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Bluenorthwest

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8. I disliked Republicans in the 70's too. Nixon, Agnew, Reagan. The current theme 'Republicans used to
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 01:26 PM
Dec 2014

be super moderate goodness' is simply not supported by history. Back in the 70's was Vietnam, Watergate, protesters shot, Cambodia, no rights for LGBT people at all but plenty of Republican voices shouting their bigotry from the rooftops. And they said 'hate' even if they did not use the word.
In the 70's I started voting, and my second ballot had on it the Briggs Amendment, a Republican effort which asked the people of California to fire all the gay teachers and all others who supported gay rights. That is the Party this woman is telling me was moderate and did not deal in hate. 'We don't hate you, we just want to fire all of you and all of your allies as well, out of moderate style love and affection'.
Is she also selling the Brooklyn Bridge? I'm so sick of this shit. I understand she was on the side of Nixon and I was on the side of Abbie Hoffman, but shit.

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