And I'm not experimenting in pejoratives.

Dems defend the Constitution. You see it everywhere. They defend the judiciary, the military, the traditional aspects of the DOJ, on and on. They uphold their oaths of office.

GOPers desecrate the Constitution. Led by Trump, they are NOT conservatives. They are ripping apart the Constitution. They are counter revolutionaries, not conservatives.

("radis", latin), they are reactionaries. They offer no solutions, they knee-jerk react and destroy..

'Anarchist', as in . . . plunder, destroy, burn it all down, have a good laugh about it all.
Then stand back, admire the ashes, and wait for someone - not you - to start the reconstruction.

That was created in the 19th century to besmirch collectivists. The word simply means without hierarchy. Fascist or Despotic are the words for the GOP now. Anarchy dates to Plato's Republic at least.

noun: anarchy
1.
a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.
2.
the organization of society on the basis of voluntary cooperation, without political institutions or hierarchical government; anarchism.

Now they are just a cult

Democrats are the real conservatives.
The GOP is nihilist

fucking nihilists

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Perhaps some here are confusing it with the word patriot — one who defends the Constitution and the rule of law.

Consservative in my book has always been associated with republicans, often racist, anti-LGBTQ+ ones.

conservatives have stunk it up for some time now - ALL repukes suck

The MAGA Republicans are not conservatives. They are destroyers and counter revolutionaries, as you say. And anti-democratic authoritarians. Anyone that really loves America and democracy should oppose them. I am glad that this guy's relative became a Democrat. We need to welcome and encourage all Trump defectors if we are to dislodge Trump and his gang of criminals from power. If we can get 5 percent or 10 percent of them, we should have a strong majority.

The MAGA people throw around the term "conservative" without having any idea of conservative principles. They certainly have not read any of the writing of past conservative thinkers. That is why current conservative writers (e.g. George Will) do no support today's GOP. That is why true conservatives (e.g. Romney, Cheney, etc) are no longer in office. The Dems are closer to conservative writings and beliefs (in both foreign and domestic policy) than the GOP.

Things like this are huge. And I'm sure there are a lot more than just this person.

to him and cannot understand why. He didn't listen as trump told him how it would be.

A Democrat is often a former Republican who has been fired for no reason.

did you just make that up???

The guy's retired military, flies the American flag, drives a big truck, owns guns...all the usual conservative stuff. Says Trump is dangerous. People are coming around.

My nephew did not have anything bad happen to him yet because of the piece of shit, and I think he may have been one of us for longer than I knew as we dont talk often, he just recognizes a criminal and piece of shit when he sees one, etc.

I want to believe there are GOP who have a soul and heart and will do the same.

even after 1964 - but they have been getting manipulated for a long time. Nixon did it, Reagan did it, and OMG Atwater and Gingrich took it to a fine art. Even now, there's been Kinzinger.

once we get rid of trump and his administrative minions... including Musk and all trump's kids. Plain old repubs have sold out their party and they did so a long time ago... long before Reagan was in office, but it really kicked into high gear then. We've got a whole new generation of repubs coming of age in Congress who know no other way of being a "conservative" except for this current republican era. That's a hard mindset to shake and change. I hope with the repubs who ARE changing their mind about trump, that they see the rot goes all the way to the core and out to the farthest edges of conservatism. It'll be another couple of generations before the ship of state gets righted the correct way, and back on course with people guiding it who are true believers in the constitution.

They are sociopaths at best and join GOP just because they think that imbues them with stay out of jail magic. Kiss the ass of the guy in front of you and the guy behind you will kiss yours seems to be their faith.

analysis ever about what is going on. Thank you.

his republican buddies and right wingers he said “I am now a democrat.” This is even more surprising and wonderful because he didn’t just limit it to despising Trump but is changing parties and everything that comes with that.

People were wising up and then Schumer kneecapped us.

"In this interview Schumer says he agrees with Trump’s decision to pull $400 million from Columbia. A university in his own state. And he’s unconcerned about the unlawful arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, one of his constituents."

In this interview Schumer says he agrees with Trump’s decision to pull 0 million from Columbia. A university in his own state. And he’s unconcerned about the unlawful arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, one of his constituents.

He is a traitor who needs to resign.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-03-16T14:19:31.123Z

More than $55 for the cheapest seat to attend in L.A. Hope he and his book bottom out and publisher cuts him short.

$55 to pay to go to get to scream at him.

Hope publisher cancels his book tour and takes all advances back, pulls the book and tells him to bug off

Do people really read books by current politicians? I do not get it. Who really cares about what Schumer says in a book? To top it off, people really pay to attend book signings? I did not know pay for a book signing was a thing. Do people really have the money to piss away like that? Usually people have limited time to read books so of all the choices in reading materials, one would read a book by Schumer?

Just read his book tour is being 're-scheduled' due to security concerns. Reckon that means some DEM senate leaders find the kitchen too hot these days. He is hiding from us now? Guess he knows we do not approve of handing Trump more power.

and misleading.

"I don't know all the details," "...it's a little premature to make a decision," does not equal he is "unconcerned."

"He is a traitor who needs to resign." Inflammatory bullshit.

and the traitor remark is fair in the context of the Dem party... Agree not fair in terms of America.

That my oldest grandson who is 32 would wake up. He thinks Trump and Musk are doing everything legally and by the Constitution. No way I can change his mind. Maybe something will.

But it may be too late.

The reenactor community is made of up people who love history. As one myself (I also do Rev War), I know many who are horrified by Trump.

I just wanted to make sure people didn't make such an association.

miniature soldiers in the custom of Willliam Britains. He used to get whole small sets from a family friend.

Watch the veterans as well.

My husband and I as well as my other two kids are very strong Democrats. It has been difficult sometimes around him when he tries to defend conservatives, and there have been moments when my husband wanted to disown him. However, he is a great person, and over my dead body are we going to let Trump destroy our family. I don't think my son voted for Trump. I think he might not have voted for anyone at the top this last election. He calls me almost every day on his way home from work. Last week, he wanted to know why they were not using the 25th amendment to get rid of Trump. There is hope.

in his group to come to their senses. This will be a fight of many one on one conversations that will challenge each of us.

are the millions of people who have blindly supported him without question. Their deep-seated hatred of Democrats and liberals seems to surpass any misgivings they might have about Trump or his policies. Without the willful ignorance of the masses, there would be no President Trump. He is a symptom of a much bigger problem.

That said, I'm so glad that your nephew has seen the light. I am hopeful that there are many, many more, though I'm inclined to believe that some of them aren't going to be quick to admit they were wrong.

This "deep-seated hatred of Democrats and liberals" comes from decades of brainwashing... and not just in the usual manner. Repugs had to take actual words and slant/change their meanings to dig it in deeper into these brains. Take "Entitlement" for example. And entitlement is something to which you are guaranteed as a quality of service or of money paid in. But the repugs took it during the time of the "welfare queen" back in Reagan's day and started turning it around to were the meaning inferred "being entitled to something you DIDN'T earn". They should be jailed just for what they did (and are doing) to the English language! They say a picture is worth a thousand words... but those thousand words repeated over and over and over again, especially in the media, have more impact on maga's brains than a mere picture.

Then Roger Ailes created Fox News and brought propaganda to an entirely new level. These clueless Trump supporters have been listening to Fox News and right-wing radio for many years and the brainwashing is pretty thorough.

I agree. The way republicans use language is disgraceful and the deceit is definitely intentional. Then it is reinforced by Fox News and other right-wing outlets.

Keep those of lesser logic occupied hating someone they are told is getting more than them and they are so easy to manipulate. The GOP and their 1% bosses expanding the distraction and aimed the hate are more and more until our 'civil society' is a thing of the past. Wrap it all in a flag, brazenly carry a cross and the cult is easy to feed poison.

We are no longer 'one nation'. God isn't involved, just the white patriarchy. And there sure as hell is no 'justice for all'.

The old phrase we had back when we were young... "No Justice... No Peace!" should be issued loud and hard these days.

They took the word "entitlement" and used it against itself.

From Dictionary.com:
entitlement
[ en-tahy-tl-muhnt ]
noun
1. the act of giving, or the state of having, a title, right, or claim to something:
She supported legislation to improve the lot of the elderly, including the entitlement of senior citizens to vote by absentee ballot.

2. a provision, amount, etc., to which one is entitled; a right:
A good education is the moral entitlement of every child.
Temporary teachers receive most of the entitlements of permanent teachers, including annual salary, on a prorated basis.

3. a government program, such as Social Security or unemployment insurance, that provides a benefit to eligible participants, or the benefit provided by such a program:
Eligibility for this insurance program will be affected if there is also a Medicare entitlement.

4. the unjustified assumption that one has a right to certain advantages, preferential treatment, etc.:
"Their sense of entitlement—I don't want to call it arrogance—makes dealing with some people difficult,'' said the senator.

All of the definitions above are correct. Republicans knew the fourth of those listed had a negative connotation and were more than happy to build an automatic association with that specific meaning into the public consciousness. Dishonest, but effective.

languages to learn, in the first place, spelling especially. But then to utterly twist a word to fit a single definition instead of the multiples? Well... if you know there are multiple definitions, you may have to critical thinking to ascertain which is correct in the context used! Oh, my!!! /snark

from my brother. sigh

good on him. took too long. do you know who he voted for?

is swinging the pendulum to the complete opposite side, which is going to move the overton window yet again.

Once again, common sense, no politics, must prevail.

Keep pointing out how all repblicans lie, and how they are all falling in line to support trump. Point out how trump is really just the culmination of the republican trajectory over the last 50 years. Make sure that the blame and anger lands on the whole republican party.

Make sure that they stay engaged, and recognize that the best hope for turning this ship around is by mobilizing the Democratic party, that while many of them may disappoint us, there are many who are fighting as hard as we are, and there can be more if we encourage those who will fight, and replace those who won't.

Wannabe dictator
Above the law
Grifter extraordinaire
Putin asslicker
Self-centered above all concern for others, meaning the US
Infatuated with Bond Villains
Willing to starve, torture and murder anyone.

We saw these all along. He massively pulled the wool. Fascist playbook. Hypnotized people are slow to realize that they are the fools.



And they will take him out, not us. Third time's a charm. Too bad they missed the Ides of March.

control of the country.

thinks are bad...recession or depression...who the hell knows...war in Canada, Mexico or Greenland? Maybe the European Union? It is scary shit.

not all of a sudden because a family member or friend happens to have been impacted. Shows empathy beyond his circle of friends...unlike many goprs.

Now Democrats. They even went to party events.

But I have not asked him yet, I plan on having a long phone conversation with him soon and learning much more.

Too bad it took being on the precipice, but I know people who still believe the DOGE cuts will pay off, so…

Welcome him aboard the sane train 🚂

His entire campaign this time sent me over the edge. Project 2025? Are you serious? Both my grandfather's fought against Hitler

"i love the poorly educated" (because they don't see what a dim-witted criminal i really am)
-donnie the orange asshole trump

Hope there are more people like him.

I don't really even care if people register as Dems (although in some states they have to to vote in the primary) so long as they vote against the Republicans next time.

Good for him.

Thanks for sharing this, Eliot! Testimonials like this are VERY encouraging and GREATLY appreciated!

I am happy to see some MAGA's come out and state that they've figured Trump out; however, if they voted for him in 2024, I still have reservations about them. Are some of them seeing all of the backlash and deciding that they want to be on the right side of history now???

As I keep saying -

For any bone they throw us, smile and be grateful. But always, always, always, remember who these people are. Because they are simply fundamentally different than we are.

They SO fucked us (US).

'Do you like what Trump is doing to your life?
(If you voted for him, you are part of the problem.)'

Who does he vote for in the 2024 Presidential Election?

And one step at a time. Welcome him into the light with open arms ...but now he needs to make the phone calls to whoever his Rep is, and tell his conversion story. When enough Republicans have the word "former" in front of their party name, their congressperson will listen up. They've got a pretty thin margin & can't lose anyone.

Like Rogan, etc. turn them and you instantly turn millions of people.

putin and rethugs understand that.

Wish he and a few million other voters had caught on earlier, in time to prevent our current catastrophe---but compliments to him, nonetheless. Hope to hell he remains on our side.

I hope it's not too late for all of us.

I have a relative I've always been fond of &I think he would consider himself an old time conservative. He was the first to bring up politics & we've exchanged a couple of emails where he said liberals are too emotional & are overreacting to "the 2025 project." Honestly, I don't think he'd heard of it until I asked him. Fast forward to after the election, for the first year in many, I didn't send him a birthday greeting I'm just so angry with anyone who voted for the orange POS. My relative wasn't a full on trumper like some others in my family, but he's a die hard repub & now I'm not sure you can really distinguish old time republicans from the cult anymore.

Again, glad your nephew came to his senses!

A friend was at our local democratic HQ one day last week and reported a number of republicon's came to change their registration, 4 or 5 of them. They've outnumbered us here 60/40, but maybe that will change.
Glad to hear your nephew has joined us.