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The decline of the GOP, Part 2

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uafanataum said:
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Analysis: Rand Paul is not a big fan of, uh, democracy?

Rand Paul has a very interesting view on American democracy: He's not a fan.
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he is merely a reflection of his base/the gop

Three things have always been true of Paul: 1) He is utterly convinced he is smarter than just about anyone, 2) He tends to think and talk in broad theoretical terms without considering lived experiences and 3) He loves to create controversy via trolling.
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TexasBama said:
Googling on Critical Race Theory, it appears that "rooted in Marxism" is the common quote of those that are in opposition. Of course, there's no rationale to this, its simply dog whistling.
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Many modern literary (including feminist and colonialism) and social theories are, in fact, heavily influenced by Marx--not because they're pinko-hippy-communists, but because the theories focus on underlying power structures.

So yeah, Critical Race Theory is Marxist, but it's because it examines the power structures that one race uses to subjugate another, not because they're communist. As always, GOP talking points depend upon the ignorance of their audience.
 
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jthomas666 said:
Many modern literary (including feminist and colonialism) and social theories are, in fact, heavily influenced by Marx--not because they're pinko-hippy-communists, but because the theories focus on underlying power structures.

So yeah, Critical Race Theory is Marxist, but it's because it examines the power structures that one race uses to subjugate another, not because they're communist. As always, GOP talking points depend upon the ignorance of their audience.
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On the other hand, Trump's GOP is clearly rooted in facism, with its authoritarianism, ultranationalism and the attendant idea of the rebirth of a great nation, and bigotry against any minorities. And the ignorance of their audience makes it fairly easy.
 
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On the other hand, Trump's GOP is clearly rooted in facism, with its authoritarianism, ultranationalism and the attendant idea of the rebirth of a great nation, and bigotry against any minorities. And the ignorance of their audience makes it fairly easy.
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trump's audience has been taught this stuff in church for decades - heck, centuries. He just decided to weaponize it.
 
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