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This is the nightmare that the GOP has become.
Here we have a guy who is definitely smart enough to understand that climate change is an existential threat, and he certainly understand that if he went to a "small town", white supremacist would be a very dire threat to him and his family.
But he learned from Trump that the cheat code for hacking the Republican electorate is to just tell them exactly what they want to hear, no matter how ridiculously untrue it might be.
Utter shamelessness.
This man has no integrity and no honor.
The GOP is an existential threat to this democracy and the human race.
Yep, nothing but the best snake oil for the rubes. Republicans love their crooked businessmen.
Not dragging you but we get frustrated because we already know. I know both political parties are shit, but one is vastly shittier than the other, and my options are pretty fucking limited. What do you want me to do, revolutionize our political system on my own?
So much shitter is one than the other, in fact, that they aren't "two sides of the same coin" and you'd have to be a abject moron so suggest they were.
I get what you are saying and I think everyone is just so angry and that makes them defensive. The only path a lot of people see is thru the system we have and making change with in it. So the best path to that change is the democratic party and people are sick of hearing the argument that they are just the same. They aren't the same at all. However just because the other political part is irredeemable doesn't mean we can't be critical of "our" side. The Democrats are an obvious better choice but they still have a lot of problems that need to be addressed. We just need to make sure we keep what democracy we have and work to make it stronger.
"Every one is as bad as Trump and his imitators" is truly braindead.
Not one in 10,000 is as horrible as they are. If you knew Trump personally you'd cut off contact in a week after he tried to rip you off and molest your daughter.
People apparently like to ignore the absolute bullshit coming from the Supreme Court right now.
Not to mention the Electoral College.
Republicans are worse though. Their platform is now based on hate.
both sIDES aRE ThE sAMe!