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In reply to the discussion: Taibbi: We may not have that many outright Nazis... but we have plenty of cowards and bootlickers [View all]ancianita
(36,066 posts)32. Political cowardice and street fighting men cannot be the basis of any "better deal"
for Americans.
It's important to monitor how political cowardice works to incite a whole population to be validated thugs who get their fight club on.
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Taibbi: We may not have that many outright Nazis... but we have plenty of cowards and bootlickers [View all]
phantom power
Mar 2016
OP
Yes, no content but lots of posturing, ridicule and repetition. Classic pitch for RWA followers
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2016
#15
I want to believe that even Americans still remember enough about Hitler's rise...
phantom power
Mar 2016
#4
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half." Attributed to Jay Goul
jtuck004
Mar 2016
#12
I agree, while the number of outright Nazi's at Drumpf rallies may be low, there is no shortage of
Snarkoleptic
Mar 2016
#5
I think Taibbi's talking about people who don't even identify with the mindset, but...
phantom power
Mar 2016
#8
They are cowards. Stephen Colbert mocked them mercilessly playing the buffoon on his old show.
backscatter712
Mar 2016
#7
Political cowardice and street fighting men cannot be the basis of any "better deal"
ancianita
Mar 2016
#32