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uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
1. K&R, GOP and Russia exploit human ***ANCHOR BIAS*** to spread propaganda. Journalism standards
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:52 AM
Mar 2022

... have to go up to defeat this

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
2. Both are Mass Murderers.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:56 AM
Mar 2022

Putin - The Butcher of Ukraine.

GQP - 1 million+ dead from Covid in US alone. Plus they have enabled Putin.

onecaliberal

(32,826 posts)
3. They are one in the same. They would kill us all if they could.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 10:58 AM
Mar 2022

Lord knows they’d get away with it too. Genocide is legal if you have nukes. No one will lift a finger.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
4. I said in another thread something similar.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 11:02 AM
Mar 2022

If we aren't one United States and instead are countries like in Europe, I am sure some red states would have declared war on blue states.

Chainfire

(17,530 posts)
5. My question is why you would differentiate them at all. The only difference is their location.
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 11:07 AM
Mar 2022

For instance, Tucker Carlson; he is the Russian spokesperson in the US, and he has a huge Republican following.

Johnny2X2X

(19,038 posts)
6. Dems need to say this publicly over and over!
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 11:09 AM
Mar 2022

Not only are they aligned in their ideas, they are actually integrated with each other in US elections. Russia is the GOP, GOP is Russia.

And you watch, when Russia ends this invasion, Republicans will start lobbying for the sanctions to be eased immediately. Putin owns the Republican Party, he and Trump have joint custody.

BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)
11. Re the color yellow
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 11:53 AM
Mar 2022

The word originally applied to birds that literally have a yellow belly, like the yellow-bellied sapsucker. From there, it came to mean an insult for cowards.

Yep. It fits

allegorical oracle

(2,357 posts)
14. Just viewed an interview w/ an Ukranian man on CNN -- he's frustrated because
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 05:34 PM
Mar 2022

when he speaks to his dad, who lives in Russia, the father denies the Russians are bombing Ukraine. The son has sent photos, but his dad says they're fake. Sounds just like Dems trying to reason with their Trumpster friends/family. Big lies spread like melted butter. The Ukrainian man called it brainwashing. Problem is, it takes (wastes) much valuable time to convince people they're believing lies.

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