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radius777

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5. Exactly. Right wingers reject civil rights and the idea

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 05:23 AM

Jan 2020

of non-whites having citizenship, voting, etc. To them PoC will always be external to America, not 'true citizens' like the white man. Obama being elected president was the ultimate insult to their ego.

They know Trump stole the election and was plotting to steal the next, but they don't care, see it as 'reclaiming the real (white) democracy of our founders.' ... basically white nationalism that has long been at the core of the GOP even before Trump.

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"The GOP no longer believes in fair elections because fair elections gave us a black president." [View all] scheming daemons Jan 2020 OP

K & R...for truth...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #1

Obama drove them crazy Sugarcoated Jan 2020 #2

Especially since he was so popular, and not just in this country, but worldwide Rhiannon12866 Jan 2020 #7

Not to mention, they couldn't drum up a scandal democrattotheend Feb 2020 #32

Oh, but they tried... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #33

So much that they had to turn him into a Muslim from Kenya (ie. Not Even American). NCLefty Jan 2020 #9

Fox News is what drove them crazy NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2020 #12

This is right. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2020 #3

Ok, so ... Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #4

How looney do you want to make them? dubyadiprecession Jan 2020 #26

Exactly. Right wingers reject civil rights and the idea radius777 Jan 2020 #5

Sadly, I believe it. It breaks my heart -- I thought this country was growing up. Instead... Hekate Jan 2020 #6

No Longer? Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #8

Exactly. SuprstitionAintthWay Jan 2020 #29

K&R, the kGOP is done with the whole democracy thing. uponit7771 Jan 2020 #10

They never believed in it to begin with durablend Jan 2020 #23

Republicans know they cannot win duforsure Jan 2020 #11

The black president just prompted them to stop hiding it JHB Jan 2020 #13

And there you have it malaise Jan 2020 #14

A big factor is the 'Justice' anthony kennedy trap of 'citizens united' - the NRA/putin type empedocles Jan 2020 #15

Yep malaise Jan 2020 #19

Psssst... Watergate, Iran-Contra... GoCubsGo Jan 2020 #20

True - my bad malaise Jan 2020 #22

It goes back even farther to Nixon and Reagan's treason to get elected. brush Jan 2020 #25

I think it was more that we had an honest president leftyladyfrommo Jan 2020 #16

Link to tweet Skidmore Jan 2020 #17

Nope. Electing the black president just sent their cheating into hyperdrive. GoCubsGo Jan 2020 #18

Pam Keith CousinIT Jan 2020 #24

Agree 100%. BHO, following the utter disaster of shrub NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #27

They don't believe because they've won a national majority only ONCE in 30 years Azathoth Jan 2020 #28

AND a woman President. By 3 million votes. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #30

Hell, they haven't believed in fair elections since FDR cleaned their clocks four straight! lastlib Feb 2020 #31