And Let's not forget about the other Deplorables

[cityboy-stl]

Lying is bipartisan. The alacrity, scope and breadth may be more the feature of the modern Republican Party.

Mike Johnson came to power with claims of being a devout evangelical Christian.

What bothers me more is the close association between Christianity and the Republican Party and how the pursuit of power has become more important than moral values that Christians used to claim... like not telling a lie or bearing false witness. The definition of "deplorable".

Amoral religiosity is the danger.

Deceit is republican policy. Of course, you find bipartisan lying. The point is, deceit has become an accepted, built-in, policy standard operating tool of the republican party as a whole to achieve their objectives. It has become part of their functional paradigm. Not so with the Democratic Party. Individual Democrats lying is not the same thing. Deceit has become republican DNA.

 

[KaraBulut]

Deceit is republican policy. Of course, you find bipartisan lying. The point is, deceit has become an accepted, built-in, policy standard operating tool of the republican party as a whole to achieve their objectives. It has become part of their functional paradigm. Not so with the Democratic Party. Individual Democrats lying is not the same thing. Deceit has become republican DNA.

I'm still not willing to let the other parties off the hook.

Lying not a policy. It's a tool. That's what makes it dangerous.

What we're seeing is an Orwellian fog of disinformation and lying to the point that no one is sure what "truth" is. This is a key feature of autocracy. The Big Lie wasn't just a lie. It was the repeating of a lie so many times that now there's a near majority of Americans who believe that the lie is the truth.

The American public has been flooded by disinformation. Most of them lack the intellectual tools to distinguish truth from propaganda. And even when given the truth, the American public doesn't value the truth enough to sway their opinion. They knew Trump was a lying felon and sexual predator who fomented an insurrection to stay in power, yet they voted for him.

Even in battleground States where they elected a Democratic governor or a Democratic Senator, they voted for Trump for President.

 

[cityboy-stl]

I'm still not willing to let the other parties off the hook.

Lying not a policy. It's a tool. That's what makes it dangerous.

What we're seeing is an Orwellian fog of disinformation and lying to the point that no one is sure what "truth" is. This is a key feature of autocracy. The Big Lie wasn't just a lie. It was the repeating of a lie so many times that now there's a near majority of Americans who believe that the lie is the truth.

The American public has been flooded by disinformation. Most of them lack the intellectual tools to distinguish truth from propaganda. And even when given the truth, the American public doesn't value the truth enough to sway their opinion. They knew Trump was a lying felon and sexual predator who fomented an insurrection to stay in power, yet they voted for him.

Even in battleground States where they elected a Democratic governor or a Democratic Senator, they voted for Trump for President.

It sounds to me like you validated what I said. Republican policy is to use the tool of constant, repeated lying to achieve their objectives. Same thing.

 

[rareboy]

Enjoying Nick Fuentes mug shot way too much.

Fucked around.

Is finding out.

Just revisiting this gem from Fuentes' past.



It isn't just me is it...he actually does have closet gay face?

 

[KaraBulut]

It sounds to me like you validated what I said. Republican policy is to use the tool of constant, repeated lying to achieve their objectives. Same thing.

I'm pointing out that viewing one side a good and the other side as evil is exactly how autocrats want us to view each other.

We're on the road to a very dark period of autocracy. The only way to fix this is to reform the system that allows the worst option to get elected. It's going to take Republican and Democratic and independent voices to fix it.

 

[cityboy-stl]

I'm pointing out that viewing one side a good and the other side as evil is exactly how autocrats want us to view each other.

We're on the road to a very dark period of autocracy. The only way to fix this is to reform the system that allows the worst option to get elected. It's going to take Republican and Democratic and independent voices to fix it.

One side wants to kill us if they can. That is evil, no matter how they want us to view each other. You can't work with people whose objective is not to work with you, but to dominate you. I'm not seeing very many republicans willing to stand up for democracy and the rule of law against dictatorship. When republicans decide they want to reform the system, I'm sure Democrats and Independents will be willing to work with them. Good luck with that. Until then, we are not the problem.

 

[KaraBulut]

More pastors who can't keep their hands off their flock.

https://www.koco.com/article/james-mcmillan-arrested-former-pastor-oklahoma-cleveland-county/63031638

Cleveland County deputies arrested a former pastor accused of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, and investigators say there could be more victims...

"Wasn't surprised about this, but just sad that there were other victims," said Lonnie Holland, a former team chairman, treasurer and youth leader at Slaughterville Baptist Church...

In 2014, KOCO 5 interviewed McMillan when he was the pastor at First Baptist Church of Konawa. At that time, he claimed his First Amendment rights were being violated for not being allowed to pray before a high school game.

 

[rareboy]

Jesus Christ.

So a lot of people essentially suspected but helped enable his abuse?

Jesus Christ.

What is it about these people?

 

[rareboy]

I swear...if the title 'Youth Pastor' doesn't set off all the alarm bells, y'all just aren't paying attention.

Michigan church worship leader & CPAC performer, Zachary Radcliff, who was arrested in October for sexually abusing children in his church, has been charged with 22 new child sex crimes.Radcliff now faces 33 child sex crime charges.

Youth pastor faces 22 more felony charges, including 8 counts of first-degree sexual assault

He is now facing a total of 33 felony charges.

www.mlive.com

 

[rareboy]

Don't know why it should come as a surprise that a boutique drug user (Ketamine and cannabis+) with Nazis for grandparents would see the 'others' as different from him and somehow sub-human.

 

[rareboy]

 

[rareboy]

Or was he pusjed?


Mitch McConnell has sustained injuries including a gash on his face after a hard fall during the Senate Republican lunch. McConnell, 82, was seen by two medical responders in his office. The situation is developing.

 

[rareboy]

These two are a perfect example of the rot in the Democratic Party.

 

[KaraBulut]

These two are a perfect example of the rot in the Democratic Party.

Manchin has been playing spoiler out of vengeance since he decided to "retire" because he knew he would lose in 2024. Manchin has been voting against Biden's judicial nominations after years of claiming that he voted in support of Republican Presidential nominees because "Presidents should be allowed to have the nominees that they want."

Manchin Won't Back Judicial Picks With No GOP Votes. What That Means for Biden's Nominees

"Manchin's vow would mean that tight margins get even tighter as losing even a single other Democratic senator would sink the judicial nominations," stated Michigan State University political science professor Ian Ostrander.

www.law.com

 

[rareboy]

Just reminded again of the brainiac logic that drives Trumpers.

 

[rareboy]

Well she became a hardline TERF in the space of just 2 years.

Trash. Someone needs to get the fuck into therapy before they go all Anita Bryant on us.

 

[rareboy]

And of course, Shapiro as the voice of MAGA men everywhere.

 

[rareboy]

Raymond Zwiefelhofer, CEO of Worldox, and 'elder' of the 2x2 Church, has been sentenced to 120 years in prison.He was found guilty of possession of child rape media. Cynthia Liles, a investigator says, “2x2 Church has a significant problem with child [rape]” “It’s systemic.”

Not a drag queen.

 

[rareboy]

So when does this brainiac get her cabinet nomination?

 

[rareboy]

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini suggested that Ukraine might have to make territorial concessions for peace.

In response, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhyi reminded that the last time Slovak lands were given up for peace, it didn’t end well.