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calimary

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8. Unfortunately the time to do much to prevent this ran out when Pox Noise arrived.

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 03:53 PM

Oct 2022

It provided a home, a safe haven, a perception of legitimacy, and MASSIVE amplification of lies and poisonous-but-appealing talking points that gave plenty of “ammo” to the hate crowd. It gave them a PLATFORM.

I can’t help seeing Pox Noise and its many little clones and believers as the beginning of the end.

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Well, America, You Were a Nice Idea While You Lasted [View all] mcar Oct 2022 OP

You almost always know it's a Pierce piece just by his headlines! Native Oct 2022 #1

Right? mcar Oct 2022 #5

I'm so tired of conspiracy theorists and right wing bullshit polluting the airwaves. Initech Oct 2022 #2

Well, Charles... I think I will wait until the millions have spoken crickets Oct 2022 #3

Even if we lose, I'm not giving up. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #12

I hear you. crickets Oct 2022 #17

Love Charlie Pierce & his monkey brains/prion disease imagery Hekate Oct 2022 #4

It fits perfectly, doesn't it? mcar Oct 2022 #6

Pierce is too soon in giving up/in to anti-democratic forces.Democracy works b/c people make it work ancianita Oct 2022 #7

He's been writing almost 50 years. I don't think he's given up too soon -- he just sees what's there Hekate Oct 2022 #10

I hear you. I've read him for that long. He's fine on what's there. But imo, he's still giving up ancianita Oct 2022 #15

Unfortunately the time to do much to prevent this ran out when Pox Noise arrived. calimary Oct 2022 #8

Exactly right. Lies, unapologetic and so blatant that challenge would seem moot..... jaxexpat Oct 2022 #19

I'm meeting him in a webinar on Wednesday. I'll see what else he has to add. Efilroft Sul Oct 2022 #9

Lucky you! Give him our (well, my) kindest regards! Hekate Oct 2022 #11

I will send off a note with yours and DU's regards and hope he answers my questions! Efilroft Sul Oct 2022 #14

Very cool. Hope you'll share some highlights of the webinar. ancianita Oct 2022 #16

I sure hope to! Efilroft Sul Oct 2022 #25

Here's what I can recall from the webinar Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #32

Oh, thank you! This is much appreciated. ancianita Nov 2022 #33

Here's the clarification about the smoke clearing Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #35

Thanks. ancianita Nov 2022 #36

Whoops, check that! The webinar is today, Tuesday! Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #30

It ain't time to give up. Our history tells us. "Not to Give Up" Stuart G Oct 2022 #13

But it's gonna come down to..... The Grand Illuminist Oct 2022 #20

Kind Sir aurora the great Oct 2022 #22

Never bdamomma Oct 2022 #26

State voting majorities will fight to stop election deniers from nullifying the people's votes. ancianita Nov 2022 #34

It's tough out there now. I'm clinging to hope. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #18

Hope is the answer. Obama is the answer and Biden is the answer. They give us "HOPE" Stuart G Oct 2022 #21

We may have to split the country to save part of it for democracy. roamer65 Oct 2022 #23

Viable option. May even be preferable. triron Oct 2022 #27

West coast and northeast. Sprinkle in a few more states like NM, MN. triron Nov 2022 #31

It has been going on longer than Reagan... Caliman73 Oct 2022 #24

Your post bdamomma Oct 2022 #28

There are several excellent history books about the antecedents of the far-right... keep_left Oct 2022 #29