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Cosmocat

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7. It really isn't about Trump

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 07:24 AM

Aug 2016

The things you are talking about existed LONG before Trump entered into politics, and will exists long after he is gone.

My entire adult life the GOP has primed this pump - starting in the early 90s. Back then they did it in a MUCH more layered way. Increasingly over time they have given up the pretense of their bullshit intellectual rationalism like "states rights" and "sanctity of marriage" and given way to lazily bullying post 9-11, then to out and out emotive fits of rage with the election of BHO.

This isn't Trump happening to this country, it is simply the next de-evolution of GOP politics. The issue at hand is this country continuing to indulge conservatism, not Donald Trump.

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NYT Editorial: How Can America Recover From Donald Trump? [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

Like a bad case of gas TexasTowelie Aug 2016 #1

But the methane he leaves behind joshdawg Aug 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #2

But while that will solve an immediate problem, a larger one will remain. The toxic effects of Trump pampango Aug 2016 #4

Which is why they need to be dispirited by a huge honking Trump defeat cali Aug 2016 #5

That is certainly what we must hope for, though putting that 'genie' back in the bottle may pampango Aug 2016 #6

It really isn't about Trump Cosmocat Aug 2016 #7

Agreed. Racism and nativism have "existed LONG before Trump entered into politics, and will exist pampango Aug 2016 #8

it won't Cosmocat Aug 2016 #10

Ignore him after the election. gordianot Aug 2016 #9

Yes, Mr. Trump speaks frontier gibberish underpants Aug 2016 #11

Now THIS is the Beast the GOP has been feeding for so long that will soon unleashed on all of us.. BadGimp Aug 2016 #12

"The toxic effects of Trumpism will have to be addressed." A generation of young minds .... Coyotl Aug 2016 #13