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wnylib

(26,265 posts)
17. But will they help us to take out the oligarchy?
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 05:01 PM
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I don't think they will. They will fall for the propagand of the "new" MAGA leadership without a change in their views. Their only complaint about Trump is that he got into a foreign war and did not win it quickly, and therefore exposed his own weakness on the world stage.

They will continue to follow the MAGA agenda of White supremacy, Christian Nationalism, hatred of immigrants and "the other," and keeping women and minorities "in their place."
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They will continue to believe that radical leftists are to blame for inflation and for the shortages of goods yet to come due to the Iran War. They will blame "liberal, socialist" European nations for not joining Trump's war.

Nothing in their belief system will change except that they will be disappointed that Trump did not stay true to his promises.

They might be useful in getting rid of Trump, but after that, they will not be helpful in restoring democracy. They don't believe in it.

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Beware of GOP rehabilitation. [View all] yardwork Yesterday OP
Bush belongs in jail. One of the worst mass murderers of our time. Blues Heron Yesterday #1
Bush killed democracy in 2000 DemocracyForever Yesterday #28
Bush/Cheney/SCOTUS IN 2000... returnee 10 hrs ago #47
Wasn't it about 50,000 dead Iraqi civilians? wolfie001 Yesterday #30
Officially, most estimates ran about 100,000 if I remember correctly. But the more reliable estimates, which I believe LT Barclay 18 hrs ago #37
I dropped a digit wolfie001 10 hrs ago #46
It was more than 100,000--- maybe several hundred thousand, Jack Valentino 17 hrs ago #38
Confession!!! I meant to write 500,000!!! wolfie001 10 hrs ago #45
You're absolutely right leftstreet Yesterday #2
No worries. I don't vote repub... Wounded Bear Yesterday #3
We still have to be wary swong19104 Yesterday #19
Very true. ChazInAz 5 hrs ago #50
Trust, but verify. OC375 Yesterday #4
But will they help us to take out the oligarchy? wnylib Yesterday #17
You are right. They don't believe in democracy ... and KPN Yesterday #26
Of course. A faction in support of a white supremacist right-wing patriarchal nation has always existed in the history Fil1957 Yesterday #5
Yes, they are like locusts. KPN Yesterday #27
Whatever becomes of Trump, they will do what they always do. Pretend to "rebrand", then come out of their short-lived PR Karasu Yesterday #6
Beware is very good and timely advice. Passages Yesterday #7
Uh huh. madamesilverspurs Yesterday #8
Fuck them and the pachydermata they'll be riding out on. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #9
This sort of thing was behind Karl Popper's realization that falsification is at the heart of science. cab67 Yesterday #10
Tucker's aiming to run in 2028. OGBuzz Yesterday #11
He Might GET The Runs, But That's About It. ColoringFool Yesterday #20
Not many believed in early 2016 either, and then Trump got elected. OGBuzz Yesterday #24
What f*cks. Joinfortmill Yesterday #12
... Solly Mack Yesterday #13
The Communist...err...Conservative...err...MAGA movement can never fail, it can only be failed. JHB Yesterday #14
Never, ever... MarcoZandrini Yesterday #15
Yup...you just summarized Tuckers presidential campaign. Volaris Yesterday #16
"GOP Rehabilitation" Is A Perfect Contradiction In Terms....... ColoringFool Yesterday #18
Never forgive but flamingdem Yesterday #21
F*** those GOPer assholes! Crowman2009 Yesterday #22
Tucker can go choke on a bow tie! Crowman2009 Yesterday #23
Couldn't agree more. KPN Yesterday #25
Oh, I'm not fooled. Wednesdays Yesterday #29
I've voted for one... Pete McCloskey was once my congressman paulkienitz 23 hrs ago #32
I have a policy that I don't attack anyone who is siding against Trump... BUT paulkienitz 23 hrs ago #31
Collaborators cannot be rehabilitated. surfered 23 hrs ago #33
I believe in rehabilitation. In their cases, the Nuremberg Rehabilitation Program. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #34
The Good German-ing of the right wing assholes nt Javaman 21 hrs ago #35
The current GOP standing: Aussie105 21 hrs ago #36
THIS ☝🏾 Six117 17 hrs ago #39
Those people been on the same grift for years. BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #40
I have never written off the republican party's ability to rebound. C Moon 16 hrs ago #41
My position is: If you voted for Trump in 2020, you do not have the ability of using good judgement... Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #42
Never trust a republican. Ray Bruns 10 hrs ago #43
Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #44
i agree samsingh 8 hrs ago #48
If... Snackshack 6 hrs ago #49
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