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3. Today's republicans have no principles or logic, they just hurl insults at us and defend their leader

Reply to Dr. T (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 11:09 PM

Sep 19

Words like socialism, dictatorship, capitalism, illegal, etc. all mean nothing to them other than that they have positive or negative denotations.

So Obama was a "dictator" because it was an insult and Donnie can do far worse and not be a "dictator" because they simply won't insult dear leader.

To them, whether either president or any particular presidential action is "dictatorial" has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not it factually is dictatorial.

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Do you remember when the righties thought Barack Obama was a dictator? [View all] Dr. T Sep 19 OP

Obamacare was dictatorship to them. LeftInTX Sep 19 #1

I remember when they constantly whined about GUBMIT OVERREACH Skittles Sep 19 #2

They even whined about Janet Reno and the federal "jackbooted thugs" back in the Clinton days unblock Sep 19 #4

Today's republicans have no principles or logic, they just hurl insults at us and defend their leader unblock Sep 19 #3

Yep, and Jade Helm too. Qutzupalotl Sep 20 #5

And FEMA Camps...Obama was gonna put us in FEMA Camps..LOL LeftInTX Sep 20 #7

I Believe the Word "Thought" is Out of Place in Your Headline The Roux Comes First Sep 20 #6