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In reply to the discussion: Rail all you want against Trump, but he's not the problem. Neither are those on stage with him. [View all]Ford_Prefect
(8,616 posts)The scary part is that he validates that sickness. As long as he stands up there and howling and strutting he demonstrates that such views are indeed superior and acceptable.
The underlying danger of the Tea Party movement is that it was built to enable the fringe right as a tool to grab power within the GOP. Having empowered the monster the GOP cannot now make it go away.
The MSM presents the false assumption that there is genuine grass roots political power driving this forward. While the media echo chamber repeats the false logic and arrogant claims rather than provide meaningful analysis. They pour more gas on the fire by glorifying the sideshow. They could be identifying the financial links to Koch and others who have poured funding into white supremacy groups and created provocateurs like The Center for Medical Progress.
Having seen the preview in states like Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Montana I do not look forward to the next phase. If you think it has been ugly up to now you have no idea how bad it is going to get. Trump will have us bleeding in the streets to suit his version of political process, while NBC, CBS, ABC and certainly FOX stir the pot to make sure they have plenty of spectacle to glue us to the screen. Look at how they have covered the situation in Baltimore or Waco or anywhere else recently if you doubt me.