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KY_EnviroGuy

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38. The overarching strategy is mental and emotional chaos to gain power.

Thu Aug 1, 2024, 10:31 PM

Aug 2024

If you can saturate some of the public's brains with confusion, lies, dog whistles, false fears, deceptions and conflicts, many will give up and vote for the authoritarian every time.

It first reared its ugly head in my lifetime with Nixon's Southern Strategy and Goldwater's militaristic fearmongering.

Kudos to Pete for calling out these political thugs.

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Pete Buttigieg: Remember that all of this is a strategy. [View all] kpete Aug 2024 OP

To paraphrase an old adage central scrutinizer Aug 2024 #1

Yes and no servermsh Aug 2024 #2

"What Trump did later in the day in PA was strategy." BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 #19

Yet he complained about having to wait 30 minutes StarryNite Aug 2024 #20

And his deranged rambling resulted in him getting his nonsense cut short at the NABJ anyway BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 #21

Imagine trying to control Trump. Bumbles Aug 2024 #3

one bloke has sussed it out Celerity Aug 2024 #7

OMG... MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2024 #33

As they say musclecar6 Aug 2024 #45

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent - Issac Asimov. patphil Aug 2024 #4

I've always disagreed with Ikey about that. malthaussen Aug 2024 #6

Would that it were so! Mopar151 Aug 2024 #44

I looove Pete!!! 🔥 phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #5

One more time DownriverDem Aug 2024 #11

Respectfully, I think the country IS ready! phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #15

agree 100% nt et tu Aug 2024 #18

Please don't cater to homophobia by suggesting we limit our VP pick Ms. Toad Aug 2024 #23

Yesssssss!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #30

You have said this over and over again...and thank you. MontanaMama Aug 2024 #39

our country isn't ready for a economy crushing, soul crushing, facsist with his goon squad, all nodding Conjuay Aug 2024 #43

tired of catering to bigots Skittles Aug 2024 #27

And yesssssss!!!!! phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #31

Fuck that. Elessar Zappa Aug 2024 #34

In 2019, 70% of Americans were open to voting for a gay president, but only 36% thought the country was ready. femmedem Aug 2024 #36

I'd like to see Pete take a professor job AdamGG Aug 2024 #41

And THAT is yet another example of what a great choice Pete would be... hlthe2b Aug 2024 #8

Not now DownriverDem Aug 2024 #12

With respect, I think Pete made the case best phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #17

I don't think Pete is like what "some Americans think they are 'not ready' for"-- at all hlthe2b Aug 2024 #22

I'll let you call Pete and tell him MontanaMama Aug 2024 #40

He is amazing, I want him advocating every day! n/t hibbing Aug 2024 #9

+♾️!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌 n/t phoenix_rising Aug 2024 #24

The convicted felon is a racist demagogue who uses isolated incidents Justice matters. Aug 2024 #10

There is no bad publicity Owens Aug 2024 #13

I think overt racism and blatant misogyny is his strategy. He's daring the country to elect a woman of color. surfered Aug 2024 #14

And Rick Wilson just corrected me. But I do believe surfered Aug 2024 #16

Perfectly described by a smart person. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #25

Thank you Pete BoRaGard Aug 2024 #26

of course Skittles Aug 2024 #28

Pete has been solid Turk182 Aug 2024 #29

Nailed it! wordstroken Aug 2024 #32

It Is NOT A Strategy ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #35

Strategy? BaronChocula Aug 2024 #37

The overarching strategy is mental and emotional chaos to gain power. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2024 #38

All this talk about the SlobFather and his strategy this and strategy that, he is a ConMan with NoMoreRepugs Aug 2024 #42