2016 Postmortem

Cary

(11,746 posts) Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:26 AM Jul 2016

What bothers me most is that "conservatives" seem to have re-branded

And who is fooling who? If the Republicans gain office it will be with the intent of pulling the same stupid crap. This display of Hillary hate is a diversion.

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What bothers me most is that "conservatives" seem to have re-branded (Original Post) Cary Jul 2016 OP

Diversion? Maybe. Same divisive techniques used by Hitler? Absolutely. Give them somebody to blame. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

How is that not a diversion? Cary Jul 2016 #3

They are dumping their phony 'Family Values' schtick for New, Sleazier Casino Conservativism RapSoDee Jul 2016 #2

I'd argue that.... Adrahil Jul 2016 #4

And since he would have no interest in actually governing, Cary Jul 2016 #6

I'm afraid you are right.... Adrahil Jul 2016 #7

Republicans have voted for every trade agreement, but now they are for B Calm Jul 2016 #5

It surreal Cosmocat Jul 2016 #8

Back when their big issue was the IRS, Cary Jul 2016 #9

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. Diversion? Maybe. Same divisive techniques used by Hitler? Absolutely. Give them somebody to blame.

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:29 AM

Jul 2016

Cary

(11,746 posts)

3. How is that not a diversion?

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:31 AM

Jul 2016

I have Drumpf supporters mindlessly telling me how everything sucks and that Drumpf will fix it because he is Drumpf.

RapSoDee

(421 posts)

2. They are dumping their phony 'Family Values' schtick for New, Sleazier Casino Conservativism

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:29 AM

Jul 2016

Showing us where their real values lie...

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

4. I'd argue that....

Reply to RapSoDee (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:34 AM

Jul 2016

... they didn't so much embrace "casino conservatism," but openly embrace nativism and racism. Throw in a little lip service to economic populism, and there you have Trumpism.

Cary

(11,746 posts)

6. And since he would have no interest in actually governing,

Reply to Adrahil (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:47 AM

Jul 2016

He brings in teabagger extraordinaire Pence and we have their neoconservative garbage all over again.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

7. I'm afraid you are right....

Reply to Cary (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:49 AM

Jul 2016

...and as a Hoosier, gawd help the USA if that happens.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

5. Republicans have voted for every trade agreement, but now they are for

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 09:35 AM

Jul 2016

protecting our American jobs.

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)

8. It surreal

Reply to B Calm (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 10:03 AM

Jul 2016

The two big "issues" as much as the dolts in this country will think along those lines, are immigration and trade.

Now, this immigration position is the extreme conservative position.

But, overnight, they have been framed to have flipped to the liberal position on trade and somehow have been given status as the party that will protect jobs merely because Trump is babbling about it.

Like the Rs in congress will go along with it.

Cary

(11,746 posts)

9. Back when their big issue was the IRS,

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 12:09 PM

Jul 2016

who was more responsible for the IRS being the IRS than Republicans?

They are scum.

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