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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Raging Hypocrisy of Modern Republicanism
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"Pro-life" but shrug at mass shootings.
"Anti-elites" but give tax cuts to the 1%.
"Rule of law" but support child molesters.
"Support troops" but attack Gold Star moms.
"Christian values" but strip healthcare from the poor and sick.
"Anti-elites" but give tax cuts to the 1%.
"Rule of law" but support child molesters.
"Support troops" but attack Gold Star moms.
"Christian values" but strip healthcare from the poor and sick.
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The Raging Hypocrisy of Modern Republicanism (Original Post)
CousinIT
Dec 2017
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dalton99a
(81,656 posts)1. GOP: Grand Orwellian Perversions
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. +1000
It's amazing how many of them are so blind to their own hypocrisy.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)3. + 1,000
Hypocrisy, deceit, greed, and treason against the USA: there's your latter day GOP.
Saviolo
(3,284 posts)4. This has shown up on my twitter feed a few times today
My favourite was by Andrew Zimmern:
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Well put ... simple and easy to remember for those who doubt it. You can keep this like a scorecard on your couch so when reading the newspaper you can see example after example of the hypocrisy
And of course he's got people immediately in his replied telling him to stick to eating, lay off politics, yadda yadda. I'm a huge fan of Andrew Zimmern, and this is just icing on the cake
TygrBright
(20,775 posts)5. #FakePopulism OWN it, GOP. n/t
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)6. Probably the best most succinct summary yet
Duppers
(28,127 posts)7. K & R