This Toxic Gaslighting of a Nation Cannot Stand...

[Soph0571]

They really are this brazen and they really do think they will get away with it. That cannot happen. They are literally attempting to dismantle a nation of laws before our very eyes.

'The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.' 1984

When future generations look back at this period it will be used as a lesson learnt on the fragility of democracy when moral voids of nasty take control, if even for a moment.



Quite frankly what they are doing is just bloody outrageous. This cannot and will not stand. The tide will turn and this pernicious and malevolent damn of untruths will burst. It has too.

[dewsgirl]

1. I certainly hope so.

[Soph0571]

3. They are pushing it too far...

They have got away with so much that they have forgotten that there are limits for most people, when they start to take notice and then shit starts to move...

[dewsgirl]

4. They are out of control.😳

[pangaia]

9. The LIMITS were reached 19 years ago.

But nobody paid any attention or did anything about it.

[tetedur]

2. It's true. Trump has already taken a massive dump on the 2020 election.

Thanks Trump.

[VOX]

5. Been saying over and over: this is an all-out battle for the ability to define reality.

Republicans (and especially Trump) want everyone to believe that 45 is the all-around greatest human being in the history of the universe, and that the vengeful Christianist god placed him in the White House to save America. And all the “godless” Democrats and the “enemy-of-the-people” free press are expending every effort to prevent the stable genius to rule as a noble, self-sacrificing monarch who talks fire and fury.

And in the paragraph above, there is NOT ONE SINGLE THING listed that observably occurs in this time/space reality. But nevertheless, the crazy right wants all this horse-flop to be “true,” even if it means destroying democracy and embracing every authoritarian ruler on the planet.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. It's confirmation bias writ large. Result of deliberate polarization by GOP & cult-making by tRump.

The point in the first graphic needs to be repeated whenever possible, esp to wobbly low-info types but also to cult members. Calmly, deliberately. They won't be able to deny it. The more they have to think about it the better.

Counter propaganda must be True, Clear, Targeted, and Repeated at least as often as the propaganda lie is repeated.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. Shorty Putin has a stranglehold on the GOP and Trumpy Dumpy

The short man from Moscow is using and manipulating them and their supporters. Putin wants another country to steal from, and he's chosen the US. The GOP and Dumpy are just carrying out the Russian dictator's agenda.

Of course the American filthy rich are standing on the sidelines applauding and grabbing up the money.

[Auggie]

8. Stop playing their game and target the real enemy

It's not just the GOP but corporatists/plutocrats/kleptocrats/etc. and any other members of the deep state working to advance their pro-corporate agendas.

Its a trap for Democrats to play this game -- we versus Republicans. Neither side can win because the very core issues that polarize us also define us. Democrats need to target the true enemy: the 1%. This is a battle we can win.

[Pepsidog]

13. And Fox. Fox must be dealt with. Murdoch can't continue to foment the divide between Americans. Fox

props-up, reinforces, and creates hatred. Without Fox Republicans are finished and some sense of sanity might return.

[Auggie]

18. If we create a new foe -- the 1% -- FOX will become somewhat moot

[I_UndergroundPanther]

23. 100%

[FakeNoose]

10. Someday the future historians will write about

... the inordinate FEAR that incumbent Republicans have of the supposed BASE of Trump supporters in this country - and the fact that it has all been a RUSE.

It's all lies - they have no power, they have no base. We must stop listening to the media pundits/Faux Snooze lies and think for ourselves. We Dems and liberal-thinking independents so far outnumber the supposed "base" that have held sway for the last 3 years. We're calling them on their lies and greed, and we must vote consistently with our hearts and minds. Vote these assholes out of power and never again listen to their bullshit.

[Still In Wisconsin]

11. Thing is, though, WILL this country survive this toxic gaslighting of a nation?

With the recent polls showing a Trump SURGE, I believe the country will re-elect Trump and NOT ultimately survive.

[Bromwell]

12. Until something is done about the right wing echo chamber

This country is never going to fully "heal". Over 1/3 of Americans are getting a distorted and often times completely false narrative of reality. GOP KNOWS this, at least half of the GOP (I'll say, the younger ones) are actually a product of echo chamber. So on one hand you have uneducated/completely misled voters and on the other you have uneducated/completely misled elected officials. That's a dangerous 1-2 punch of dumb.

[Pepsidog]

14. This is the source of the evil. Fox must change.

[calimary]

15. I love these graphics!

[FeelingBlue]

16. Horrifying

I can’t imagine why Nunes won’t take pride in doing his job. It’s chilling to watch his performance. He’s harming this nation.

[Martin Eden]

17. GOP has become FOG

Fascist
Orwellian
Gaslighters

[90-percent]

19. thanks

off to my FB wall with your post!

-90% Jimmy

[Martin Eden]

20. #1 task for the Democrats: Cut through the FOG

Thanks 90% Jimmy,

Your reply prompted me to come up with that.

[Garrett78]

21. The Republican Party wouldn't exist without lying and obfuscation. It simply wouldn't survive.

That's not hyperbole. That's an obvious reality, and it's been true for many, many years.

[smirkymonkey]

22. K&R