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GiqueCee

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16. I think...

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #14)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 12:32 PM

Jan 4

... it's not so much that they have given up, though that is true, but that they've been in on it from the git-go.
Republicans have always hated democracy. As evidence of their treachery, please recall the so-called Business Plot of 1933, wherein a group of Republicans tried to recruit Marine Major General (ret.), Smedley Butler to do the wetwork for their proposed overthrow of FDR. Instead, he dropped a dime on 'em and gave testimony under oath to a Senate committee. Nothing was done. There are myriad examples of Republican perfidy, and the list is long.
Malice, greed, deceit, and corruption are the cornerstones of Republican political philosophy, such as it is. Conservatism belongs at the dark end of the sociopathy spectrum. Trump is a glaring example of how far Right-wing extremists are willing to go to achieve their despicable ends.

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I can only speak for myself from what I have noticed Dan Jan 3 #1

And it's one of the worst embarrassments our country has ever experienced. calimary Jan 3 #2

The Republican controlled Congress has completely abdicated their constitutional duty. debsy Jan 3 #3

Yeah, they have willingly given up Farmer-Rick Jan 4 #14

I think... GiqueCee Jan 4 #16

In 1933, he would have dropped a nickel, not a dime. :) malthaussen Jan 4 #19

Maybe it was long distance! GiqueCee Jan 4 #21

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I wish more people would do that. malthaussen Jan 4 #20

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