10 Apr 2022 1:56 am
Here's why MAGA world loves lies that are too big and stupid to be believed - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
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"Out of the many lessons that Trump taught the GOP, this might be the most important: Lies don't need to be plausible in order to be powerful.
In MAGA land, the more ridiculous the lie, the better. For Republicans, the days of garden variety political dishonesty, like spin and cherrypicking, are over. Big, bold lies that are so over-the-top that no one can truly believe them are the order of the day. To Trump-era Republicans, truth — like liberty and democracy — is just one more American value to squash under the boot of authoritarianism."
ALSO:
Forget January 6. Republicans Have Another Plan to Subvert Democracy | Washington Monthly
By leveraging their Senate power and the Supreme Court, the GOP can rule the nation as a predominantly rural, older, whiter party.
AND:
It is Time for the Democratic Party to Reclaim its Rightful Position as the Party of Patriots
Republicans have ... sided with Putin, the former Soviet spy now fascist/kleptocrat dictator, against peace, freedom, Western Europe, and , yes, American ideals and interests.
And it is time for the Democrats to drive the knife deep.
It’s time to turn the tables on “patriotism.” Anyone who is cheering for Putin and against Western Europe is also opposing American ideals and interests. They aren’t patriots. And its time to call a horse a horse. Over and over and over again. It’s time to reclaim the mantle of the party of patriots.
.
"Out of the many lessons that Trump taught the GOP, this might be the most important: Lies don't need to be plausible in order to be powerful.
In MAGA land, the more ridiculous the lie, the better. For Republicans, the days of garden variety political dishonesty, like spin and cherrypicking, are over. Big, bold lies that are so over-the-top that no one can truly believe them are the order of the day. To Trump-era Republicans, truth — like liberty and democracy — is just one more American value to squash under the boot of authoritarianism."
ALSO:
Forget January 6. Republicans Have Another Plan to Subvert Democracy | Washington Monthly
By leveraging their Senate power and the Supreme Court, the GOP can rule the nation as a predominantly rural, older, whiter party.
AND:
It is Time for the Democratic Party to Reclaim its Rightful Position as the Party of Patriots
Republicans have ... sided with Putin, the former Soviet spy now fascist/kleptocrat dictator, against peace, freedom, Western Europe, and , yes, American ideals and interests.
And it is time for the Democrats to drive the knife deep.
It’s time to turn the tables on “patriotism.” Anyone who is cheering for Putin and against Western Europe is also opposing American ideals and interests. They aren’t patriots. And its time to call a horse a horse. Over and over and over again. It’s time to reclaim the mantle of the party of patriots.