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Arkansas Granny

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4. It makes me realize that I need to contact my Congressmen more often

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 15, 2017, 06:46 AM

Oct 2017

than I do now. It gives new meaning to this quote:

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
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These are chilling words. [View all] Arkansas Granny Oct 2017 OP

Wow! malaise Oct 2017 #1

And too the point madokie Oct 2017 #26

Mercer / Bannon Nazi Nationalist Party is in place and becoming emboldened. democratisphere Oct 2017 #2

Trump "emboldened" the Nazis keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #11

Much like what the industrialists did for Hitler. Enoki33 Oct 2017 #38

Wow! If that wasn't a smack upside the head. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #3

It makes me realize that I need to contact my Congressmen more often Arkansas Granny Oct 2017 #4

Yes, exactly! smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #6

Hey smirky bdamomma Oct 2017 #29

Yes, we are lucky to live in solid blue states! smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #31

Just have to keep people informed bdamomma Oct 2017 #32

Yes, I read all of those as well as many liberal websites. Also like the UK Guardian and LA Times smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #33

Sobering to say the least. riversedge Oct 2017 #5

Whoa! Heartstrings Oct 2017 #7

Yes we are. Time to act has long passed. BSdetect Oct 2017 #8

The Nazis in 1929 and the Klan all it's history Blue_true Oct 2017 #9

And the next brutish demagogue will probably be even more effective at doing damage. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #12

I keep thinking that Trump is going to do something that will be to much Arkansas Granny Oct 2017 #14

It might not be too long off now lunatica Oct 2017 #22

My brilliant very liberal son tells me this is their last gasp and chance adigal Oct 2017 #36

Their loyalty is based on white hierarchy Juliusseizure Oct 2017 #41

Sobering. Makes me 10x as glad I voted Hillary in the GE. stevenleser Oct 2017 #10

Conservative/KKK boasting: We killed six million Jews the last time, he answered. Eleven millio keithbvadu2 Oct 2017 #13

He must be one of those "very fine people" Trump referred to Arkansas Granny Oct 2017 #15

Far too many people are doing the same thing as then... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #16

Super K&R orangecrush Oct 2017 #17

I watched Birth of a Nation last night Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2017 #18

Anyone who never asks themselves that question lunatica Oct 2017 #23

This is more like their Beer Hall Puscht. Bush after 9/11 was half an inch from full fascism yurbud Oct 2017 #19

Kick Hekate Oct 2017 #20

I worry about the three generals... donotpissoffacow Oct 2017 #21

History repeats itself Soph0571 Oct 2017 #24

In the gret poem Evening Hawk, history drips, ignored, in the corner of basement adigal Oct 2017 #37

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2017 #25

K&R... spanone Oct 2017 #27

As the t-shirt says: Nevernose Oct 2017 #28

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #30

Wow. That is a real zentrum Oct 2017 #34

I'm resisting in every way I can!!!! I offered sanctuary to any illegals adigal Oct 2017 #35

K & R. (nt) MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #39

push has come no where near to shove yet. roamer65 Oct 2017 #40