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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Too many of them are beholden to Russia and its interests and have been for some time. Not only that, but also just doing the opposite of whatever Democrats support which isn’t constructive at all.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Republican policies boil down to

  • Opposing "the commies";
  • Guns.

Wait. How did they end up in bed with Russia?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

But I said opposing th---

AH, you're right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh man they are definitely on the same wave with Russian government on this one. Just yesterday Russia banned all and any gender transition therapy/surgery. I wouldn't be surprised if someone particular started pushing for similar stuff in the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Russia isn't communist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The "opposing the commies" bit used to be an anti-authoritarian stance. But now republicans have openly embraced autocracy as political language. It makes perfect sense from that angle.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Sure it is constructive. The billionaires' main goal is to DDos the system and limit time and resources devoted to legitimate legislation. The goal is to keep the US extremely under legislated so their corrupt loopholes stay open. The nonsense is irrelevant. The time it takes to deal with the nonsense is all that maters.