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And if you choose to nitpick his words or his tone then you're subtly (or overtly) part of the problem. The problem is fascism and I see you. We see you.
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And if you choose to nitpick his words or his tone then you're subtly (or overtly) part of the problem. The problem is fascism and I see you. We see you.
L4dead2
But all republicans have voted against certain rights for people so none are good
LurkingAtTheOffice
Pretty sure MAGA is the mainstream republican now.
Orella
Two steps forward, one step back. All the reptardican's vote No on everything; they are ALL complicit.
lDanielHolm
Not nitpicking his words or his tone, but "if you're not with us, you're against us" is a bad fucking stance to take.
orzhvopatriarch
He's not right. The mainstream republican party was rotten before Trump, he just got them to say the quiet parts loud.
navagon
Anyone who chooses to remain associated with the Repugs deserves to be branded accordingly.
ThatBobbyG
They’ll all be MAGAs if they return to power. It’s not present, but the potential.
ReaperCDN
"Let me be clear" - Republicans, "What does Joe really mean?" He means what he says. If you're a fascist, you're fucking garbage.
smallpoxx17
Imagine thinking “mainstream” is desirable.
DeathLemons
Naw, fuck every ONE of those republicans who got offended cause they in on it too
djangojazz
When you need to know where these people are that think this is divisive, go on Yahoo comments. There are some dumb mother fuckers in the US
MathiasTolerain
Too little, too late. Every GQP that votes GQP might as well be actively sucking Trump’s member.
XXXSpork
Not all but there are a lot of ‘em
MKUltraMega
It’s the same mentality as the abusive domestic partner blaming you for making them so angry.
Jfizefoshizzle
If they’re not a fascist then they’re a fascist enabler/apologist. Every last one
digasisv
Can we choose the best path for all?
morninggloryshade777
Glad he's calling them out. Now we need STRONG ACTIONS to SHUT THEM DOWN b4 they completely destroy our constitution & country!
raindownstarrynight
If the ‘mainstream’ ones refuse to publicly oppose the Maga ones, they are no different from them and are part of the problem.
fartharder
They're on the same bus for sure
Sloloem
For fucking real. If I can't tell the difference between the two by checking a voting record there isn't one that matters.
DireSickFish
I feel like he's actually honey coating how bad it is. I don't blame him, President's job isn't to put everyone on blast.
capnadorable
Ya, all both of the non-extremist republicans.
SirBillington
And they still fucking suck
NERDRAGEohacat
Maybe he's referring to something that happened 30 years ago.
dudeloveall
One is soon to be independent if she wins reelection
mardis
Who they?
TheS4ndm4n
I'm guessing Romney and Cheney.
EroticZombiePants
The "mainstream" Republicans still blindly supported Trump 98% of the time and never denounced his coup attempt. I'd call that MAGA.
Harryteeters
The Congressional Republicans vote the same way as MAGAa tho. Fuck every single one of them
ImHereToExplainTheJoke
Any republicans who don’t stand against the fascists are fucking fascists .
Orella
More bullshit platitudes. Republican's speak with their vote, and on 98% of issues they ALL vote nay. Then they complain.
The701
And then take credit for any good things the Democrats managed to force past them.
aiuta219
Ok but there is no difference between Republicans. They sit down with Nazis and can't find enough fault to stand up and move on.
ImHereToGetDownvotes
This. Vote after vote passes along party lines or not at all, solely because of GQP filibuster obstruction. There is no difference.
INeverReadTheTOS
Imagine being more upset at someone calling out fascists than you are at the ACTUAL fascists. It's bananas.
femininewash
Who did a fascism?
AregularolPlumbus
Well I mean, they’re fascists, so of course they don’t have a problem with their own buddies.
KleptoKea
It's American, evidently and horrifyingly.
PutItInNeutral
If you don't like being called a fascist, stop being a fascist. It really is that easy. People will be forgiving, up to a point. There is...
PutItInNeutral
...a point of no return on forgiveness for fascists.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
They're mad their guy no longer has a bigger media set to scream that the left are actually nazis and fascists, like he did 100s of times.
becauseurwrong
They do the same thing with racism/racists, so it's not a big jump
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Well... they show up to rallys with confederate flags. Nazi uniforms. And saying exactly the same things nazis did. So... yea.
beaverusiv
It's not bananas, it's fascism 101
AllGloryToTheDarkLord
This is incredibly common. Act like an asshole, and no one bats an eye; Call someone an asshole and they lose their shit.
tronicles
This is the issue. Whether or not anyone wants to admit it, Trump enabled more of this behavior to be permissible.
RecurringNightmare
yep, there is no fighting until someone fights back, so clearly the one who dares to defend himself or others must be the problem...
ImHereToGetDownvotes
He is wrong, period. Democrats have had to pass everything alone to get things passed. Republicans told American people that lower 1/
ImHereToGetDownvotes
prescription prices, climate change, $35 insulin, lower gas prices, sensible gun control, etc. weren't things they'd work with Democrats 2/
ImHereToGetDownvotes
on. They can't even get 10 GQP willing to vote for the American people. It's not the "extreme set of MAGA Republicans" it's all of them. 3
Thatotherlurker
it seems like he's trying to give them a way out with their conscience clean. do they deserve it? nah, not really. but i'll take it if 1/2
Thatotherlurker
it gets enough to not vote more of them in. they'll act all superior, make up excuses, but a repub voted out is a repub voted out.
TheAnswerIsViolence
I disagree. There have been so many common sense bills that they've voted against unanimously. Rats trying to abandon ship.
TheAnswerIsViolence
If Trump had won 2020, they'd all fall in line without a single word of protest. Fuck them all.
FlyingInABlueDream
He's trying to get the "reasonable" ones to split with MAGA. It probably won't work, but it's worth a try
TheAnswerIsViolence
Which ones specifically are reasonable? Absolutely 0 in the Senate. Some in the house? Idk of any besides maybe Liz recently and she's out.
FlyingInABlueDream
By the way, things have to get a lot worse before violence is the answer. There are foreign powers hoping we tear ourselves apart, I want to
FlyingInABlueDream
avoid that if at all possible. Large swaths of the Right have been radicalized, we have to figure out a way to fix that
TheAnswerIsViolence
Lol how much worse? RvW was overturned. The previous president tried to overthrow the govt.
GreyKnightTemplar666
He's trying to give the sane minded Republicans a get out of jail free card for not impeaching the traitorous tangerine
candar
And we should all hope some of them take it.
tootsmcclure
I dislike her but Liz Cheney did try to go after him, as well as Kelly Ann Conway’s husband, George. Groups like The Lincoln Project.
morninggloryshade777
Maybe he wants to codify a cpl of things to help us all...but needs 10 REP votes to do it.
RedWingedBlackbirds
Want change? Everyone please vote out all Rs - local, state, all elections - especially in the midterms. https://www.nass.org/can-I-vote
ImHereToGetDownvotes
Get out of jail free card to do what exactly? They have NO platform that actually benefits the American people.
GreyKnightTemplar666
"get out of jail" as in getting away from Trumpism and maga Republicans
ImHereToGetDownvotes
Again, to do what though? They literally can't win office without MAGA support, as proven by 8/10 primaries where the MAGA candidate won.
mechanicalchaos
It's more important than that and what has Rep so angry--he's offering the voters a way to distinguish themselves from the party. We all (1)
mechanicalchaos
(2) saw what a soft divide in a party over inner politics can do at the polls with Dems and Bernie/Hillary.
imeanYUUUGE
They’re not going to use it though.
cepacolusmaximus
Live by The Lie, die by The Lie. That's fine.
Iatesomecoffeecups
Some might
imeanYUUUGE
Some won’t call themselves republicans but will still vote for them.
RedWingedBlackbirds
2020 election by votes: Biden 81 million, Trump 73 million, Did-Not-Vote 80 million. Real chance to vote GOP out and get what's needed
OneOfTheEnemiesWithin
Many non voters were women! This is good for us in that SCOTUS has REALLY pissed off women. I think/hope many will now vote in the midterms!
varyael
Any moderate Republican in an uncontested race needs to just swap parties then. Centrist Dems are moderate conservatives
varyael
I'm a moderate conservative and old ass Joe is essentially Eisenhower 2.0
eightyearplan
https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/13/22432531/arizona-voters-embrace-a-conservative-shade-of-blue-2020-election-phoenix-sinema-kelly-trump
eightyearplan
Outwardly Purple Branch of the Dem party would hopefully help eachother do better in battle-ground states, districts, local..
eightyearplan
Currently seems like Dems give up on districts they don't already control, even in blue states.. but a purple district network..
eightyearplan
- local teams for x, y, z - housing, schools, food systems, economy / workplaces.. etc. - in a cooperative network with other chapter teams
capnadorable
Compared to most other developed countries, our democrat party would be considered conservative right wing
mardukkur
I'll take "ridiculous nonsense the dumbest motherfuckers on the left have convinced themselves of" for $2000 Alex.
mardukkur
The Democratic Party is a bog-standard center-left party on the exact lines of those found in most EU nations. The Rs are radical outliers.
mardukkur
And because the Rs win elections, and because our shitty constitution and voting rules gives them outsized power, the policy median is to...
varyael
Reagan really fucked the GOP. Since his administration, they've pulled more and more to the right. They're regressive, not conservative
varyael
Options for politics should be "slow down (cons)" or "speed up (libs)" progress. This going backward shit is befuddling to me
capnadorable
Well said, I never thought about it like that. Progress is inevitable, slow or fast, but trying to undo it is crazy