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26. Bigotry and xenophobia.

Sun Nov 9, 2014, 02:29 PM

Nov 2014

They aren't going to help people, but they at least give them a scapegoat to hate.

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OK, Black Tuesday was all the fault of the electorate. [View all] Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 OP

Why is it that only our side didn't turn out? world wide wally Nov 2014 #1

Precisely. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #2

Nothing...they offered absolutely nothing and won. Rex Nov 2014 #3

Many registered Republicans didn't turn out last Tuesday. branford Nov 2014 #5

My congressman FreeJoe Nov 2014 #23

We hear about the low approval rating of Congress all the time. branford Nov 2014 #25

I'm not sure how you can defend a catastrophic strategy. world wide wally Nov 2014 #28

I'm not defending anything, I'm pointing out the obvious. branford Nov 2014 #29

Bigotry and xenophobia. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #26

K&R F4lconF16 Nov 2014 #4

One small correction. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #8

Rand Paul is not mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2014 #19

OK, Savannahmann Nov 2014 #22

This s Snyder's mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2014 #24

We need to stop being so passive! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2014 #13

The poor voters are such victims treestar Nov 2014 #15

We'll get it back in 2016. craigmatic Nov 2014 #16

K&R Hugin Nov 2014 #20

A huge K&R 99Forever Nov 2014 #21

I guess the voters didn't have any reason to vote Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2014 #27