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13. Impartiality?! Ha! LOYALTY is how republicans operate. It's a fraternity environment.

Reply to PsychoBabble (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 05:22 PM

Mar 2017

Good ol' boys club. You're either in or you're out. Those "in," reap the rewards. Those "out," are looked down and frowned upon. One does not rat out your fraternity brother. You are sworn to loyalty to them above all else.

Websters: loyalty oath: a usually mandatory oath affirming the loyalty of its taker (as to a sovereign, government, or party principles)

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