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hughee99

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1. Every republican for the last 40 years has been called a fascist by someone.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 12:13 PM

Dec 2015

Everyone seems to agree that Nazis and Fascists are bad, so it's become a quick and easy (and usually lazy) way to say that someone is bad without having to go through all the trouble of really explaining why.

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Trump is OK because they called Reagan a fascist too?!?! [View all] hedgehog Dec 2015 OP

Every republican for the last 40 years has been called a fascist by someone. hughee99 Dec 2015 #1

Then when the wolf actually does come calling, no one pays attention to the warning. hedgehog Dec 2015 #3

Oh yeah. Fascism is an ideology conservatives love. Lint Head Dec 2015 #2