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bearsfootball516

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2. Not a huge surprise.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:59 PM

Mar 2018

When Putin won reelection a few days ago, I ventured onto a right-wing website to see what posters were saying. It was overwhelmingly positive, saying it was good for Russia to have such a strong, populist leader.

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Study: 23 Percent Of Trump Supporters Show Skepticism Of Democracy [View all] DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

So the real number is 35 or 40%. Many unwilling to admit this. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1

Yeah. I figured 23% was a little low. TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #6

Not a huge surprise. bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #2

Our US Constitution isn't that keen on democracy, either. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #3

Don't blame the Constitution. Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #10

Go back to Russia C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #4

So the same brain dead clowns... vi5 Mar 2018 #5

Somehow I'll bet 'strong leader' doesn't mean the same thing pangaia Mar 2018 #7

Yeah, they are all for a powerful leader TexasBushwhacker Mar 2018 #9

So what do they believe in a dictator? YOHABLO Mar 2018 #8

It's exactly the profile of RWAF: Right Wing Authoritarian Followers. Good studies: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #11

trump supporters are un-American. rockfordfile Mar 2018 #12

History Ignored Firestorm49 Mar 2018 #13

Interesting question. I believe that the GOP is rapidly moving away from democracy and have been StevieM Mar 2018 #16

Yeah, they hate Democracy. And yet they idolize a leader who's always talking about Mc Mike Mar 2018 #14

K&R! nt Mountain Mule Mar 2018 #15

:) What would a study here show? Almost every day Hortensis Mar 2018 #17

There's no nice way The Wizard Mar 2018 #18

Its fairly obvious that the Trumpsters want an American version of Putin. Oneironaut Mar 2018 #19

Portrait of the authoritarian followers: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #20