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JHB

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8. It's about control

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 12:34 PM

Jun 2012

They have a show to put on, and they don't want any public wrestling for the spotlight.

And being the Party of Control, their first choice for how to enforce that is loyalty oaths.

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"count me among those who find all of this rather creepy" [View all] babylonsister Jun 2012 OP

I agree, that is very creepy... Spazito Jun 2012 #1

I refused part of a loyalty oath HockeyMom Jun 2012 #2

We passed "creepy" ten years ago ! RagAss Jun 2012 #3

Frankly, I find the Pledge of Allegiance creepy, malthaussen Jun 2012 #4

UnAmerican. Everyone knows there is only one dmr Jun 2012 #5

In what version of reality cbrer Jun 2012 #6

not only is it creepy, barbtries Jun 2012 #7

It's about control JHB Jun 2012 #8

I can't help it, but I'm old enough to remember those old black and white films. Yep. Going there: freshwest Jun 2012 #9

I had to sign a loyalty oath to get into a Bill Clinton speech in '08. BlueIris Jun 2012 #10

Loyalty oaths aren't just for Republicans. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #11

Creepy as any war is, I suppose. dogknob Jun 2012 #12

Definitely creepy. Skin-crawlingly creepy. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #13

All part of this authoritarism pathology that permeates through the Republican Party. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2012 #14

What is so creepy? They are loyal to their party first clang1 Jun 2012 #15

Corporate funders > party > gawd (their own, right-wing version) > country NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #21

Really creepy is a president-elect taking the Oath of Office... Orsino Jun 2012 #16

agree donquijoterocket Jun 2012 #18

I found something super creepy on my FB homepage & posted it in video section. hue Jun 2012 #17

Is the Pledge of Allegiance any different? CanonRay Jun 2012 #19

By their "0 gun control legislation means gun control", ahem . . . "logic", doesn't an oath to patrice Jun 2012 #20

They will uphold those oaths it is their pleasure to uphold. malthaussen Jun 2012 #22

Unless the "loyalty oath" has the force of law, I'd say annabanana Jun 2012 #23

What if the loyalty oath is directed against racists? Jim Lane Jun 2012 #24