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In reply to the discussion: Have Republicans/Tea Party Members gotten worse in the last few years? [View all]Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)25. It serves a purpose. The crazier they act, the greater cover it provides
for the Democratic side to move to the right.
"Our" side can always say, "Look, we are not at all crazy like those other guys. We are reasonable and pragmatic."
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AsahinaKimi
Aug 2013
OP
I voted not sure because I think their vile disgusting behavior has remained constant over time.
TexasTowelie
Aug 2013
#1
Definitely. Many of the shows now are nothing less than a cast of fools IMO. TV is the
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#26
No, thy're the same as they always have been. They're just more public about it now.
Scootaloo
Aug 2013
#5
I don't think they have gotten any smarter. They still say the stupidest things I ever heard.
B Calm
Aug 2013
#8
Particularly racists have gotten emboldened in tweets and unguarded remarks. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#11
Everything they represent, discuss, propose, and try to advance is always coated
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#29
Agree. In addition to pushing their own agenda they utterly neutralize a real progressive agenda by
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#31
I think keeping the crowd worked up requires a relentless upping the ante in rhetoric
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#30
fei chang hao. wo de gao zhong de xue sheng shi hui lai ta men de shang ke
Nanjing to Seoul
Aug 2013
#43