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StevieM

(10,500 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:24 PM Apr 2020

Remember when we were told about how the Afghan people risked their lives to vote?

It was a big story during the Bush years and the War on Terror. The Taliban threatened to kill anyone who dared to vote.

That is essentially what is happening in Wisconsin. People are risking their lives to vote.

Let's just be honest about what is happening here: The Republicans are done with democracy. They are all in for fascism.

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Remember when we were told about how the Afghan people risked their lives to vote? (Original Post) StevieM Apr 2020 OP
Trumputin has turned us into 3rd world country SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1
Trump is the symptom, not the cause. StevieM Apr 2020 #2
They have never believed in democracy SheltieLover Apr 2020 #3

StevieM

(10,500 posts)
2. Trump is the symptom, not the cause.
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:32 PM
Apr 2020

The GOP would be doing this whether Trump was in the White House or not.

The problem here is that the Republican party as a whole no longer believes in pluralistic democracy. They have become a fascist party.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
3. They have never believed in democracy
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:46 PM
Apr 2020

...going all the way back to the Federalist beginnings. Why they are not designated as a domestic terrorist organization, I will never understand.🤬

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