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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:00 PM Aug 2019

They have Redefined Conservatism for an Era...

It seems almost impossible to detect any lingering shadow of philosophy or principle within what has become the modern era Conservative movement. We are now witness to a cluster fuck of grifters. A collective of narrow-minded, illiberal, power at all costs (mostly white, mostly male and mostly stale) sycophants, making up policy on the hoof, and quite frankly talking complete and utter bollocks, to try and placate the ridiculous whims of our ignorant pseudo-dictators to whom they are either wholly devoted, or they are so absent any morality that they choose to pander to these preposterous faux leaders. Not sure which is worse?

So, this is plan…

We do the exact opposite of what Donald the Destroyer and BoJo the Disruptor want on everything… we can’t go wrong…



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They have Redefined Conservatism for an Era... (Original Post) Soph0571 Aug 2019 OP
We have to call them out at every opportunity RainCaster Aug 2019 #1
Conservatism? What they are practicing isn't conservatism but instead, is simply a ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #2
It's open, in your face fascism, and we'd better start waking up to that reality, because it's upon Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #3

RainCaster

(10,853 posts)
1. We have to call them out at every opportunity
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:08 PM
Aug 2019

What they don't have any more :
* fiscal responsibility
* family values
* small government
* less taxation

Its been replaced by:
* corruption
* racism
* sexism
* love of violent dictators

SWBTATTReg

(22,093 posts)
2. Conservatism? What they are practicing isn't conservatism but instead, is simply a ...
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:11 PM
Aug 2019

blatant grab for yet more money via paying significantly less in taxes (as compared to the rest of us).

And to prove it, studies have revealed that the 2017 tax cut and jobs bill was a joke (did nothing to 'goose' the economy), and in short, this was a scam, pure and simple.

The term 'grifters' is a good term to describe these crooks.

Maru Kitteh

(28,333 posts)
3. It's open, in your face fascism, and we'd better start waking up to that reality, because it's upon
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 02:17 PM
Aug 2019

us, now.

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