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erronis

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6. The labels Democratic, Liberal, Progressive - they are all threatening to authoritarians

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jan 8, 2021, 10:21 PM

Jan 2021

The authoritarians (autocrats, plutocrats, dictats) all want an unthinking population.

A liberal or open-minded education is threatening to their ability to establish their complete rule.

The GOP is a supposed democratically elected group of people but is, in reality, a very controlled subset that will accept control from some leader.

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Republicans own this [View all] babylonsister Jan 2021 OP

And the corporate press will do its damnest to help the stink wash off. Now they'll tell us how Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2021 #1

The Cretin has been a very invaluable tool. He incites and enables the ignorant rabble-yes... Guilded Lilly Jan 2021 #2

Whoa! TRUTH!! llashram Jan 2021 #16

30+ years on non-stop, hate-filled propaganda against Democrats had laid the foundation hadEnuf Jan 2021 #3

Yes. And Rush got a medal for it. StClone Jan 2021 #5

Clearly, by the words he uses, Joe Biden understands this bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #4

The labels Democratic, Liberal, Progressive - they are all threatening to authoritarians erronis Jan 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author nam78_two Jan 2021 #7

republican party monkeyman1 Jan 2021 #8

The GOP needs to be rebranded as the POS (Party of Sedition). Brother Mythos Jan 2021 #9

Yep they totally own this. Lock, stock and two smokin' barrels of fascism. ancianita Jan 2021 #10

About time for this to be mainstreamed... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #11

Yes and we have to make them own it.. mountain grammy Jan 2021 #12

We cannot allow them to wash this shit stain from themselves ever. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #13

Republicans, NRA and gun manufacturers sanatanadharma Jan 2021 #14

this llashram Jan 2021 #15

Wow! This is an astounding article! Really lays it out! scarletwoman Jan 2021 #17

This just in. The inauguration has been moved to twodogsbarking Jan 2021 #18