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_Robert_ replied to the topic
The Republican Party is succeeding because America is not a true Democracy. in the forum Politics 1 year, 4 months ago
Unfortunately, I am starting to think Unseen is right about a pending authoritarian takeover. I don’t have a fucking clue about what a solution would be. Lots of people must think they have very little to lose and much to gain by living under a racist, nationalist dictatorship. Again, I have no idea to see how they would benefit.
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TheEncogitationer replied to the topic
The Christian Right is in decline and it’s taking America with it. in the forum Politics 1 year, 10 months ago
Reg,
I shed no tears whatsoever for the decline of the Christian Right and only regret that it hasn’t happened faster in my own community. I can’t count the numbers of times people come into the store giving out bible tracts and wearing T-Shirts with thoughtless scriptures like: “Iron sharpens Iron” from Proverbs 27:17. (Uh, no. It’s ha…[Read more]
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Ivy replied to the topic
The Christian Right is in decline and it’s taking America with it. in the forum Politics 1 year, 10 months ago
I am actually very afraid for this country. The few crazy assholes are ruining it for the rest of us with their conspiracy theories and lies. They may be smaller in numbers but as long as these fringe extremists types exist in the intensity and propensity to violence, our country isn’t safe. Remember…how many men did it take to ram a plane int…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
The Christian Right is in decline and it’s taking America with it. in the forum Politics 1 year, 10 months ago
The reality is not that the Evangelicals are being attacked but that they are imploding. Their ranks are not being repopulated by their children because the younger generation sees that conservative beliefs are either to some degree racist, homophobic or anti-LGBTQ. They are too educated and have a much less insular view of the world than their…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer started the topic
The Christian Right is in decline and it’s taking America with it. in the forum Politics 1 year, 10 months ago
The following is an opinion piece from today’s New York Times by Michelle Goldberg.
The presidency of George W. Bush may have been the high point of the modern Christian right’s influence in America. White evangelicals were the largest religious faction in the country. “They had a president who claimed to be one of their own, he had a tes…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic
Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 1 year, 11 months ago
I’ll try not to settle too much on Tucker Carlson as a barometer of who to watch until the mid-term and 2023 elections, but hey, imo, he represents to a significant degree the most dangerous Americans. In this case, fallout and tribalism wrt humanity’s covid saga, including whacko conspiracism will last a long…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic
Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 2 years ago
From The Atlantic, IDEAS: Tucker Carlson, Unmasked
Excerpt:
Although Carlson makes a lot of ridiculous claims in a short period in this clip, it is his comments about children that are most disturbing. After complaining that mask mandates imposed by the state are equivalent to living in North Korea, Carlson executes two athletic rhetorical…
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 2 years, 2 months ago
At the recent CPAC in Florida (Desantis territory) it was obvious that the GOP is still the party of Trump. I mean they rolled out a “golden calf” in his image for the event! Not sure what Cruz will make of that when he come back down from the mountain top. Maybe he will smash it and try to rebrand himself as the savior of Republicanism while…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 2 years, 2 months ago
All the GOP state legislators and governors trying to bring back Jim Crow.
Speaking of governors, Ron Desantis is threatening to be the next Donald Trump.
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PopeBeanie started the topic
Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 2 years, 2 months ago
This is just a starter list, of course. Jump to story in youtube video:
18 March 2021 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic
2020 in the forum Politics 3 years, 3 months ago
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