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keithbvadu2

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4. Those millions of republicans want an authoritarian gov't but they mistakenly think they will be the

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2022, 06:42 PM

May 2022

Those millions of republicans want an authoritarian gov't but they mistakenly think they will be the few thousand elites actually in charge.

Those millions are useful tools for those who will actually be in charge.

One poster called it a 'new social feudalism age'.

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This Is How a Totalitarian Society Is Born [View all] Nevilledog May 2022 OP

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Those millions of republicans want an authoritarian gov't but they mistakenly think they will be the keithbvadu2 May 2022 #4