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RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 06:36 PM Oct 2016

The R base is not "conservative." It is "Radical Right Wing." Period.

We must learn how to use effective language framing. So many people around here and everywhere say "conservative" referring to the RePUKElicans. These wingnuts are not conservative. George Will is conservative. Steve Schmidt is conservative. William Buckley was conservative. But these crazed Trump ghouls and the Fox News base of the TeaPublican Party are NOT "conservative."

Say "Radical Right Wing."

Call them "Right Wing Wingnuts."

Call them "Crazy Right Wingers."

Call them vomit-inducing "RePUKElicans."

You get the picture.

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The R base is not "conservative." It is "Radical Right Wing." Period. (Original Post) RBInMaine Oct 2016 OP
Been saying this forever. elleng Oct 2016 #1
Bitter Clingers works for me. The Quintuple R's (right-wing reactionary racist religious Rethugs) Grey Lemercier Oct 2016 #2
I agree 1000%. n/t MBS Oct 2016 #3
more like far right anarchists vlyons Oct 2016 #4
Good point moman Oct 2016 #5

elleng

(130,714 posts)
1. Been saying this forever.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 06:41 PM
Oct 2016

There is nothing CONSERVATIVE about them.

'holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.'

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
4. more like far right anarchists
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 06:56 PM
Oct 2016

Cracks me up how they bluster about taking the gov back by 2nd amendment rights. Ask Robert E. Lee and Hideki Tojo and Adolf Hitler just how well it worked out for them to take up arms against the US armed forces.

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