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leftstreet

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1. They're desperate to prove they were right

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 02:05 PM

Oct 10

And it's not working

It did for decades, when the notion of "evil Democrats" and "evil libruls" was confined to talk radio and FOX news. They could say whatever wild ass shit they wanted and listeners could either agree or just tune it out. But it helped GOPers get voters.

But when the actual elected politicians start talking viOlent LiBerals and scary dEmoCrats, people can look around themselves, in the real world, and go....wait, wut?

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before republicans tell us to throttle back the retoric, republicans have you looked in the mirror late ly [View all] AllaN01Bear Oct 10 OP

They're desperate to prove they were right leftstreet Oct 10 #1

si. si AllaN01Bear Oct 10 #2

Who's the scare-st one of all? usonian Oct 10 #3

that poor mirror. eek AllaN01Bear Oct 10 #4