sounds like Tom Clancy's Against All Enemies... SidDithers Sep 2014 #17

The drug cartels could cut out the Middle-Easterners and the Taliban and grow it themselves. Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #25

Reichwing fear-mongering. hifiguy Sep 2014 #18

This was on our local NBC affliate news in San Antonio LeftInTX Sep 2014 #19

I saw this same thing on a FB post freethought Sep 2014 #20

Citing Judicial Watch As A News Source Is Like Stamping Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #27

I know but it puzzles me freethought Sep 2014 #33

To that I can only say . . . markpkessinger Sep 2014 #21

Laugh it up folks. It's even worse than any of us thought. Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #23

Oh, Jebus!! hifiguy Sep 2014 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #34

It's a great way to rile up their chicken-shit followers, that's for certain. n/t arcane1 Sep 2014 #26

True because they are most likely to come through Canada, especially the Cleita Sep 2014 #31

Goodness, No, No Racism Involved From The Radical Right Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #32