Embrace Of Extremism Grows Stronger In GOP - Deadline - MSNBC

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Former US Army Sgt. Kristofer Goldsmith and Morgan State University professor and MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson discuss Senator Ted Cruz’s defense of parents doing Nazi salutes at school board meetings and the right's slow lurch towards authoritarianism and extremism. Aired on 10/29/2021.

[empedocles]

1. Hopefully a narrowing base of hard core trumpers.

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2. The thing is, TFG should no longer be an issue

He lost the election (actually twice) almost a year ago, whatever he says or does now shouldn't matter at all, it's those who are hanging on who are the problem - we can only hope that they'll find something else to do.

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3. trump hould not be an isssue, however, he seems to be the only clealy working, current

symbol for right wing hate.

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4. He gave them "permission" to go public with it.

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6. Very much agree

[I would add, that my understanding of hitler in 1945, was that many fervent Germans felt that had no alternative place to go, other than supporting hitler.

Cureently, desantis, abbott, seem to be openly vying for that lead position trump successor alternative position, it seems - but not close, yet].

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7. And we know that the percentage of TFG supporters in this country is a minority

It's just that their inexplicable and hate-filled behavior tends to show up on the news.

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5. How people such as this

are still in office, is beyond me. I have no one to blame but the voters. What he did was domestic terrorism. This is unbelievable. You would think that these actions would mean immediate dismissal.

And sure as hell, he'll probably get elected again. Our political system is really f'ed up.

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8. There have been certain people in office over the years that I've wondered who and why anyone

Would vote for them - but never as many as now! And IIRC, Beto O'Rourke came very close in the last election, so there is hope (and this was before Cancun) - I think a lot of people are getting sick and tied of his behavior, he's become an embarrassment...