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Irish_Dem

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8. The GOP has waged a psy-op war against Americans for decades.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2022, 07:01 AM

May 2022

It has been a brutal and ruthless campaign to divide and conquer.

Many Americans have become habituated to these tactics and feel hopeless and
overwhelmed. This is the goal, to make us give up and accept our new reality.

Who benefits? Internal and external enemies.

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No established democracy in recent history has been as deeply polarized as the U.S. [View all] Demovictory9 May 2022 OP

The level of anger in the US is unreal. Lonestarblue May 2022 #1

I cannot compromise with racists, misogynists, xenophobia, climate change denial, class warfare, etc Skittles May 2022 #2

I agree. BoomaofBandM May 2022 #5

I was so tired of being told I needed to "understand" Trump voters Skittles May 2022 #7

+1, the history of minorities fairing well under dictatorships is not good. uponit7771 May 2022 #12

2005 is when the Bush Permanent Tax cuts began to steal everything bucolic_frolic May 2022 #3

That's what you get when you allow a bunch of lying mouthpieces on radio and tv to spew garbage mdbl May 2022 #4

The only thing I disagree with is that they are "unsuspecting". Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

I will agree that is the case right now mdbl May 2022 #15

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 May 2022 #13

This polarization can be laid at the feet of the GOTP. joshdawg May 2022 #6

The GOP has waged a psy-op war against Americans for decades. Irish_Dem May 2022 #8

"The GOP has waged a psy-op war against Americans for decades." Botany May 2022 #9

I think part of the issue when doing analysis with comparisons like this BumRushDaShow May 2022 #11

I think we have always been a very divided nation. The difference now is fux snooz and toxic PortTack May 2022 #14