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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Sat May 5, 2018, 06:45 PM May 2018

DU POLL: Do you think the GOP is morphing into some form of the KKK, Nazi Party, Supremacist Power or [View all]

something like that. I think there is a strong potential for this to happen. Credible republicans seem to be leaving the party, most moderates are long gone, others are retiring, and from what I understand new candidates are radically conservative and IMO nutty. Strange things have happened in other countries over the eons, why is the US different.

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	Yes.
	120 (72%)
	No.
	7 (4%)
	Possibly.
	5 (3%)
	Never will change.
	0 (0%)
	Stupid question.
	6 (4%)
	Already is happening.
	28 (17%)
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DU POLL: Do you think the GOP is morphing into some form of the KKK, Nazi Party, Supremacist Power or [View all] RKP5637 May 2018 OP

A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #1

I'm a bit scared by it all ... I can feel it happening. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #5

OF COURSE they are, already have and Anyone who says they are not Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #127

What do the new guys stand for in the gop? Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #2

It's a disgusting lot of people!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #3

Sobering. I wouldn't choose to live in a country that fit that description. VOX May 2018 #10

If young I'd be out of here too. I do not see much of a future for the US if this continues. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #26

No. Even when 45 eventually goes down, the 30-40% who support him will still be here. VOX May 2018 #36

It is, and it will not heal. I really despise what the GOP stands for. Exactly as you say, they RKP5637 May 2018 #41

We're two countries with two different realities that exist (for now) superimposed on one another. VOX May 2018 #47

Yes, I definitely agree, and life is short. The core differences seem to be so out of phase that RKP5637 May 2018 #55

Getting shorter by the minute! VOX May 2018 #57

Good talking with you too! RKP5637 May 2018 #62

Pip pip. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #69

And pense is worse pangaia May 2018 #81

Yep! In many ways we might be better with Trump. Pence, is really a twisted person and to RKP5637 May 2018 #113

This: What they believe and what I believe are a full 180 degrees apart. CrispyQ May 2018 #122

Well said, I share those concerns. It's a real mess now. appalachiablue May 2018 #146

I am not chomping at the bit to ever come back atm. Exotica May 2018 #140

Hey, you left out one thing... japple May 2018 #54

There are plenty of Democrats who are Christians tavernier May 2018 #109

Excellent points! Truth bomb!! Nt Docreed2003 May 2018 #94

A couple more BlueIndyBlue May 2018 #121

Time to retire the donkey and adopt the mustang DemocracyMouse May 2018 #125

That I like, donkeys are cool but mustang has more edge to it. appalachiablue May 2018 #143

A trend to authoritarian and fascistic thinking is unmistakable. Hortensis May 2018 #4

I never knew the US had so much humanity in support of this, but looking at history in the US I was RKP5637 May 2018 #6

The human race. At least 20% are strongly disposed to authoritarian Hortensis May 2018 #43

Yes, at least 20-25%. Years ago at the university it was said about 25% of the country had some RKP5637 May 2018 #52

Another concern I have is that most American authoritarians Hortensis May 2018 #58

Interesting times ahead, but I wish I were not part of the movie. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #65

I'd like to grab the popcorn and leave too. Hortensis May 2018 #71

Really. It's not a movie I want to be in, either. I CAN move to my second country Nay May 2018 #131

I think that strain of humanity also attracts psychopaths.... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #92

Yes. Seriously, just look at who's risen in the GOP Hortensis May 2018 #107

Thanks, Hortensis - well said. KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #147

Very interesting. Little to change us, perhaps, but Hortensis May 2018 #148

Absolutely!!! And Trump knows how to unite them while leading in people that can't RKP5637 May 2018 #114

So True True Blue American May 2018 #99

The Republican party is the new face of Fascism. lastlib May 2018 #39

It's like we're repeating the past. We had thought these creatures had died off and humanity was RKP5637 May 2018 #115

It is not morphing... S.E. TN Liberal May 2018 #7

Recently I was thinking about all the havoc brought by the GOP's appalachiablue May 2018 #14

Yep, but it feels like it might be on steroids this time as it moves along. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #15

has morphed. NRaleighLiberal May 2018 #8

Definitely, and growing IMO. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #29

I voted yes but to me it's not unlike UKIP in Britain BannonsLiver May 2018 #9

Isn't UKIP weak now in Britain after Brexit blahs? GOP has almost complete federal level and many lunasun May 2018 #82

It's always been weak BannonsLiver May 2018 #133

The morph is 99% complete. Started back in the '80s. nt MANative May 2018 #11

Yup. +100 sharedvalues May 2018 #13

Yep, as LBJ said when he signed the civil rights act, I've forever lost the south for the democrats, RKP5637 May 2018 #17

It was, I believe "a generation." n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #76

Yes, that was it! Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #80

You're welcome. n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #102

I'd say it was 100% complete by the time Dumbya got into office. GoCubsGo May 2018 #104

Morphing? The GOP propagandists and billionaires built this party sharedvalues May 2018 #12

Excellent analysis! ... it feels like it is radically coming to a head under Trump for the grand RKP5637 May 2018 #22

Yup. I just wish the national media would talk about this sharedvalues May 2018 #27

Yeah they do. Their bosses are just paid to ignore it. PatrickforO May 2018 #40

Truth all around sharedvalues May 2018 #95

And de-privatize education! And FULLY FUND it! lastlib May 2018 #120

Agreed. The big boys will just throw more money at it and... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #89

Yep, fresh coat of paint on the clown car. Sand, patch a bit and paint over the rust ... and forget RKP5637 May 2018 #116

100% true! BlueJac May 2018 #101

That happened 50 years ago? Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #16

Never forget Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #19

And meanwhile his erstwhile partners Manafort and Stone are unrepentant (n/t) Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #20

+100 sharedvalues May 2018 #30

No. johnp3907 May 2018 #18

Yeah, I think that's a lot of it, and tRump pulled the scab off of it. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #24

As I wrote earlier today, there's a danger in denormalizing Trump. Garrett78 May 2018 #46

Think of the fear we now inflict on immigrants. bronxiteforever May 2018 #21

It's a frightening country, one I would cross off my list to visit. And, the next election RKP5637 May 2018 #32

I really wish I could disagree with your forecast but I can't. bronxiteforever May 2018 #37

Yep, it really makes me sad to have come to that conclusion, but over and over I work and hope RKP5637 May 2018 #42

Again sad but agree. bronxiteforever May 2018 #50

A Nazi crime family. Elwood P Dowd May 2018 #23

That's my feeling! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #25

"Make Germany Great Again" Elwood P Dowd May 2018 #31

Yeah, brings back some painful memories. I fear tRump idolizes Hitler in secret. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #33

It's up to us to fight this n/t gay texan May 2018 #28

It is, it's the only way. It must be fought. I hope more Americans are waking up to what is going RKP5637 May 2018 #35

Just in the process now of making it more visible and out in the open RandomAccess May 2018 #34

I hope it is over, but it's so deep rooted now and has so much money and power behind RKP5637 May 2018 #38

Out of 17 candidates, they picked the one who was by far the most bigoted. Doodley May 2018 #44

All are cut from the same piece of cloth! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #56

It happened a long, long time ago TheSmarterDog May 2018 #45

It started in 1968. guillaumeb May 2018 #48

The party of tRump AmandaRuth May 2018 #49

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck... Amimnoch May 2018 #51

Yep, it's the whole lot of them. If one or two, several, one could say it would go away, but frankly RKP5637 May 2018 #60

It already happened on Nov. 8, 2016 louis c May 2018 #53

That would be a losing battle. The base is but a lot of the leaders don't want anything to do with Quixote1818 May 2018 #59

They always were. They just managed to be polite about it until now n/t Blaukraut May 2018 #61

Yep! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #66

The good Republicans are leaving the GOP. forgotmylogin May 2018 #63

"credible republicans" vi5 May 2018 #64

That is my hope, that the majority of Americans are waking up to what the GOP is about. RKP5637 May 2018 #67

Part of the problem is.... vi5 May 2018 #117

Agree so much. In essence, Trump is not the problem, he is the symptom of what lies RKP5637 May 2018 #119

I don't think they're exactly morphing.... TalenaGor May 2018 #68

Yep, agree, morphing was not the best word choice. They have been there, but now they are open RKP5637 May 2018 #70

I'd say public opinion is morphing for sure LOL TalenaGor May 2018 #84

Definitely!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #85

To me they're like members of some kind of crime syndicate, funded by scumbag oligarchs like diane in sf May 2018 #72

It's damn scary when a large portion of the voting population of the US favors a corrupt and highly RKP5637 May 2018 #74

Sadly, Yes MarkEzra May 2018 #73

Yeah, they are like an evil empire that has hijacked the US government. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #75

No. Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #77

"morphing" ??????? Cryptoad May 2018 #78

No because they have always been for sale ... jimlup May 2018 #79

I certainly hope they are doomed. I just can't believe that the majority of Americans want to RKP5637 May 2018 #83

For sure. Next question. nt Blue_true May 2018 #86

They've been on that path since 9/11. Initech May 2018 #87

Scary times for sure! There is a major fork in the road ahead, hopefully America will RKP5637 May 2018 #88

I thought with Obama we were on the right path. Initech May 2018 #91

Yes and MarvinGardens May 2018 #90

When Dump defended the nazi kkk scum workinclasszero May 2018 #93

It's turning into the National Party from South Africa under white rule. roamer65 May 2018 #96

No, because it's still the money boys who have the most power. Jim Lane May 2018 #97

They hold the power and it may be more difficult than expected to wrest it away. Kablooie May 2018 #98

I've been wondering the same. If NK goes well and the 2018 elections allow them to keep RKP5637 May 2018 #110

K&R from Florida... BlueJac May 2018 #100

It's morphing into a cross between the Christian Taliban & The Republic of Gilead. catbyte May 2018 #103

It's been like that since 64 when they were the champions of States' Rights The Wizard May 2018 #105

I think the members of the Republican Party are in the middle of a "Power Grab". UCmeNdc May 2018 #106

I'm wondering how far it will go. I know this sounds far out, but I'm starting to RKP5637 May 2018 #112

republicans are pissing on the American vision that truly made America great Achilleaze May 2018 #108

This really sums it up well! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #111

The US is rooted in white supremacy loyalsister May 2018 #118

Like the statue that already exists in the giant lump of marble. Mc Mike May 2018 #123

Most of them have always been like that nini May 2018 #124

Thank you for this, this is VERY ENLIGHTENING, isnt it. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #126

When will they change the name GOP, to something like: RKP5637 May 2018 #134

Of non POC since that W word is dangerous to use. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #136

This poll and its repsonses is very valuable, it needs to be on the greatest page, how do we get Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #128

Yes! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #132

It's a done deal Cary May 2018 #129

And sadly Trump is good at finding scapegoats and rallying his idiots. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #137

It is an already completed process DFW May 2018 #130

When/if Sinclair Broadcast Group takes over they will have significant control. This country is RKP5637 May 2018 #135

I voted "no" because my take is the the party has no consistent ideology or values anymore. Nitram May 2018 #138

Good point!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #141

KR NT ProudProgressiveNow May 2018 #139

It is, he's following his playbook. Very reminiscent! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #142

Purity's been in the closet since '1492' OxQQme May 2018 #144

And a Trump hero! n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #145