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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:13 AM Jan 2013

DU POLL: Do you think republicans are trying to spark another civil war? I base this on

the "old" republicans versus the "new republicans. When one stops and looks at what they are trying to do it's damn strange. I'm not saying all of the GOP is that way, but I sure wonder about some of the GOP.

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DU POLL: Do you think republicans are trying to spark another civil war? I base this on (Original Post) RKP5637 Jan 2013 OP

The elites are trying to turn the masses into serfs Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #1

yep RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #4

that is a more accurate assessment liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #5

Yep, I think that's the best assessment of it all. They want masses of low wage earners they RKP5637 Jan 2013 #12

Yup, I have thought we are heading to one for a while. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #2

Yes the GOPKKK are trying to bring back the underthematrix Jan 2013 #3

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #14

History? hootinholler Feb 2013 #15

No, I think they're all bark. Bucky Jan 2013 #6

No, they're just trying desperately to profit from any dissension they can stir up. dimbear Jan 2013 #7

The GOP 1% is always trying to fire up a base that has little self-interest in making the 1% richer, pampango Jan 2013 #9

Those repubs certainly got the hate thing going big time n/t jambo101 Jan 2013 #8

Part too stupid. Part too greedy. nt cbrer Jan 2013 #10

i think the ruling class (not just republicans) is doing economic restructuring. in some cases the HiPointDem Jan 2013 #11

Yes! As I replied to #1, ... RKP5637 Jan 2013 #13

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. The elites are trying to turn the masses into serfs

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:17 AM

Jan 2013

republicans and democrats

RedCappedBandit

(5,514 posts)

4. yep

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:51 AM

Jan 2013

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

5. that is a more accurate assessment

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:53 AM

Jan 2013

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

12. Yep, I think that's the best assessment of it all. They want masses of low wage earners they

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 09:01 AM

Jan 2013

can rule and profit from ... and we know how well that works from history.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

2. Yup, I have thought we are heading to one for a while.

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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:17 AM

Jan 2013

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

3. Yes the GOPKKK are trying to bring back the

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:09 AM

Jan 2013

heyday of the Klan which was in the thirties, around the same time Hitler rose to power in Germany.

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hootinholler

(26,449 posts)

15. History?

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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 12:39 AM

Feb 2013

Like shortly after Lincoln, yeah, maybe. Ok there were some dixiecrats, but that assertion in modern times is laughable.

Bucky

(54,041 posts)

6. No, I think they're all bark.

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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 02:06 AM

Jan 2013

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

7. No, they're just trying desperately to profit from any dissension they can stir up.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 02:14 AM

Jan 2013

Let's hope their time is running out.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

9. The GOP 1% is always trying to fire up a base that has little self-interest in making the 1% richer,

Reply to dimbear (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:56 AM

Jan 2013

so they have come up with an unending series of distractions for the base to keep their own profits up.

jambo101

(797 posts)

8. Those repubs certainly got the hate thing going big time n/t

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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 03:22 AM

Jan 2013

cbrer

(1,831 posts)

10. Part too stupid. Part too greedy. nt

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Mon Jan 28, 2013, 07:03 AM

Jan 2013

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

11. i think the ruling class (not just republicans) is doing economic restructuring. in some cases the

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 07:32 AM

Jan 2013

consequences are so grave that one might think they were trying to break up the US & the international order, foment revolution, etc.

we can only guess if that's the case.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

13. Yes! As I replied to #1, ...

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 09:03 AM

Jan 2013

They want masses of low wage earners they can rule and profit from ... and we know how well that works from history.

There are extremely troubling times.

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