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In reply to the discussion: Don't waste your time with Trumpsters. Alright? [View all]Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)39. This is a great post, Garrett.
Yeah, it's been that way since Reagan. Democratic politicians took his overwhelming victories in the 80s to be evidence that Americans had swung hard to the right in their political views so they swung that way, too, in what they thought would be the best way to maintain some power and made us more of a moderate party. It was so pronounced that Nixon was actually to the left of Bill Clinton on most issues, and was a liberal by today's standards. People get uptight when you mention that stuff, but those are the facts.
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Agreed. I post over at Discussionist at times, but changing minds is not the point...
TreasonousBastard
Oct 2017
#1
Founding fathers warned that we would be governed by fad or mob at some point.
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
#32
Very true. Turnout AND our ability to keep the vote clean. The latter worries me.
Squinch
Oct 2017
#8
And institute more restrictions and more hacking opportunities. Hortensis, when I think too
Squinch
Oct 2017
#15
Wow. These are all very interesting points. And the idea that the greed of the twenties did
Squinch
Oct 2017
#25
I agree that this is a majority of them, the ignorant ones. There is another segment that I
Squinch
Oct 2017
#9
Everyone else's horror represents their "taking back" the power that used to be theirs.
Squinch
Oct 2017
#12
"...they all lied straight to his face." was my first response to reading Reich's piece.
Lars39
Oct 2017
#13
Never did. To add: They hate Ricans,* so they are FINE with no aid for PR. They hate Blacks, so they
WinkyDink
Oct 2017
#18
Just because they have regrets about Trump doesn't mean they'll vote for a Democrat n/t
TexasBushwhacker
Oct 2017
#26