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Garrett Mengel's avatar

I applaud our Texas Democrats for taking a brave stand. I don't know who said, "I don't resist fascism because I'm sure I can beat it, I resist it because it is fascism", but that sums it up for me. We have to resist fascism however we can. No matter how it's proponents dress it up, at the end fascism always represents a return to militarized feudalism. And of course, those proponents always believe that they will be the new rulers when the new order is installed.

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Thomas Reyer's avatar

Yes, network TV is formidable- getting rapped on time. When fear overtakes the fear-mongers on Faux News it's time to wrap it up! How do these people function when all they have is fairy tale facts and political screech?

That's why they just read things of which they have no understanding and they pass them on to people who are exactly like them.

Somebody, please, take out the garbage before the maggots get to do their job.

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Linda Rudman's avatar

Qasim, I am reporting Hanief for harassment. Please put an end to it. Thank you.

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Linda Rudman's avatar

Did we ever think that the hitler regime would be reincarnated through trump? Everything that has happened, and is happening, seems unstoppable. A brave military leader needs to take control of the situation and storm the Capital, and detain trump, no due process, with charges of treason and crimes against humanity, and throw him in prison. Abbott needs to be removed from power, for his complicity with trump. Nazi America is not where I want to live, and have my granddaughter grow up in, with the potential of a Civil War, or WW3, looming in our future.

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Hanief's avatar

The Adolf Hitler regime is twice reincarnated, through the fucking deranged orange lunatic and the fucking deranged lunatic NAZI ZIONIST PIG Adolf Satanyahu! Only difference is that the reincarnated is exponentially worse on all metrics than the original!

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Linda Rudman's avatar

A Zionist is someone who supports Jewish people's right to self-determination in their homeland, and Israel's right to exist. So Zionism would not be an issue, if netanyahu did not want to end Palestinians right to live in Palestine, and all the unbelievable killings he is carrying out. He should also be charged with crimes against humanity. I am Jewish, and just like other minorities, Jews have struggled with racism and bigotry, but the murderous part of netanyahu's regime is what is horrendous. trump "likes" netanyahu because they are of a similar mindset, but trump is a racist and a bigot, so any minorities who are fans of trump, either need to engage him for favors or are somehow totally clueless to his White Supremist ideals. Instead of a red hat, trump should be wearing a hood.

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Hanief's avatar

Sorry Linda, nazi zionism is based on the dispossession of the indigenous population to allow for an occupation by a foreign entity through genocidal ethnic cleansing, and has nothing, ZERO, to do with Jews/Judaism. Palestine was always a peaceful home for Jews, Christians, Muslims and other groups, until the nazi zionists started their occupation and displacement which included rape, brutalisation and murder! Defence of nazi zionism, especially with the physical evidence playing out on the world stage, cannot be justified under any circumstances and is a very poor reflection on anyone who attempts such defence! Don’t allow yourself to be blackmailed into defence of nazi zionism on the false pretext that it is for the well-being of the Jews, “never again” meant exactly that and this current holocaust is a shame on all the complicit western governments across the world. In fact, the Jews need to be more vocal in their rejection of nazi zionism and show support for a free and single state of Palestine for all religions and ethnicities!

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Linda Rudman's avatar

I never heard the actual term "nazi zionism". I am in no way defending what you just described. I was just defining zionism. Being blackmailed into the defense of what netanhayu is doing? Now you are just insulting my intelligence. I am very vocal against what netanyahu is carrying out. The term seems like an oxymoron because as a Jew (and every human should feel the same way) I abhor anything regarding nazism, so to attach the term to someone who wants to be able to live in their homeland in peace, is not comprehendible. How about netanyahu is an evil zionist and trump is an evil White Supremacist?

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Hanief's avatar

The ‘Nazi’ attachment was never to Jews but always to zionist, the distinction has always been clear in my comments, but for absolute clarity it is my considered opinion that the actual oxymoron is declaring a zionist as a Jew or vice versa, because that is an impossibility! And for a Jew to support zionism is even more insane!

By the way, the term nazi zionism is based on the FACT that the zionists have copied the Hitler’s nazi playbook, perfected it and implemented it to a degree that makes Hitler’s regime look like kindergarten playtime!

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Linda Rudman's avatar

Zionists, in general, are Jews. There are those who are not Jewish and support zionism. Zionists feel that Palestine should be colonized. I do not know where you get this idea that you cannot connect a zionist to a Jew and vice versa. I do not agree that zionists are not entitled to their believes that they want their homeland to include Palestine, just as I believe religions are entitled to believe in a diety, even though I do not. I don't agree with zionism, and those zionists who are violent are despicable. I think there needs to be peace and the Palestinians should remain in Palestine, but I also never heard that the zionists have copied hitler's playbook. For you to say that all zionists are like nazis, is your opinion. hitler killed 11million people. Please do not compare what is going on to hitler's holocaust. Both are tragic and horrible, but hitler was beyond evil. I do not agree with netanyahu and the killings and violence towards the Palestinians, and lives lost for land, is absolutely crazy. netanyahu needs to be brought up on charges, or no longer be the Prime Minister, or removed from office.

Something I found online:

Arguments for compatibility

Many Zionists advocate for peaceful coexistence and a two-state solution, believing it's the best way to ensure the security and self-determination of both Israelis and Palestinians. They see Zionism as a movement for Jewish self-determination that doesn't inherently preclude supporting the rights of other nations or peoples. There are organizations like Peace Now and Combatants for Peace, which are Zionist in their support for Israel but actively work towards a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advocate for Palestinian statehood alongside Israel. These groups demonstrate a clear commitment to both the Zionist ideal and the pursuit of peace.

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Raven Meyer's avatar

We know that we are in deep shit and it seems like our life line keeps getting shorter every day. I suspect so many of us knew this was coming several years ago if FF was re-elected. We just didn’t understand how it would unfold. It’s happening faster than it seems we can fight it with the blessing of the Supreme Court.

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VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

Will Cain is such an idiot. He obviously went on air thinking he just had to tell his audience what he thought and then when confronted with a question from Talarico he was flummoxed! It's about time these so-called TV hosts get their ignorance thrown back into their lying faces. It was obvious that he hadn't really been listening because he was only expecting to voice HIS side and had not expected any rebuttal. Good on you Talarico for showing who's in charge with by stating the facts! That big smile on your face says you knew who had won that argument. Get more young dems up on the stage. They are smarter than people think.

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Time to Act's avatar

https://www.fightthetrumptakeover.com/

They ask for a national day of action this Saturday in their support. Find event near your at link above.

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Time to Act's avatar

On an Indivisible 1 mil rising call right now with Gene Wu, Tx Chair in hiding, speaking. He is AMAZING. They thought they were alone in this; he was fighting back tears -- he is actually expressing gratitude to US for being on the call. He pledges not to relent. He asks us to do whatever we can to stop this authoritarian takeover. They are under major stress. Donations could help. I'll do this tomorrow.

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Time to Act's avatar

How about we put these underpaid public servants in the US Congress? It is long overdue for leadership like this. Go Texas Dems. Thank you for showing our other party leaders the way. Hopefully they will follow it. I'm so discouraged about downtown (DC metro person that I am) that I can barely stand to call or visit my reps anymore.

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Alex Ng's avatar

So they can't stop us from donating or giving money to the Democrat candidates as far as I know, I have citizens to help them pay for their hotel cost, and things like that and we just need to remember not to make a day donation to their campaign, but a gift so that they continue to stay out of state I live in Houston who wants to join me in this

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Carol Sutherland's avatar

So basically the utterly corrupt cretin at the helm of your beleaguered country would delight in the possibility of every single Dem renouncing their allegiance to freedom and sanity , and crossover to become repugnant republicans! I’m sickened .

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Janet Bergamo's avatar

Donnie loves dictatorship

On that we can agree.

He’s made it clear

The next to go

Are “homegrowns “ just like me.

But when did Donald’s ancestors

Arrive upon the scene?

That’s been fairly recent, as perhaps you all have seen.

Life’s all about The Donald—

That’s very plain to see.

Expect to be deported— not him, but you and me.

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Carol Sutherland's avatar

Very clever - and absolutely true !!

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Ann Panda's avatar

Thank you, Qasim!

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Carl Selfe's avatar

He is good!

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tecolote42's avatar

I live in South Texas and am heartily sick of Felon 47's naked ambition and Hot Wheels Abbott's equally unclothed fealty.

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