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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYavin4 has posted part of this. Here's the rest, the complete post.
Share-worthy message seen on another site:"Stop focusing on Trump. That's right. Stop focusing on Trump.
Trump's existence is solely based on the Republican donor class. If those donors want him gone, they would instruct the Republicans controlling congress to go after him. Ryan, McConnell, etc. are nothing more than puppets for their donors. They're not afraid of Trump's base. They're afraid of their donors.
Trump's treason is not being curtailed by congress because the Republican donor class and other top 1%ers want to move this country to the Russian model where we are ruled by oligarchs with a strong man leader keeping order and control. Any other president would be facing massive, televised, public congressional hearings with subpoenas right now.
So, ask yourself, why aren't there hearings? Where is the congressional over sight? The answer is NOT Republican primary voters. They can control these folks if need be. The answer is the Republican donors endorse Putin's style of government and want it for America. Heck, we're already about 65% of the way there." (Yavin4)
Good points. The Trump mess does lie at the feet of the GOP -- voters, politicians, donors.
However, power corrupts, and with the way Big $$$ controls politics, this corruption flows into all parties. .
I think we need to focus on CORRUPTION, wherever it lies, weeding it out of every nook and cranny, not being overly focused on teams. Trump is at the top and buried alive in corruption, but it's all over the place.
That said, this batch of GOP is corrupt AF -- so many are complicit in what we're seeing -- which is why many conservatives of integrity have started a movement to vote for only Democrats in November and in 2020. The rot has taken over the GOP. Where we are is the natural progression of submitting to an increasingly extreme right-wing base. (And if anyone with a D is caught up in the Mueller investigation, that's fine too. It's not about teams - it's about democracy versus fascism/authoritarianism/kleptocracy.)
To keep it solely focused on Trump gives a lot of corrupt, treasonous people who have known what's going on all along an out -- and they don't deserve an out.
A whole lot of people need to accept responsibility for their role in where we are. I hope those who are complicit are indicted.
I wish silence on the part of those in power in the face of such evil could be indictable. I'll say again that even average citizens who remain silent are complicit, the "good Germans."
We're talking about an international crime syndicate whose values, beyond raping and pillaging, are a unified global white supremacist fascist movement.
Time to wake up, pay close attention, and speak out.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)Not just the Kochs, but all the big $$$ corporations and figure out a way to make it UNPROFITABLE for them to continue subverting our democracy in this manner.
Economic pain and suffering is the only thing that matters to these oligarchs.
niyad
(113,302 posts)donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)I hear that there are people protesting at the WH Gates. Protectors need to surround the Capitol, too. The politicians desperately need to see and hear the anger cause they sure won't do anything on their own.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)I don't link to DU because a lot of FB people will turn up their noses immediately if a site's name has the words liberal or democrat in it.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)there should be a little faint x at the top right on that. Try it.
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)kcr
(15,315 posts)So, just what site was this?
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)(as much as I loathe FB)
I want any hardcore corruption gone, regardless of R or D or I or G or lmnop.
kcr
(15,315 posts)But no Dems have been implicated by Meuller and the likelihood that any will be is pretty slim. Seriously.
And I'm still going to pay quite a lot of focus on Trump. Especially after yesterday. Sorry.
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)I just thought Yavin4 brought up a good point. Oh yeah, I agree Trump's name needs to be tacked on to every single GOPer who has been complicit. Trump and Putin mentioned every time. I just want to remember to spread the blame to all those who have been complicit, so people think beyond merely Trump and Putin.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)their russophile puppet into government. He wants to be top nazi puppet, like Hitler.
dlk
(11,563 posts)They will do anything to enrich themselves further, including destroying our democracy and are a much larger threat to our future than Putin and the Russians. It would be a grave mistake to believe the supine Republicans in Washington will ever do anything to protect us. They are willingly complicit.