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BluesFish
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Arsikere
every political party wants a one-party state
ProppaGanda
They are incompetent. But you know what's scary? That's enough for them to win. Dems are so cowardly that an idiot can fool them.
londonosierra2000
America is under attack by the Christian Reich
y7z8h9wrhn
she is right
Chicagorooftop
I think they organize through churches in the South and abortion was a huge driver. State legislatures are where they took over
cacuin
Keep hearing the empire theory. That america is in decay and that it needs to change into an empire with Trump as the Emperor. fml
xephyr417
Nah they are stupid and power hungry.
HonestCommentFarmer
They're not competent at ruling. Otherwise they'd never be voted out. Rather, they are like a dog chasing a car, always trying to gain power
Sqeezytzatziki
F*CK the GQP and ANYONE who supports them.
hwatL4bloopy
The party itself is not necessarily incompetent, it's the voters
MouseKeyboard
They are incompetent, just not incompetent enough to not be a threat
Dolenmorgul
Calling Trump competent is a bit much, no?
super08
I’ve read two of her books and listen to her podcast “Gaslit Nation”. I HIGHLY recommend. Terrifying, but please hear what she has to say.
tracereading
Competent leadership is important for not having an angry populace at your door.
TrueLegateDamar
No, they are incompetent. The problem is people allowing them to get away with their dumb shit.
Fasrill
They're not, people just think they are because they're playing a completely different game to the one expected of them.
CaptainHyperbole
Look for ‘American Fascism’ by Brynn Tannehill. It lays out the last few decades of GOP strategizing. It’s terrifying
dap6000
Her book “Hiding in Plain Sight” covers similar ground.
gesel
And the books by Malcolm Nance.
kaviri
we should actually have people ask them questions like, are you more interested in governing or ruling, and watch for body language
junkgoof
Stealing, actually.
TheOneTrueZippy8
It's more like "reigning" than "ruling". Their God has appointed them, dontcha know ?
AwesomeName
The religious idiots are just tools for the rich fuckers financing them. The goal is the return to a feudal system.
DemonFluffer1000
That's why Shinzo Abe was rubbed out.
TheOneTrueZippy8
Oh. Are we going international with our conspiracy theories now ? Good idea. Spread the base. Appeal to a new audience. Diversify. Wait, no.
CaldariBob
Had me up until "myth of incompetence".
BlueBarnstormer
As much as I want to agree with you, they do seem to get their way a lot.
CaldariBob
Gaming a system as badly conceived & implemented as the American political system isn't a sign of competence so much as toxic complacency.
Scaramucci
Trump is incompetent, but the people using him to push their agenda aren't.
SavageDrums
They are absolutely incompetent, otherwise January 6th would have worked (or been unnecessary).
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
Not just trump, anyone who wants to get themselves elected for the GQP is a potential dictator
RollToSaveAgainst
True, Trump is an airheaded puppet and there are lots of competitors to be head puppet
dorpjorp
DeSantis wants college kids to register their political affiliation. Labels are a very bad thing historically.
dorpjorp
Label your political opponents, find ways to arrest them to make them felons, take away their vote.
itsthevoiceman
And make them slaves. Yay, 13th amendment!
Three5Nines
Bigot.
michaelfire
Interested in control, wealth, power, and harming those who oppose them. Classic antisocial, narcissist, dark triad personality disorders 1/
michaelfire
tyrants, authoritarians throughout time https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/understanding-dark-triad.htm
somebodythatyouusetoknow
I mean, Trump is still incompetent. He is the puppet for those in power.
graehall
Sound on:
MarkySpaceMagnet
He's incompetent, but the cult don't care.
NuclearButtPlugFromPlanetX
Perfect example of a "Useful Idiot." He has no guile, no charm, no wit. He's a blunt force object who enables the worst elements of society.
rainevasquez
I don’t… how did you read this quote, and it’s provocation for rethinking the entire application of the parameters of “competence” and 1/
rainevasquez
Come out making the exact same claim, as if nothing had been said, or processed? Let me put it another way: perhaps you don’t understand 1/
rainevasquez
The word incompetence? How can you throw the judgement at someone who continually gets exactly what they want, at every turn?
ProppaGanda
Maybe because it's, well, wrong. Trump is plainly stupid.
CakeOrGlory
Again, not incompetent; it's just his skillset is limited to diabolical malfeasance, corruption of power and escaping punishment.
CakeOrGlory
Within those narrow parameters he has demonstrated troubling aptitude. This "competent / incompetent dichotomy does us no favours.
Seanspeed
He's not 'skilled' at any of this, he's just wealthy.
magicrhombus
He's not a very good puppet. We actually got lucky with that. Fascism was coming to America with or without him, that somebody so ->
HonestCommentFarmer
With or without him? Nah. The Tea Party was looking for a leader to channel their anger, but it didn't have to be so fascy.
magicrhombus
stupid and unpredictable was the first to gain the fascists' popular support meant that they were a lot less effective than they could ->
magicrhombus
have been. They'll try again with DeSantis, who is smarter and more predictable. It is still possible, however, that Trump screws that ->
magicrhombus
up for them with his ego. As much as I loathe Trump, that could actually be the better option. Better to be fighting incompetent fascists ->
magicrhombus
than competent ones.
BluesFish
Found another one from her:
fartharder
And very true.
smellsmiketeenspirit
I tried to spread her words and her works last year and... people were not ready.
brianingram
#1 "Vichy Democrat" - how fucking fitting for CineManchin
ravnicrasol
That is, unfortunately, the proven way to go about it. The law takes time, and stalling it further is that much more convenient for them.
akodorokku
This is why people are refusing to respond to subpoenas even though it means jail time for contempt of Congress. It's all a stall.
TheobromineAddict
Refusal of a subpoena should put you in jail within 24 hours. Instead we have "persons of interest" walking free months after subpoena.
youcannotwin
tzap
..Ran by counts?
Chakra5
At first I was like....
Chakra5
And then I realized,...
BenTheCockatiel
Fasrill
Close, just without the 'o'.
Omegatherion
"just" doesn't have an o to begin with
kraquepype
Joust!
kraquepype
Clse?
TopherE
Vichy Democrats = Joe Manchin & Krysten Sinema
haki23
We have some up-and-comers in the SF city hall
Irax
As a French, I concur
FaithAlone
You haven’t been paying attention if you don’t think Biden is totally fine with the fascist take over of the corporate state.
TopherE
bOtH sIDeS!!!
TheobromineAddict
I don't think he's fine with it, but he's fighting a 50 year plan derived from Nazi philosophies, with Mr. Rogers Neighborhood tactics.
FaithAlone
Please. He played a key role during those 50 years. Biden is not, never has been, a lefty.
FaithAlone
Biden is only upset Manchin made him look like a fool. But Biden agrees with Manchin on policy almost entirely.