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13. The lies have been in play for 40+ years.

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 09:12 PM

Apr 2021

Really took hold with Reagan's BS that government was the problem, not the solution. Reality proves Reagan wrong.....and that scares the shit out of the current Party which has no clue about anything.

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A GOP congressman said so many Republican voters now believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory it could [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2021 OP

... and this would be a problem because...? CurtEastPoint Apr 2021 #1

None, as long as the Q Party goes away, too. n/t Beartracks Apr 2021 #8

COULD destroy the Republican Party ?? Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #2

Faster, FASTER! Oh, dear God, make it faster! machoneman Apr 2021 #19

My Ex- Girlfriend Used To Say That COL Mustard Apr 2021 #43

And that was when she was sleeping. littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #47

LOL!!! You Owe Me A New Keyboard!!! COL Mustard Apr 2021 #49

❤ nt littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #50

When your whole premise is getting voters to believe falsehoods, are you surprised? Pobeka Apr 2021 #3

I don't understand how this is a bigger problem than before Mad_Machine76 Apr 2021 #4

It's not. TwilightZone Apr 2021 #9

This. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #24

limbaugh died and trumpism with it. the last 30 years were talk radio-caused and dems and certainot Apr 2021 #38

The lies have been in play for 40+ years. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #13

Which is why they fight so hard against any Democratic proposals that expand the use of government.. Mad_Machine76 Apr 2021 #15

Game, set, match. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #16

I was thinking about that too Mad_Machine76 Apr 2021 #17

Thune, Scott, Barasso, Ernst. Losers one and all, the official GOP minority Senate leaders. But, machoneman Apr 2021 #20

Good! MineralMan Apr 2021 #5

'destroy the party' OK, but NOT elleng Apr 2021 #6

yes, if they are able to somehow, despite it all, cobble together systemic control politically Celerity Apr 2021 #12

As Capt Kirk says Fullduplexxx Apr 2021 #7

We can't allow this SalmonChantedEvening Apr 2021 #10

Call it the QAnon virus BadgerKid Apr 2021 #11

Republican virus is worse. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #14

Kick....n/t Upthevibe Apr 2021 #18

This is an existential threat to America. AllyCat Apr 2021 #21

The only thing they see are votes and cashish. I don't think leadership really saw it coming. nt Progressive Jones Apr 2021 #27

It's an inside-out operation, they are being used to destroy democracy bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #22

Hasn't Q stopped posting for several months? How does a snake stay alive with no head? nt Quixote1818 Apr 2021 #23

All it took was to plant seeds in the soil of stupidity (gop brains). Progressive Jones Apr 2021 #28

There goes a GOP Rep with a career so short he won't qualify for a pension. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #25

My guess is he is from the Meijer Grocery family. Captain Zero Apr 2021 #30

My thought, too. As soon as I read the name, I figured he was from MI. femmedem Apr 2021 #32

Certainly sounds plausible. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #42

"I'm shocked that so many people believe all the nonsense we've spouted!" struggle4progress Apr 2021 #26

That train left the station years ago... stillcool Apr 2021 #29

QAnon's conspiracy theory is a rebranded version of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Botany Apr 2021 #31

Not that Republicans haven't relied on them for over forty years JHB Apr 2021 #33

It won't destroy their party. It has BECOME their party. n/t DFW Apr 2021 #34

Yeah, it kind of sucks when... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #35

They've been promoting falsehoods and misinformation in earnest since Gingrich BlueNProud Apr 2021 #36

Ha ha heh...you think? IMHO, I think it is already destroyed/demolished when you opened the SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #37

And he said it as if it were a bad thing! SeattleVet Apr 2021 #39

Just my opinion Linda Ed Apr 2021 #40

Unless Qanon becomes the majority overall TheFarseer Apr 2021 #41

This shambling corpse of a party... RobertDevereaux Apr 2021 #44

"Destroy the Party" Roy Rolling Apr 2021 #45

Good the sooner the better. The are truly the Enemy Within. The one's meant in the enlistment oath. usaf-vet Apr 2021 #46

Q is the flavor of the month. They're a certified cult now. Next week it'll be some other alphabet. littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #48