50 Years Ago Today

[RickeyM]

Irrespective of when it started the Republican party has been out to overthrow our democracy for a long time. They play the long game better than anybody.

[whell]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

Irrespective of when it started the Republican party has been out to overthrow our democracy for a long time. They play the long game better than anybody.

Interesting how each side accuses the other of exactly the same thing.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by whell

Interesting how each side accuses the other of exactly the same thing.

Remember when the leader of the Democratic party instigated an insurrection against the U.S. government? Yeah, me neither. Remember when the Democratic party so radicalized it's members that the majority of them refuse to believe that last election wasn't stolen? Yeah, me neither. Remember when the Democratic party instituted measures to restrict voting across the because of imaginary voter fraud? The widespread voter fraud no one has shown any evidence of. Yeah, me neither. Once during an interview then speaker of the House Paul Ryan said it was his job his duty to see that another Democrat never sat in the WH. I wager that he wasn't and isn't the only Repub to hold that view.
The Repubs accuse the Dems of trying to take over to deflect from what they themselves are doing.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by whell

Interesting how each side accuses the other of exactly the same thing.

They seem rather equivalent when stated that way, don't they? One might throw up one's hands and just figure all politicians are equally bad. But there is a heck of a lot of evidence that the GOP of late has been plotting to subvert democracy here. I have heard many Republicans testify under oath about how they tried to do it.

On the other hand, actual evidence of Democratic Party vote fraud seems really thin on the ground. So, equal accusations do NOT mean equivalence. Not at all.

Please be more careful about repeating easy but false accusations.

[Chicks]

I really don't see much difference between today's Repubes and the Taliban, or Pootin. They all have that authoritarian instinct. Disgusting bunch, all of them.

[Pio1980]

Conflating the modern Democratic party with the Dixicrats poached by Nixon to the 'Pubs as part of "the southern strategy" is historically disingenuous, and everybody knows that.

[RickeyM]

That's the "We're not the racists, they are" argument. Actions however speak louder than words.

[donquixote99]

Some words speak quite clearly though. "I've heard of Kwanzaa, a made up holiday...."

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Interesting how each side accuses the other of exactly the same thing.

Perhaps, but this assertion only makes sense when levied by a Democrat. When Republicans say it, it brings to mind the meme "Every Republican accusation is a confession."

[whell]

Originally Posted by Chicks

I really don't see much difference between today's Repubes and the Taliban, or Pootin. They all have that authoritarian instinct. Disgusting bunch, all of them.

Show me evidence of Republicans rounding up and killing dissenters and I'll consider your opinion on this.