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Garrett78

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5. Kakistocracy is defined as...

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2019, 01:22 AM

Dec 2019

"a system of government that is run by the worst, least qualified, and/or most unscrupulous citizens."

The Republican Party is dominated (in both public office and in the electorate) by lying, cheating, greedy, hypocritical, fraudulent, anti-intellectual, science-denying, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic assholes.

But, aside from that, they're okay. And Democrats must find a way to win them over.

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Forget the war on Christmas. There is an actual war against truth, morals and intellect. [View all] onecaliberal Dec 2019 OP

The law on Christmas is just a distraction, it is meant for the ignorant in the rep party Perseus Dec 2019 #1

I know...the uneducated will kill us. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #2

They've been killing us. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #3

Duty Honor Country UCmeNdc Dec 2019 #4

Kakistocracy is defined as... Garrett78 Dec 2019 #5

I will never forgive those people, never try to "reach" them. I want nothing to do with any of them onecaliberal Dec 2019 #6

Yeah, the notion that we can win them over without abandoning core principles is nonsense. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #7

I agree on every point. November cannot come soon enough. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #9

Pearls before swine Fyrefox Dec 2019 #8