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Related: About this forumU.S. Political Right Sides With Authoritarians As Biden Rallies World's Democracies - Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow looks at the added difficulty of President Joe Biden's goal of reasserting democracy as the ascendant standard for governance in the world with the United States as its model, when the political right and its supporting media in the U.S. is apparently in closer alignment with the world's authoritarians. Aired on 12/08/2021.
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U.S. Political Right Sides With Authoritarians As Biden Rallies World's Democracies - Rachel Maddow (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
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If any of these Republicans were actually forced to live under authoritarian rule,
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
#2
They would hate it, they're just showing the required "loyalty" to TFG who wants to be supreme ruler
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Gross - need eye bleach
She's right, of course!
Rhiannon12866
(205,684 posts)2. If any of these Republicans were actually forced to live under authoritarian rule,
Like those that TFG admires, Putin and Kim Jong-un, I have a feeling they'd regret it.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. They sure would!
That they want to identify with them speaks volumes!
Rhiannon12866
(205,684 posts)4. They would hate it, they're just showing the required "loyalty" to TFG who wants to be supreme ruler
He's obviously not a fan of living in a democracy which has those inconvenient laws.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)5. Yup
Sickening!
Have you seen this story re upstate covid cases?
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/tale-yorks-covid-19-hospitalization-rate-surging-upstate/story?id=81625675
Leqf peepers?
Stay safe! 😷
Ohioboy
(3,243 posts)6. Republicans are craping on America and democracy while claiming to be patriots
They'll blame it on the Democrats when they finally realize what they have lost.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,099 posts)7. K&R