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2016 Postmortem

Buckeye_Democrat

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13. Yes, and that reality is what's truly scary/enraging.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 01:41 PM

Dec 2016

The fools among us will continue to have their attention directed toward falsehoods, though.

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Strange Priorities [View all] BainsBane Dec 2016 OP

Two years ago, Putin was the devil incarnate to the Republicans. Now, they want to be best buds. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #1

They are fond of saying Ronald Reagan won the Cold War BainsBane Dec 2016 #2

Now they can say that Trump is promoting the New World Order - Trump/Putin's vision of the NWO! TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #3

Probably not, since their conservative propagandists won't frame it that way. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #7

Well, the U.N. and Agenda 21 didn't amount to anything. Trump/Putin is a reality. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #10

Yes, and that reality is what's truly scary/enraging. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #13

Those conspiracies were/are promoted to increase distrust in government, as you surely know. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #14

As is everything out of Trump's mouth. Challenge the legitimacy of government institutions. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #15

We lost the cold war on Nov 9th Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #26

Nailed it as usual, Bains. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #4

Wouldn't that be something? Putin revives and even expands the old USSR duffyduff Dec 2016 #5

A lot of people are FED UP with too many people attacking VOTERS NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #6

If my post amounts to attacking voters BainsBane Dec 2016 #8

I was not saying that your post was attacking voters...I was saying that... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #11

I see BainsBane Dec 2016 #12

That's fine to do IF that's really what happened, and in many cases it's just not NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #17

A person would need something like this if they tried it. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #19

Clinton ovewwhelmingly won the poor BainsBane Dec 2016 #29

Frustrating isn't it! triron Dec 2016 #9

knr triron Dec 2016 #16

K&R mcar Dec 2016 #18

We can deal with discussing Russia AND discussing what the democrats need to change. hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #20

You can discuss whatever you want BainsBane Dec 2016 #22

K&R betsuni Dec 2016 #21

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #23

You can literally write a whole book on why this but not that this year ck4829 Dec 2016 #24

I think this forum - the 2016 Postmortem - needs to be shut down el_bryanto Dec 2016 #25

The only should have is for the GE BainsBane Dec 2016 #30

Yes - many former Clinton supporters and many former Sanders supporters el_bryanto Dec 2016 #31

How did the alliance between Germany and the USSR turn out 75 years ago? no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #27

and handwringing about what a few people on this site are talking about is useful how? lostnfound Dec 2016 #28

I like how some of them are thing up strategies for 2020 Dream Girl Dec 2016 #32

If they really want to control the message BainsBane Dec 2016 #33

Russian interfered in the US election to elect Trump Gothmog Dec 2016 #34