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CousinIT

(9,244 posts)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 08:12 AM Sep 2021

Republicans will bring about destruction, weaponize any outcome, then blame Democrats . . .



The Right justified/excused hundreds of thousands of people dying from Covid for the "greater good" of the economy.

Economy/jobs => Covid death.

Yet, Republicans suddenly have no problem losing 6 million jobs and $15 Trillion in loses over politics:
https://cbsnews.com/news/debt-ceiling-default-6-million-jobs-15-trillion-wealth/




Similar to Covid, Republicans will undermine the economy, and then criticize Biden/Dems for any economic failures (job loss) that the Right succeeded in bringing about.



And similar to Covid, Republicans will politically weaponize either outcome

It's win/win because either outcome is politically weaponized:

If people die, Republicans run on the Dem's "incompetence"....

.....and if the Dem's succeed in the prevention of death, Republicans run on government overreach/"freedom" infringement...

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Republicans will bring about destruction, weaponize any outcome, then blame Democrats . . . (Original Post) CousinIT Sep 2021 OP
Got a tail Republicans: go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut Walleye Sep 2021 #1
And, as always, they'll succeed nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #2
The damage is done. Boomerproud Sep 2021 #5
And they are far better at messaging than we are. Baitball Blogger Sep 2021 #3
As of right now right wingers 40 to 60 years of age are dropping like flies texasfiddler Sep 2021 #4
But at that age they've all procreated little trumpers. SharonClark Sep 2021 #7
You don't mess with a winning formula. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2021 #6
There's a large group of hateful clueless nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #8

Baitball Blogger

(46,705 posts)
3. And they are far better at messaging than we are.
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 08:24 AM
Sep 2021

Look at the names they use for their programs:

"No Child Left Behind"

"Right to Work"

They label it the opposite of their real intentions, because they know few Americans will read the fine print. By the time the average American catches on, it's too late to stop it. Worse, the Republicans have already blamed the Democrats for whatever goes wrong.

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)
4. As of right now right wingers 40 to 60 years of age are dropping like flies
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 08:27 AM
Sep 2021

I say that is a win-win. I personally know of five people my age that have died in the last month due to the delta variant. Our small local paper has two pages of new obituaries each day. None of the ones who die of COVID admit it in the obituary. All unvaccinated, most between the ages of 40 and 60, and all Trumpers.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,492 posts)
6. You don't mess with a winning formula.
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 09:14 AM
Sep 2021

They do this all the time and it works every time.

I’m pretty much resigned to the fact that we will be a Russian style fascist oligarchy before the next decade begins.

The country just isn’t smart enough to save itself.

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