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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

If my own elected representatives - both Republican US Senators are too afraid to help us - either that or they are in on the deal, we need to increase the pressure somehow. Here is what I wrote my two senators this morning:

Dear Senator,

I am afraid that we are on a path for Trump to establish a Victor Orban/Hungary style dictatorship in this country. The only thing standing in his way is a concerted effort by the Republicans in the US Congress. Since you do not seem to be too particularly concerned about this, it must be that you are looking to benefit financially somehow in his kakistocracy/kleptocratic government, because it will not be what will benefit the American people. Far from it.

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Judy Cross's avatar

My thoughts exactly. $ are the only reason that I can see for their turning their backs on our country. Money is the root of all evil.

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OriginalKaDs's avatar

That’s the results of the Capitalistic system America loves so much. Money and getting as much as possible is everything in the US.

The US CLAIMS to be a mixed economic system of Capitalism and Socialism but the government is hard at work, trying to remove the social programs and become completely Capitalist. This only benefits those who are rich.

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Judy Cross's avatar

Sad to say that you are so right.

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EUWDTB's avatar

Don't forget that MAGA replaced many of them, recently, so quite some of them are ideologically convinced neofascists. It's important to know that, although Trump isn't an ideologue and merely a corrupt grifter, the people who really pull the strings behind the scenes are the GOP neofascists.

As long as we continue to focus on Trump only, as the legacy media do, we'll imagine that Congress is passively silent. It's not. Many of them have been neofascists for years already, so the GOP is ideologically rotten to the core. People urgently need to know this, especially traditional GOP voters.

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ramona j's avatar

That's the game they are playing. Focus on that is the key to saving democracy in our country. We are all not doing that.

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olderwoman's avatar

They seek power at all costs, as it is power that they can exercize to steal money.

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Judy Cross's avatar

You are so right and it's so sad that our people in power are so greedy and don't care about what they should be doing, instead doing what they are doing and saying it is the right thing.

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Edith Brideau's avatar

Correction: LOVE OF money is the root of all evil. No money itself.

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Judy Cross's avatar

Thanks for correcting me. I needed that. Sometimes I get carried away. Money is probably the only thing he loves, along with so many others. Goodness comes from the inside and can't be bought.

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Glenys Szczuka's avatar

The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.

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Squirrel 2017's avatar

Yes, and I think your "In on the Deal" phrase would be a useful 'meme' to constantly apply to these fascist traitors.

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EUWDTB's avatar

Great idea!!

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Squirrel 2017's avatar

Right. It must be made clear: anyone allowing/deliberately ignoring criminality is AN ACCOMPLICE!!

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