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unwarranted's avatar

Do you not see how you keep repeating your defense of Trump and your resentment at how he was falsely accused? You seem to include these feelings, no matter the subject. As for DeSantis, he isn’t hot-headed, but his rhetoric is standard demagoguery. The liberals, the “woke” enemies of good family folk, etc. He’s all about defending the people against the mighty enemies. Textbook charlatan.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/21/demagogue-rising/

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God am I up early,  so many things to do. I don't know how to answer your question as to why I bring up Trump, maybe because no one has been held accountable. I was so angry I switched parties and I'm now an independent. I wouldn't vote for a democrat ever. Maybe I keep repeating myself because what the democrats did cries out for justice. I also believe had he gotten elected again we would not be on the precipice of a nuclear war, and I truly believe that. Even Norm Chomsky, who really disliked Trump wrote an article stating he was the only statesman who could stop the possibility of a nuclear war. Well, I did read the article, but you have to admit Counterpunch ain't what it use to be. I didn't like the article because it was no more then a hit piece on DeSantis from someone who hates Trump and thinks he has a win when he claims they are one and the same."Fahrenheit 451 is a perfect sobriquet for a copycat hate-spewing Trumpist politician determined to create a model autocratic state as a mere governor before he gets a chance to do the same with the country as president of the United States.'' Please, not to brag, but I am too sophisticated to buy that crap. He goes on a rant comparing DeSantis to Trump and he thinks he's proved his case?

He's even quoting someone who did a hit piece on DeSantis from Vanity Fair, and the claim is, DeSantes isn't woke. He doesn't like Soros, well I don't like him either. He doesn't like Anthony Fauci, forget about Covid, many in the homosexual community have it in for that SOB in scaring people silly with his position that AIDS could be easily spread, and crated a nightmare for people with AIDS. Illegal immigrants, no, especially in the midst of a Covid pandemic with all manner of restrictions in place. I'm for legalized immigration. Maybe if Clinton who was Obama's secretary of State didn't support a military coup in Honduras, and remove Zelaya then hand the country over to the elites fewer would have the need to come here. Well, her actions do reflect our whole history in South America. Holy shit DeSantis is not a believer in critical race theory, and woke gender ideology. Good grief!!!!!!!! See he's taken up the mantra compare anyone to Trump, and not being woke and you got a hit piece that will be taken seriously by people especially if you throw in Trump. Counterpunch is why we have Substack. Even Democracy Now is being critically attacked by Blumenthal and Mate. and for good reason.

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blackbird's avatar

There are no reasons " to change parties " - all amer. parties are under a devil control . American "presidents "are not elected , but selected.

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Fran's avatar

Well, I became an independent, even though they never win, or I don't vote. I'm sick of people telling me it's my responsibility to vote, and just vote for the lesser of the two evils.

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