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blue-wave

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21. OK, here's an article I found on the topic
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:16 AM
Jan 2017

He claims he's a "Leninist" and wants to "I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.” Bannon was employing Lenin’s strategy for Tea Party populist goals. He included in that group the Republican and Democratic Parties, as well as the traditional conservative press."

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/22/steve-bannon-trump-s-top-guy-told-me-he-was-a-leninist.html

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Yep...I think there's insurmountable evidence that a coup is taking place Farmgirl1961 Jan 2017 #1
What's everybody talking about? The coup already happened on the 8th of November. brush Jan 2017 #52
Foul mouthed knitters posted that one yesterday Warpy Jan 2017 #2
My biggest concern is that too few here will take time to read this all. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #3
No, the inside the Beltway establishment types are still trying to figure out Warpy Jan 2017 #4
Not hearing jack shit Foo Fighter Jan 2017 #12
My Senator is....Jeff Sessions. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #34
I'm REALLY sorry to hear that. Foo Fighter Jan 2017 #56
I KNOW !!!! dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #57
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #15
I'm reading it all! Mountain Mule Jan 2017 #38
No time, since "I've got my M...T...V... (Android, iPhone, Spotify...)."... Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #48
A coup isn't taking place. Doodley Jan 2017 #5
I think I agree with you. burrowowl Jan 2017 #8
pretty much yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #20
I don't mean to say this but bdamomma Jan 2017 #23
and we have a Tough as nails Governor yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #29
Indeed - they already control it all. No need for a coup. /nt Rage4Bacon Jan 2017 #33
Very chilling. brer cat Jan 2017 #6
Earlier thread posted on this by woodsprite csziggy Jan 2017 #7
ooh...thank you for that addit' info.... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #10
I need to get to bed, too - but I keep finding more stuff csziggy Jan 2017 #11
My cat and yours..separated at birth? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #13
Could be! Have a good sleep! nt csziggy Jan 2017 #14
Posted repeatedly yesterday and mostly ignored. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #43
I've been ignoring the later threads csziggy Jan 2017 #44
I wish Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #47
Yes, but sometimes the news is coming so fast that it is hard to find threads that match csziggy Jan 2017 #62
Yeah, I get it, but I can still wish. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #63
I read it. With Trump, who knows. But I think there's a lot of truth in OP, but not Hoyt Jan 2017 #9
Here's why I am convinced of russia stuff... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #35
Yeah, the coup happened on November 8 brush Jan 2017 #53
Does it make us all cowards that we elected all cowards to lead us? world wide wally Jan 2017 #16
there is more to it AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #17
"But Bannon has different goals and he is in charge of all policy." blue-wave Jan 2017 #19
OK, here's an article I found on the topic blue-wave Jan 2017 #21
That's one of the dots. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #40
Having lived through many coups and attempted coups grantcart Jan 2017 #18
Will the heavily militaized police with their Humvee tanks do? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #36
this is straight paranoia. grantcart Jan 2017 #39
Just noting, local LEOs are poor forces for use in coups. Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #49
There are coups and then there are coups Mountain Mule Jan 2017 #42
what you describe has nothing to do with the word coup grantcart Jan 2017 #46
Noting with approval your bringing up apathy.... Eleanors38 Jan 2017 #50
It's not a coup in the literal sense, just missing the military element but they've taken over ... brush Jan 2017 #54
I have no desire to make war with my own side Mountain Mule Jan 2017 #55
sounds very plausible to me. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #22
K&R bdamomma Jan 2017 #24
Oh, Hell Yes! Mountain Mule Jan 2017 #25
+1 putitinD Jan 2017 #28
+ another 100 Duppers Feb 2017 #66
Russian troop build up & gwheezie Jan 2017 #26
The author's "Public request: Please don't turn 'coup' into the next meaningless buzzword.... Petrushka Jan 2017 #27
Excelelnt info....thank you! n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #37
SO basically winning the election in Novenember, having control of the house and the senate, jmg257 Jan 2017 #30
Excellent article by Mr. Zunger. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #31
Enough info to hang him BSdetect Jan 2017 #32
so all this information bdamomma Jan 2017 #41
hate to say, I have no idea... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #45
Can't it be both? Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #51
Yes, guess it could be both. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #58
I'm more interested in the fact that millions of Americans chose this blatant liar, cheat, & bully, Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #59
People need to wake up, this is not normal and Donnie is a Dictator. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #60
Scary shit superpatriotman Jan 2017 #61
I can't believe republicans are oblivious to this or that starshine00 Jan 2017 #64
Sorry, i don't believe a coup is underway. I believe the coup is completed. nikibatts Jan 2017 #65
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