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  1. No one said that. What is obvious to us is that the GOP was fundamentally unsound, evidenced by how quickly a moron manipulated it into a violent, anti-American cult.

    Right-wingers try to kill democrats and we STILL nominate centrists.

    Your party was weak and unprincipled. That’s not Dems’ fault.

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  2. Left-leaning people clearly know that spite is a MAJOR motivator for GOP retributive politics, but using it to explain the rise of right-wing fascist authoritarianism in America paints an EXTREMELY vacuous picture of “conservative” principles.

    JFC. “Spiteful” liberals vote for Biden and Harris.

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  3. Of course. It is the equivalent of kids cosplaying.

    Trump’s understanding of the history and geopolitics there is as superficial as any elementary-aged kid. His eyes are firmly fixed on personal rewards and accolades, not stability and justice, which have no value to him.

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  4. Cities define the American culture that the world knows and loves. They’re music, movie, and money centers. They’re where the action happens.

    They are the opposite of the rural white evangelical “culture” that no one in the world finds appealing/compelling.

    They’re sad and PROFOUNDLY jealous.

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  5. He supports police BIG TIME, but if a lunatic says it is sometimes PATRIOTIC for mobs to beat, stomp, and try to kill police who are faithfully protecting people, he doesn’t think that eliminates the lunatic as presidential material.

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