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TrollBuster9090

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13. The GOP are masters of Politics of Resentment.

Reply to Rex (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:12 AM

Jan 2015

What their base votes for: "Keeping the ragheads from killing me, the niggers from robbing me, the beaners from taking my job, and the fags from kissing each other in front of me."

What their base GETS: "Attacks on your social security and medicare, carte blanche for factories to pollute your water, a 15% tax rate for the people who OWN the factories, and the privilege of going to fight endless wars to secure the oil they burn in those factories."

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Whenever you hear "class warfare", "lazy takers", "redistribution", "socialism" etc, consider this: [View all] Triana Jan 2015 OP

For the most part is isn't wealthy people saying those things Major Nikon Jan 2015 #1

Yes. It's mostly their pimps in the US Congress... Triana Jan 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #6

No, they pay other people to say those things. But the fact that they're paying SO MANY people to TrollBuster9090 Jan 2015 #11

Useful idiots=Teahadists ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #14

Krugman for Sec. of Treasury 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #3

+1000 Triana Jan 2015 #4

Yes. And we're not the only ones. 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #5

Yus!! hifiguy Jan 2015 #19

Not just wealthy ones, stupid Rwingers that are part of the working class. Rex Jan 2015 #7

I agree the brainwashed right wing working class are the difference maker for republicans. bobGandolf Jan 2015 #12

The GOP are masters of Politics of Resentment. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2015 #13

The republican party struck it rich when they began to systematically cultivate and exploit the GoneFishin Jan 2015 #17

it's these cretins. Leading themselves to the slaughter. hifiguy Jan 2015 #20

The "deer in the headlights" look doesn't fit the quote. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #8

K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #9

When I hear those terms, Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #10

kick/nom n/t Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #15

They want MORE.. gorge ON MORE.. don't want to pay their fair share. Infrastructure? firemen? Cha Jan 2015 #16

Welfare For Multi Billionaires colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #18

Socialism for the rich hifiguy Jan 2015 #21

Class warfare has been an ongoing problem for several millenia. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #22

and consider WHILE you watch your pockets and their tentacles TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #23