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Thomas Hurt

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6. Rise in christofascism since Reagan.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 02:23 PM

May 2022

The fundies and their extremists political allies did it openly for the last forty years. No shadowy conspiracy, just open political organizing and fearmongering, scapegoating, racism, anti-intellectualism, misogyny, etc.

The Pig just brought it to a head.

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