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Paul G's avatar

“While Democrats are gripped by the fear that the public hates them and so are constantly apologizing for their beliefs…” Any chance of demonstrating this point with evidence? I make no apologies for my convictions and I don’t of anyone who does.

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pts's avatar

Waldman nails it here. I would add only to his first point, that Rs are confident they'll never lose another election. Yes, they'll extend gerrymandering, which will be increasingly supported by the courts (see Waldman's point #3), and they'll push voter disenfranchisement and suppression to near-absolute levels. Should Dems somehow nonetheless win an election, the likelihood of which will diminish almost completely if voters allow the Rs to win the White House and control Congress this November, the Rs will simply impose the result they want by force. Opponents, dissidents, intellectuals, and minority groups, whether ethnic, religious, cultural, or social, will be persecuted, exiled, emprisoned, or killed.

Sound familiar? Mark my words.

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Jeremy Gerard's avatar

Time and again in recent years we have seen "it can't happen here!" proven false; this is but the latest -- and perhaps most all-encompassing -- warning.

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