• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    Back in the day, Nixon used dog whistles like ‘law and order’ and ‘war on drugs’ to appeal to racists.

    Reagan did the same thing. The only difference is that Trump screams it out loud.

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        Ronald Reagan loved small town values so much he moved to Hollywood; loved family so much he dumped his wife; loved small government so much he ballooned the national debt.

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      Exactly - they’ve been working for decades to bring together the various types of assholes who make up the current GOP base. It comes as no surprise that the loonies would eventually take over the party.

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      Swapped out a dog whistle for a fucking bull horn, and hiring someone like Stephen Miller to make it crystal clear.