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CrispyQ

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1. I should have had stronger coffee for that read.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:52 AM

Jan 2019

Hedges' book, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America should be required reading. We have ignored the zealots at our peril. Many years ago when Jack Cafferty still had three minute segments on Blitzer's show, he devoted a few to the dominionists. He ended by saying - these are scary folks & we should be paying attention to them. We should have. Now we have a president openly advocating for Bible literacy classes in schools.

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Chris Hedges: The World to Come [View all] marmar Jan 2019 OP

I should have had stronger coffee for that read. CrispyQ Jan 2019 #1

Frank warned us decades ago SHRED Jan 2019 #2

Or, Mme. Defarge Jan 2019 #3

I see a case of "both siderism". . . . BigDemVoter Jan 2019 #4

Correct. Hedges is paid by Russia Today, a registered agent of the Russian government... FreepFryer Feb 2019 #5