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littlemissmartypants

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5. I don't know why everyone is so surprised. ...

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 05:59 AM

Oct 19

It's nothing new. They have existed for years and years. They were underground for a moment and now they feel empowered.

The going concern, imo, is why are we wasting time on the known threats and not devoting our attention to our plans to fix it.

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'Moral collapse': 'Larger atrocity' behind MAGA's racist chat unmasked in new analysis [View all] B.See Oct 19 OP

MAGA is /pol/ JoseBalow Oct 19 #1

/pol/? nt Shipwack Oct 19 #2

I think it's a reference to the 4chan forums EdmondDantes_ Oct 19 #8

The /pol/ "Poilitally Incorrect" forum there, specifically JoseBalow Oct 19 #22

Oh! Ok, that makes sense. Thanks! nt Shipwack Oct 19 #24

Parent looking over your shoulder? What? 🤔 If one doesn't elaborate on their... littlemissmartypants Oct 19 #4

Thanks for the tip JoseBalow Oct 19 #23

I understood canetoad Oct 19 #29

Like the Charles Manson followers, these proud racists Buddyzbuddy Oct 19 #3

I don't know why everyone is so surprised. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 19 #5

Just look at the rhetoric used to recruit young people. This should not be any surprise. gordianot Oct 19 #6

The right's "moral collapse" is chilling and sobering. democrank Oct 19 #7

What's it gonna take to convince folks that the Republican Party is NOT the standard bearer Martin Eden Oct 19 #9

These MAGA types have to die out. Literally. valleyrogue Oct 19 #15

Many of them WILL DIE from FAFO Martin Eden Oct 19 #18

It is an expression of religious (im)morality and nationalist chauvinism. David__77 Oct 19 #19

You just reminded me of "blood and soil" Martin Eden Oct 19 #21

Young Republican assholes have been around for a long time Historic NY Oct 19 #10

+1 dalton99a Oct 19 #16

"Contempt for everything decent." Biophilic Oct 19 #11

The tragic tale of the Royal Republican Fascist Power Champp Oct 19 #12

Vance is part of the collapse; he excuses it by saying they are just "kids". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 19 #13

100%, He is their enabler and normalizer dalton99a Oct 19 #17

This has been inevitable since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, valleyrogue Oct 19 #14

Indeed. B.See Oct 19 #27

Oh, but they're just being edgy and it was all joking... haele Oct 19 #20

Collapse, no, just more fine republican family values. republianmushroom Oct 19 #25

I haven't posted this in a while, but one thing that cults do is to normalize usonian Oct 19 #26

Hitler Youth... AntiFascist Oct 19 #28