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First Speaker

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Sun Mar 13, 2016, 04:18 PM Mar 2016

My worry about Trump is that he'll permit the media to portray Cruz as the "moderate"...

...when in fact, Cruz is every bit as dangerous. Trump's tactics are fascistic; his ideology is actually (relatively) moderate. Cruz' tactics are "moderate"; his ideology is fascistic--he wants to establish a theocracy. But it goes without saying that the media will ignore this if somehow the GOP avoids the Trump avalanche and nominates Cruz. Guaranteed: they'll totally ignore what he really stands for, and try to give the impression that by dodging Trump, the Republic has been saved...

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My worry about Trump is that he'll permit the media to portray Cruz as the "moderate"... (Original Post) First Speaker Mar 2016 OP
People will see for themselves how slimy Cruz is! kimbutgar Mar 2016 #1
Kinda having that effect on HC too. nt tblue Mar 2016 #2
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