Reply #67: Welcome to Free America x-g.o.p.er. I was wondering when you'd

[tom_paine]

jump in with both feet.

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I travelled the same road you did about 7 years ago. Now, I won't say I was ever a Republican. I've always been a Democrat, but I was a Centrist Democrat who didn't shy away from voting Republican quite a lot if they matched my views better than the Dem candidate.

In 1988, I first heard of Rush Limbaugh. I paid little attention. By 1993, Rushism had spread (Goebbels v2.0).

"Mainstream Republicans aren't like that. This guy is crazy AND a liar. Gotta be an aberration." I continued to vote for the individual, as I had my entire life.

1994: Al Franken's Book "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" comes out. I read it and foolishly think, "Finally, someone has come out and exposed th Lying Hypocrisy for what it was. Surely Goebbels v2.0 (I wasn't thinking of it that way then) will now die out.

Talk about your Misunderestimating!

1996: Last Republican Vote cast for State Attorney General.

1998: Impeachment gets rolling. I love history and I always loved reading about Roman History. My main thought which overarched all of it was "How this resembles an episode of "I, Claudius". First, go after the friends. Isolate and bully the rest into "walking away" from the Condemned. Once isolated, the Trials begin (at least it wasn't a Tiberian Treason Trial, but that would have been exposing too much of their Bushevik Totalitarianism too early). My brain is screaming "This is JUST LIKE IMPERIAL ROME." and yet my brain refused to take the next step.

"It is impossible that it could happen here," I still firmly believed.

The rest, as they say, is history. Stolen Elections, Freeped Polls, Orwellian Lies and Party-Loyal Sub-Media combined to jar me awake from my dozing (but restless) denial to FINALLY understand the scope and multifaceted nature of the Bushevik assault on America.

Though I have not had to turn my back on my Party, as you have, I think our jounreys to awareness and away from denial are similar.

Bottom line: You are not alone, x-g.o.p.er, our journey is now being started on by MILLIONS.

By the way, dude, :yourock:

It is a hard journey you have taken. It required more guts and conscience than a Mindless Bushevik Followers (not all Bushevik followers are mindless, of course...just the Freepers/Dittoheads/Brownshirts) could ever comprehend if they lived to 1,000.

Free America is glad to have you on our side, sir.

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