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Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
30. We have been heading toward a christofascist theocracy since Reagan.
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 01:20 PM
Nov 2019

The Russians may have aided or pushed through kompromat an agenda on some minor level, but the right was already heading toward an authoritarian state.

I don't think Trump is being forced to do sh*t by Russia. That whackjob wants to be our Putin and he wants to turn this country into an authoritarian state like Russia.

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #1
Putin has all their files and emails dalton99a Nov 2019 #2
The cloak is so widespread among them that it may be something widespread, e.g., campaign finance JudyM Nov 2019 #25
Yep, I think Putin found the receipts dalton99a Nov 2019 #27
This is 100% correct. volstork Nov 2019 #3
K and R dewsgirl Nov 2019 #4
correct me if i'm wrong here, but mopinko Nov 2019 #5
We wouldn't know.... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #16
Interesting. And, sadly, plausible. nt PatrickforO Nov 2019 #6
There's no before and after. C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #7
Precisely Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #9
This is certainly true leftieNanner Nov 2019 #17
That bothers me a great deal, about Lindsay Graham. The change in him is TOO drastic Scotch-Irish Nov 2019 #42
I agree duforsure Nov 2019 #8
"Where's the server?" dchill Nov 2019 #10
Graham: Russians hacked my campaign email account UpInArms Nov 2019 #11
If we follow what happened to Graham, it would blow the whole thing open. yardwork Nov 2019 #20
I hadn't heard that before. Scotch-Irish Nov 2019 #43
Republicans are so unprincipled, so immoral that I'm sure Russian was able to compromise them easily Pepsidog Nov 2019 #21
K & R mountain grammy Nov 2019 #12
Also... NurseJackie Nov 2019 #13
Who is that? mahina Nov 2019 #37
Chris Hansen NurseJackie Nov 2019 #40
One possibility I guess but there's so much mahina Nov 2019 #41
Ring of truth to it scuciti Nov 2019 #14
Couple this with the contents of Pecker's and Epstein's safes Baked Potato Nov 2019 #15
Interesting theory.... Bayard Nov 2019 #18
I've been saying this for years skydive forever Nov 2019 #19
Exactly! Why would the Russians do only half a job? panfluteman Nov 2019 #22
+1 n/t ariadne0614 Nov 2019 #33
The ones who are giving up their seats may be the ones who are unwilling to be bribed. JudyM Nov 2019 #23
I have always thought that same thing. Putin has dirt on them too. LOTS of dirt. OMGWTF Nov 2019 #24
Two things are possible either just simply a want for power at any cost that caused the corruption cstanleytech Nov 2019 #26
Sold their soul to Putin Sunsky Nov 2019 #28
Could have happened wryter2000 Nov 2019 #29
We have been heading toward a christofascist theocracy since Reagan. Thomas Hurt Nov 2019 #30
Rupert Murdoch never seemed to like the USA, Russia tapped into that in a multi-prong assault. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #31
No doubt in my mind, your theory is sound. ariadne0614 Nov 2019 #32
THEORY a black POTUS broke their brains and now they will do ANYTHING to keep power krawhitham Nov 2019 #34
This started long before that Dem4Life1102 Nov 2019 #35
Plausible. moondust Nov 2019 #36
They possess Hubris, covetousness, chauvinism, anti intellectualism, and they are big poopie heads alfredo Nov 2019 #38
Kick for exposure...n/t bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #39
Very good point! lunatica Nov 2019 #44
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