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Proud Liberal Dem

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27. It's a very scary proposition to me as well

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2017, 02:05 PM

Dec 2017

The idea that people can be "purged" from government positions due to their personal political beliefs should be very chilling to anybody living in a democracy.

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We should be outraged by this GOP suggestion to 'purge' the FBI [View all] bigtree Dec 2017 OP

K&R... spanone Dec 2017 #1

Nazi's BlueJac Dec 2017 #2

GOP-ers would be screaming bloody murder if Ilsa Dec 2017 #3

Straight out of Pol Pot's playbook. GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #4

Pol pot, Stalin, Mao, etc, etc, ad nauseam Canoe52 Dec 2017 #26

Agreed pandr32 Dec 2017 #5

This cannot be repeated enough! Rocky888 Dec 2017 #6

I did a double take when I heard that, thinking some third world tyrant was procon Dec 2017 #7

Rebirth Of McCarthyism DallasNE Dec 2017 #8

Children of the John Birchers. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #12

Remember Trump wanted to keep his own private security because he didn't trust the Secret Service dalton99a Dec 2017 #9

WE ARE! -- Calls To Purge DOJ & FBI Are 'Nuts' L. Coyote Dec 2017 #10

"Purging" was the big word for the Stalin administration, and now the GOP! dmosh42 Dec 2017 #11

only can believe his roots somehow bluestarone Dec 2017 #13

More and more, the Scarsdale Dec 2017 #14

please people sweetapogee Dec 2017 #15

I agree w/ sweetapogee, relax... SWBTATTReg Dec 2017 #17

Deplorable conservatives (trump supporters) think all FBI, Police, Military, Judges should be GOP lancelyons Dec 2017 #16

GOP attempting to corrupt the FBI rockfordfile Dec 2017 #18

Loyalty oaths? Zambero Dec 2017 #19

these 88 universities are helping limbaugh lead the attacks on mueller and media certainot Dec 2017 #20

as a matter of fact mark steyn filling in for limbaugh is starting with it, attacking certainot Dec 2017 #23

Where are the Democrats?!! Catch2.2 Dec 2017 #21

This! Danascot Dec 2017 #28

heartsick and angry k and r niyad Dec 2017 #22

me 2, but i'm determined to fight even harder to get our Dems to sweep the House and get it back onetexan Dec 2017 #24

We no longer need to debate whether the GOP is fascist. paulkienitz Dec 2017 #25

It's a very scary proposition to me as well Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #27