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(60,344 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,346 posts)She was saying that she wished President Biden would use the term Trump Cult. She does think that calling them the MAGA Republicans lumps all republicans in the same pot. She feels thy then More moderate or less Trumpy republicans will feel the need to protect the political brand that they have been affiliated with in some cases for generations. I thought hers was an interesting thought. I on the other hand would be happier if President Trum called then what they are. Trump Fucktards. The followers of Fucking Trump because for the past 5 years it seems that is all I have been able to say, Fucking Trump.
J_William_Ryan
(1,756 posts)And its got nothing to do with me this is in fact who and what Trump supporters are.
My
Ass
Got
Arrested
Emile
(22,906 posts)Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)pwb
(11,287 posts)And was well before TFG.
MyMission
(1,850 posts)When I heard about this group I really had a big smile.
And I wish these new MAGA's success in their efforts.
https://mothersagainstgregabbott.com/
Murphyb849
(572 posts)lark
(23,155 posts)The potential destruction of everything good about our country is what they are trying to accomplish and hurting most of us - the working class/poor/minorities/women - for the profit of the rich is their main goal.
sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)Sure, they wave our flag and claim to be patriots, but they actually hate what America stands for. They hate an American system that gives people different than they are the same rights. And thats why their so angry, the loss of privilege.
consider_this
(2,203 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,953 posts)Its not just a chant at Trump's rallies or lame wordplay in his tweets. Its his call to fascist rule
By LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV
Salon, May 16, 2020
You know someone's in a real panic when they start running in circles, and that's what Donald Trump has been doing for the past week. He started off last Sunday with an epic tweetstorm, 126 of them in all, the third-highest total for one day in his presidency, according to FactBa.se, which keeps track of Trump's statements. "Obamagate!" he tweeted, following that one with "Because it was Obamagate, and he and Sleepy Joe led the charge. The most corrupt administration in history!"
That presaged by 24 hours his now-famous exchange with Philip Rucker of the Washington Post in the Rose Garden, when Rucker asked him, "What crime, exactly, are you accusing President Obama of committing?"
"Obamagate," Trump replied, refusing to define the "crime" or provide any specific evidence. So Rucker followed up: "What is the crime, exactly, that you're accusing him of?" Trump shot him what passed for an angry look: "You know what the crime is," Trump answered. "The crime is very obvious to everybody."
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But Trump loved Flynn. It had been Flynn who led the delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention in chanting "lock her up" after mentioning the alleged criminal behavior of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. As with Trump's use of "Obamagate" as a shorthand for Obama's alleged corruption while in office, Flynn's allegations against Clinton were equally vague and shorn of specificity. Trump had already been encouraging his crowds to chant "lock her up" at his campaign rallies in 2016, and has continued the practice ever since. I don't know of a single rally Trump has held since he's been in office when the crowd didn't break into the "lock her up" chant, with Trump allowing the fascist bellowing to wash over him as he stands at the podium, smiling with approval at the crowd.
I use the words "fascist bellowing" on purpose, because that's what it is: Trump supporters at public events and rallies loudly endorsing official lawlessness. It's not a funny joke or clever verbiage. Trump and his followers have been routinely advocating the jailing of Trump's political opponents without an investigation, criminal charges, trial or conviction by a jury of their peers. This is the way fascist dictators dispose of their political opposition. Putin has jailed opponents of his regime. He has also arrested wealthy businessmen whose enterprises he wanted to seize, and of course he has ordered the murder of Russian citizens who he felt betrayed him.
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https://www.salon.com/2020/05/16/obamagate-and-lock-her-up-pointing-the-way-toward-heil-trump/
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Make Authoritarians Get Accountability
More Accountability Guards America
pnwest
(3,266 posts)Celerity
(43,497 posts)Response to Emile (Original post)
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EnergizedLib
(1,898 posts)People who think they are being virtuous and doing the right thing (Make America Great Again, a catchy and marketable slogan) are, in essence, doing anything but.
LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)Solomon
(12,319 posts)hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)I don't claim to know a lot, but I know right from wrong. Everything that MAGA wants is wrong. They seek to drag the world backwards. And that's wrong.