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rurallib

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7. I believe the rise of evangelical christianity plays a part in Trump's rise also

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 09:56 AM

Jan 2018

the unquestioning allegiance to authority, and the unquestioning belief in things that can't be proven are fertile ground for sowing and growing conspiracy theories and utter bullshit.

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Trumps presidency was inevitable [View all] Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 OP

Well said... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #1

Donald Trump is a result and part of the natural progression of the modern Republican Party dalton99a Jan 2018 #2

Lol Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #3

This Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #12

Yes - he is the symptom, not the cause Cosmocat Jan 2018 #24

Accelerated by Citizens United. Laurian Jan 2018 #4

My question is... IluvPitties Jan 2018 #5

We should have a long time ago Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #11

Even now the alt-right Glaisne Jan 2018 #29

Except that in your excellent summation lunatica Jan 2018 #30

I agree that the current state of the Republican Party goes all the way back to Rush Lumbaugh. RDANGELO Jan 2018 #6

I believe the rise of evangelical christianity plays a part in Trump's rise also rurallib Jan 2018 #7

They have always been here Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #8

i think trumps candidacy was inevitable..but the Russians gave him the presidency samnsara Jan 2018 #9

+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #13

In the 80's Reagan ended the "Fairness Doctrine" mountain grammy Jan 2018 #10

Reagun also brought the "moral majority" BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #14

Yep. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #16

Exactly. llmart Jan 2018 #20

Well, not completely moose65 Jan 2018 #17

And without the seeds of hate radio mountain grammy Jan 2018 #27

Lewis Powell spike91nz Jan 2018 #15

best post in DU in months ProfessorPlum Jan 2018 #23

Welcome to DU lunatica Jan 2018 #31

Excellent post and on the money. dae Jan 2018 #34

Very true, but.... tomp Jan 2018 #18

Excellent assessment.....and great replies as well... Upthevibe Jan 2018 #28

Read up on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire workinclasszero Jan 2018 #19

I associate him more with Caligula with his attaction to his family member Persondem Jan 2018 #26

Hey I think you got workinclasszero Jan 2018 #35

Thank you. Hopefully the Caligula comparison continues with Mueller Persondem Jan 2018 #36

Nero played the fiddle, Trump plays the fairway. Initech Jan 2018 #45

Well said, this didn't happen overnight PatSeg Jan 2018 #21

Excellent summation Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #22

"Yesterday this day's madness did prepare" -- Khayyam. rec, nt Mc Mike Jan 2018 #25

And I think the hateful voices are the cyphers cilla4progress Jan 2018 #32

As long as were looking backwards...... HenryWallace Jan 2018 #33

the misogynistic non-stop campaign to trash Hilary took its toll Skittles Jan 2018 #37

I would mostly agree relayerbob Jan 2018 #38

Now that you have figured it out - the question is what comes next Le Gaucher Jan 2018 #39

I disagree it was inevitable Juliusseizure Jan 2018 #40

I agree with everything you said Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #43

I am smarter than I give myself credit for because I also knew the monster would win. Shampanerd Jan 2018 #41

Great post. The historical antecedent to this proliferation of right-wing PatrickforO Jan 2018 #42

Fairness doctrine was revoked in 1987 citizen blues Jan 2018 #44

Don't Forget the White Evangelicals Sarg Jan 2018 #46

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2018 #53

After Trump's embarrassment at the 2011 White House Correspondence Dinner Roasting ..by Obama. YOHABLO Jan 2018 #47

K & R You got the course right. - Roger Ailes approached Nixon about 'GOP TV' appalachiablue Jan 2018 #48

Very good analysis. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #49

It's a radical toxic death cult The Wizard Jan 2018 #50

And the normalizing of Ronald Reagan. no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #51

If we all voted for Hillary he would not have been elected. The anti Hillary left is to blame wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #52