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npk

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5. The GOP is once again using fear tactics to gain a political edge

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:13 PM

Nov 2015

They are playing to the darkest fears and stupidity of their political base. I think they are hedging their bests that there will be further ISIS attacks between now and the GE next year. They are probably thinking that these attacks will take place in countries where Syrian refugees are being placed and that once again they will use the "refugees" as pawns in their game to try and take back the white house. What is alarming is that many states in this country, that are not typically GOP/Conservative states, are falling for this shit too.

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"Top 10 Reasons Governors are Wrong to Exclude Syrian Refugees" [View all] Koinos Nov 2015 OP

#1 - They don't have the authority. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

Juan Cole says that in his first paragraph. Koinos Nov 2015 #2

Hey, the Saudis funded 9-11 and the U.S. decimated Iraq. Same reasoning. nt valerief Nov 2015 #3

Yep, the perpetrators were European nationals and weren't Syrian refugees. Koinos Nov 2015 #4

That's how the U.S. rolls apparently. Gotta beef up the enemy to valerief Nov 2015 #6

The GOP is once again using fear tactics to gain a political edge npk Nov 2015 #5

Yep, I remember all the fear-mongering "code red" terrorist alarms before Bush's reelection. Koinos Nov 2015 #7

? ryan_cats Nov 2015 #8

Yep, that's how it works. Koinos Nov 2015 #9

The ones starting now won't get in for at least 18 months, more like 2 yrs uppityperson Nov 2015 #11

k&r uppityperson Nov 2015 #10