Get rid of democracy and I'll be dictator forever. — Mr Bee
Will you commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election?
— Reporter
We're gonna have to see what happens." — Pfhorrest
Hungover? — darthbarracuda
Conservatives are at their heart believers in law and order. I understand the left's position that the right's concept of law and order amounts to suppression of certain groups, but the point remains that a conservative is committed to protecting the status quo and the existing institutions. For that reason, the fear that there will be a conservative rebellion in any literal sense is unfounded. Those criticisms are better levied against the left and is evidenced by the fact that is the left that speaks of radical rule change (elimination of the electoral college, increasing the size of the Supreme Court, and defunding the police) and who literally takes to the streets with riots, looting, and violence. — Hanover
The right is not collecting their guns and building their fences in preparation of an offensive attack but they are holing up in anticipation of defending themselves from the zombie apocalypse they fear will make it out to the suburbs and countryside where they reside. — Hanover
This was always intheman's heart, deep down it was just anicethought, buthispower has extended so much in these last few years, he can do whatever he wants, why not, it could be in reach. This is a well developedpoliticaltheory,divide andconquer. The weakness and arroganceof the Leftis to blame. — JerseyFlight
radical rule change [...] increasing the size of the Supreme Court — Hanover
They've always done that, especially the clueless ones. The duopoly situation in the US makes things different.I trust we all realise that politics is long past convincing people of a vision and instead politicians pander to whatever voters want to hear so they get power to do what they want? — Benkei
I don't think that all conservatives rally around a man who embodies the exact opposite of the things they claim to believe in. Just as not every person who sees himself or herself as a liberal was rallying around Bernie.except for the fact that the person who all conservatives are rallying behind is a man who embodies the exact opposite of the things they claim to believe in. — Mr Bee
But in 2020? I will vote for Trump and would do that in any state. — fishfry
But in 2020? I will vote for Trump and would do that in any state. The Dems started with their Russia lie to avoid having to take responsibility for losing the most winnable election of all time. — fishfry
Wouldn't the lesser evil be a third party?Now that it's clear Georgia (where I live) is in play, I'll vote for Joe Biden this fall (and both Dems for the US Senate). Swing state "lesser evil" voting it is. — 180 Proof
True or false (or besides the point)?
DJT doesn't reject or condemn WHITE SUPREMACY because he is a WHITE SUPREMACIST whom self-professed WHITE SUPREMACISTS like David Duke, Richard Spenser, Steve Bannon, the Proud Boys et al believe is one of their own and therefore support him.
t-minus 32 days — 180 Proof
The Republican former Sen. Rick Santorum said that asking President Donald Trump to condemn right-wing extremists during Tuesday night's debate with Joe Biden was unfair because it meant alienating Trump's supporters.
Santorum, who in 2012 lost out to Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for president, appeared on CNN and suggested the debate moderator Chris Wallace set Trump up.
"The Democrats owe a lot to Chris Wallace," Santorum said. "He asked two questions, where he was asking the president to do something he knows the president doesn't like to do."
Asked to elaborate, Santorum said: "Which is say something bad about people who support him. Right?"
"Talking about the white supremacists, number one."
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