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Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 10:47 AM Feb 2013

So what can we do about the GOP?

If they were a foreign country, we might be at war. If they were “terrorists,” they’d probably be targeted for drone strikes. If any entity in the world was trying to totally destroy us through fiscal means, we’d likely go after them with everything we’ve got.

But the GOP doesn’t fall into any of these categories. So it looks like there’s nothing to be done to stop their insanity. And through redistricting, it looks like they’ll be able to hold onto the House during the 2014 election.

They’ll eventually fall into the dustbin of history. But the damage they do in the meantime will hasten the decline of the American empire. And I don’t believe there’s a damn thing we can do about it.

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So what can we do about the GOP? (Original Post) Cyrano Feb 2013 OP
Personally, I'm deeply in favor of the decline of the American Empire. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #1
Our decline might Cyrano Feb 2013 #4
We can't do anything about them but hope for the best and vote against them el_bryanto Feb 2013 #2
I was dreaming about rounding them all up and finding a swamp ............. Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3
Banishment TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #5
No one would take them Cyrano Feb 2013 #6
Invite them to fund-raising banquets with guest of honor Hannibal Lector. randome Feb 2013 #7
Send them to the cornfield? longship Feb 2013 #8

Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
4. Our decline might
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:13 AM
Feb 2013

be a good or bad thing for us -- and the rest of the world. The question then is, "What comes next?"

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
2. We can't do anything about them but hope for the best and vote against them
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 10:58 AM
Feb 2013

But then again plenty of repressive lousy movements have existed and then fallen by the wayside. We got along eventually.

Bryant

Cyrano

(15,041 posts)
6. No one would take them
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:39 AM
Feb 2013

We could shun all Republicans, but since they live in a parallel universe, they wouldn't notice or care.

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