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hadEnuf

(2,189 posts)

9. Right on the money.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Sep 8, 2021, 12:47 PM

Sep 2021

At the heart of conservatism there has always been the need to have an authoritarian king or a dictator and Trump is their vehicle to get there. They fear and loathe democracy and their "patriotism" is a complete and utter sham.

This is their last big shot at dominance over the country and nothing is off the table. Nothing.

We need to respond accordingly and make this their last hurrah.

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They wanted a fascist demagogue all along [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2021 OP

The modern right in this country has always been fascistic. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #1

and "libertarianism" has largely been an intellectual smokescreen to disguise fascism paulkienitz Sep 2021 #4

Yes! peggysue2 Sep 2021 #8

Agreed 100%! NoSheep Sep 2021 #10

yep... freedom and rights are for them, but not for you paulkienitz Sep 2021 #14

Lindburgh popularized Conservatism in the 1930's Tommymac Sep 2021 #5

All Conservatives are Bastards. Dawson Leery Sep 2021 #13

K&R ck4829 Sep 2021 #2

Where is the quote from and when did he make it? JHB Sep 2021 #3

Looks like he made it in 1966, according to this article Glorfindel Sep 2021 #15

Hmm, so kind of both: The Birchers who gave Reagan the CA governorship. JHB Sep 2021 #16

The GQP has come to the stark realization... SergeStorms Sep 2021 #6

The John Birch society used to be the fascist minority but they were seen as nut jobs. Kablooie Sep 2021 #7

It's no coincidence the Koch brothers are largely to blame for the radicalization of the GOP. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #11

Right on the money. hadEnuf Sep 2021 #9

I've read that @15-20% are hard-core authoritarians all the time, Hortensis Sep 2021 #12