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Ralph Dratman's avatar

In America we are all afraid someone will take our civil liberties away. Both sides of the political spectrum are afraid of that. The difference is that Republicans think the Democrats will take away their civil liberties and Democrats think the Republicans will take them away.

Right now Democrats are thinking that if Trump's people had taken over the Capitol, Trump would stay in the White House and he would then take away their liberties. That is why they are expressing so much fear about the people who broke into the Capitol.

Meanwhile Republicans seem more and more afraid that the Democrats will take away their freedom. But Democrats really do not want to control people or take away their freedoms. Why would they want that? Democratic voters do not want more control by the government any more than Republicans do.

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Trollificus's avatar

That is an especially dim-witted take.

If those "insurrectionists" had gotten farther into the Capitol, do you think there's some Central Control Room with "Levers of Power"?? Or do you have something more Wizard of Ozish in mind?

"Trump would stay in the White House", lol. Where do you get this crap? Brian Stetler? Haaahahah!

And the Dems DO want more governmental control if it can be made certain that they will be in control of it.

No, your whole post is at a 10-year-olds' level of naivete.

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Ralph Dratman's avatar

This comment is just random junk thrown together. Troll bots are thriving here in this substack. At one time I thought better of Matt Taibbi.

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