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spanone

(135,857 posts) Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:31 PM Nov 2017

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it appears we are watching fascism take hold of the once greatest working democracy....

every piece of legislation is being directed to benefit corporate america.....

day after day after day.

the reason trump put mulvaney 'in charge' of the consumer protection agency is to destroy it...

nothing more.

this is a white house power grab.

the 'populist' 'president' is a major fraud.

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it appears we are watching fascism take hold of the once greatest working democracy.... (Original Post) spanone Nov 2017 OP

Yes. republicans are pissing all over America Achilleaze Nov 2017 #1

And a lot of dopes who make $45,000 a year are cheering it! Chasstev365 Nov 2017 #2

Idiot racist fuckheads making half that much are cheering it. Orrex Nov 2017 #10

Well, the forgotten will be forgotten no longer dalton99a Nov 2017 #3

THEN they'll be forgotten. dchill Nov 2017 #4

Yep. dalton99a Nov 2017 #5

I agree, but the snowball has been building since Raygun. kairos12 Nov 2017 #6

Yes, no doubt about it CanonRay Nov 2017 #7

+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #8

This is not new. Caliman73 Nov 2017 #9

Nor is it fascism. FarCenter Nov 2017 #12

These truths are self evident ... Martin Eden Nov 2017 #11

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

1. Yes. republicans are pissing all over America

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:33 PM

Nov 2017

to bring in their evil, darkside KGOP Fascism.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

2. And a lot of dopes who make $45,000 a year are cheering it!

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:34 PM

Nov 2017

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

10. Idiot racist fuckheads making half that much are cheering it.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 02:36 PM

Nov 2017

My town is full of them. And it.

dalton99a

(81,566 posts)

3. Well, the forgotten will be forgotten no longer

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:35 PM

Nov 2017

they will be killed off in poverty and disease

dchill

(38,516 posts)

4. THEN they'll be forgotten.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:45 PM

Nov 2017

dalton99a

(81,566 posts)

5. Yep.

Reply to dchill (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:46 PM

Nov 2017

kairos12

(12,866 posts)

6. I agree, but the snowball has been building since Raygun.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:51 PM

Nov 2017

CanonRay

(14,111 posts)

7. Yes, no doubt about it

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 01:58 PM

Nov 2017

and half the populations is trotting right along side.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

8. +1000

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 02:24 PM

Nov 2017

Caliman73

(11,742 posts)

9. This is not new.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 02:32 PM

Nov 2017

This is from 1889

We just see it as it is happening now.

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

12. Nor is it fascism.

Reply to Caliman73 (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 03:28 PM

Nov 2017

Martin Eden

(12,874 posts)

11. These truths are self evident ...

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 02:36 PM

Nov 2017

... to people who are paying attention and have not been brainwashed by decades of Faux Noise and Hate Radio.

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