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OldBaldy1701E

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5. It's called 'placation'

Reply to ailsagirl (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 30, 2021, 08:04 AM

Jan 2021

when you put on a show for the masses to placate them into not following up on whatever egregious thing you and/or yours did. You keep looking serious and important and you babble on about 'tireless efforts' and 'thorough investigations' until this 'ten second attention span' society we live in forgets it and turns to the next twitter piranha attack. Hey, this method has been working for the last 80 or so years, why mess with a good thing?

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Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny [View all] riversedge Jan 2021 OP

High time, too. They've had extremist ties since the John Birch Society sandensea Jan 2021 #1

K&R MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #2

I hope they also find out who is funding these groups. I bet the same money is behind these pols. Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #3

It seems that we always hear someone is... ailsagirl Jan 2021 #4

It's called 'placation' OldBaldy1701E Jan 2021 #5

You're right ailsagirl Jan 2021 #6

I understand what you're saying, and I get why you're saying it. crickets Jan 2021 #7

I sincerely hope so. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 2021 #8