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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to take an unpopular opinion here. Trump isn't the enemy. [View all]LeftInTX
(26,180 posts)3. I agree
He's a distraction.
He's a buffoon.
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And don't forget the Mercers and Adelson, all repug billionaires jockeying for power
brush
Jul 2017
#2
But any amendment the Kochs try to pass that balance the budget benefits them directly.
Initech
Jul 2017
#10
in that respect, the enemy has already won; we are an occupied, enslaved nation. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#12
It's actually not the Republican politicians who think the press is the enemy. It's Trump.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#28
There is a large group of "leaders" who would like to carve up the United States into 5 - 10
LiberalArkie
Jul 2017
#22
the real problem is dems haven't figured out they're getting their ass kicked by a few
certainot
Jul 2017
#24
Yup! And with Sinclair Media, they own most of the country's major TV stations.
Initech
Jul 2017
#27
I know. But Dems haven't been able to counter that. Liberals don't seem to respond to the hate msg
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#32
trump is an enemy. his followers are enemies. his enablers are enemies...enemies of democracy.
spanone
Jul 2017
#38
You don't understand succession. Ryan is not going to replace Pence.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2017
#48
I've always said it would not be ISIS, Al-Qaida or any other external enemy that destroys us
47of74
Jul 2017
#52
Pence is complicit because he knew about Flynn. We know he knew because of the warning letter
pnwmom
Jul 2017
#53
The real threat is unlimited amounts of money on politics and rigged elections.
Initech
Jul 2017
#60
Thom Hartmann has focused on this for years, and he is very worried about their rewriting of the
Akamai
Jul 2017
#59
Money in politics will forever be a problem. But a narcissistic maniac in office...
Tommy_Carcetti
Jul 2017
#64
Totally agree. But HOW do we go after the guys at the top of the pyramid?
BlancheSplanchnik
Jul 2017
#70
Trump is a mentally unstable man whose careless tweets can set in motion events that lead to war.
BzaDem
Jul 2017
#80
Trump is their symbol to rally around, not the general, not the brains, not the spiritual leader
ck4829
Jul 2017
#85
I've classified Trump as a rubber stamp for the Ryan / McConnell agendas from day 1.
Miles Archer
Jul 2017
#87