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ck4829

(35,077 posts)
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:04 AM Oct 2018

Remember how Obama was supposedly responsible for Islamist terrorism when he wouldn't say

"TEH MUSLIMS ARE TERRORISTS!!!1!" on demand?

And now we have a government of, by, and for conspiracy theorists that promote the idea that every setback for the right wing Republican agenda is something from George Soros (First known bomb target) and all liberals have antifa on their rolodex in their Satanic pizzeria cabals...

Right wing Republicans created the conspiracy theories and rhetoric, they promoted the conspiracy theories and rhetoric, and they benefited from the conspiracy theories and the rhetoric, and they can't, they won't, even admit to being wrong in being connected to conspiracy theories and rhetoric which has already put lives in danger BEFORE the pipe bombs... it's disgusting.

The double standard is stunning to say the least. And it's not even a double standard, it's really not a double standard because Obama didn't cultivate Islamic fundamentalism, but right wing Republicans did cultivate the conspiracy theories.

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