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radius777

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6. True. The Tea Party, Birtherism, White Nationalism, etc

Reply to PSPS (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 07:31 PM

Feb 2019

were the alt-right 'primordial soup' from which Trump emerged... were all a reaction to the election of the first black president and potentially the first female president.

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If we don't want to see excessive coverage of things like the Smollett case [View all] LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 OP

I never heard of this guy until this mess came up... TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #1

I never knew who he was.. i never watched the show... samnsara Feb 2019 #2

Problem is, human nature is at play marylandblue Feb 2019 #3

This was an obvious hoax radius777 Feb 2019 #4

"since Trump was elected" PSPS Feb 2019 #5

True. The Tea Party, Birtherism, White Nationalism, etc radius777 Feb 2019 #6

Considering the outrage by our politicians helped fuel this whole thing ripcord Feb 2019 #10

Agree, they should've stayed quiet radius777 Feb 2019 #11

I'm sure a number of people were suspicious ripcord Feb 2019 #12

"We" have nothing to do with ... stillcool Feb 2019 #7

Yes, exactly nt Raine Feb 2019 #8

In a vacuum, you're right, but compared to Christopher Paul Hasson . . . OneBro Feb 2019 #9