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That is just so fucked up!!
This is what happens when your populace is wildly undereducated in civics. 🤦 >

It's not just undereducation.  It's disinformation and conspiracy propaganda achieving new power levels. >

Yes and people are susceptible to this because they are undereducated in how disinformation and conspiracy work. You don't need a college degree to be taught these things. It's really sad but I don't have a solution for it allowed under the First Amendment. >

Without the first amendment what is your solution, mass censorship and “re-education” programs? >


what is your solution

Mandatory critical thinking training in schools.  No critical thinking in your school program?  No federal funding. >

And how do you know that wouldn't just be subverted by the power structure? So critical thinking is just doublespeak for indoctrination? >

Guess everyone but you is just an ignorant fuck, eh? >

That guy is a bit arrogant, but to answer your question, of course it can be subject to influence but so is everything really, doesn’t mean teaching media literacy for example has no value, the educated population would have to fight to keep it unbiased.
Teaching how media works, how the scientific method works etc. it’s pretty non-biased as they are just methods being taught that people can apply to any topic and arrive at their own educated opinion. >

Those are all good things to teach people. My concern, is since the hypothetical was about a mandated course of study, how that could be used by bad actors to indoctrinate citizens instead of enlighten them. It wouldn't be the first time a regime called something the exact opposite of what it actually was. >

Anyone surprised?
The election deniers are the Republicans with gravitas within their party. They use McCarthy as a door mat when they enter the Capitol, and McCarthy responds with thank you, sir/ma'am, may I have another? >

NoT aLl RePubLiCaNs. Remember when they kept telling everyone it's just a small faction and doesn't represent the party as a whole? Yeah we knew it was BS then and it's only been less and less true as it's gone on... >

Our country is fucked lol >

I think we're okay. The house doesn't have any real power. People will see that the Republicans could care less about governing while the Dems stay in lock step opposition in both their House caucus and the Senate (minus the assholes we all know). I don't think this is going to be the win Republicans think it is. Just another nail in the coffin of moral decay and Party death. Let's Go  Dark Brandon! >


People will see that the Republicans could care less about governing

They literally tried to overthrow the government, or supported those who did, and that wasn't enough to make people see.
The House is going to spend the next 2 years passing legislation and then blame the Dems for it not becoming law. Republican voters will hear about this on Fox News and continue to think the Dems are the problem and then continue to vote R. >

Could NOT care less. If they could care less, then they must care somewhat! >

"Could care less" and "anyways" are a couple of my grammatical pet peeves. >

You monster. >

Traitor enablers reign. This is the current state of the GOP. >

Appointing Gym Jordan chair of judiciary is like appointing Bernie Madoff head of treasury. >

The insurrectionist won. >

They never win. And sooner or later, they keep going down, as it has happened since Nov. 2020 😊 >

Apparently Treason pays... >

What in the fuck is happening and why the fuck are we all just so ok with it?!? >

Once they’re in office, it’s pretty much out of the public’s hands. 
The answer lies in getting people to stop voting for malicious people, but as long as they still get their jolt of feeling superior when they do so, it won’t change, so this is pretty much where we’ll be at until something collapses. >

…and the coup continues >

It's hilarious that McCarthy thinks he has any actual power >

I think hes going to learn over the coming weeks that he doesnt.  Its going to be painful. >

The stage is set.
I actually think they have an even crazier plan to reinstall Trump than Jan 6. >

The eternal plan it to cut freedoms, rights, and any spending other than salaries and defense. They will be content just continuing to do that forever, and will continue to accrue wins doing so. >

Every one of these democracy-busting nazis should be summarily expelled from Congress and their seats refilled in special, run-off elections. 
Why are these insufferable bloviates allowed to destabilize the country? 
If they have any tie to support for Trump at all, whatever, they should be EXPELLED and replaced by special election. 
How is this not an automatic thing? (Rhetorical questions. We're frelled.) >

This is on Garland.  He did nothing to hold those who did this accountable for 2 years.  He is more concerned about not appearing partisan than enforcing the law and doing his job. >

The absolute chicken shit nature that he has consistently shown is just unthinkable to me. The man is as guilty as any of the Republicans that he has diligently shielded. >

He and Mueller are accomplices to this travesty. They are both massive disgraces to the fundamentals of American institutional responsibility. >

I am cautiously optimistic about Jack smith. He's a career prosecutor graduated from Harvard and instead of going private sector went straight into public. He has also prosecuted war crimes at the hague.
He has prosecuted both Democrat and Republican high-ranking members before. And he is also shown no hesitation to drop a case if he thought that the prosecution didn't have enough evidence.
If Jack Smith goes ahead with indictments against the Trump team, which I absolutely believe that he will given the evidence, I really do have hope that it could actually mean something this time.
Here's to hoping. >

Garland still has to sign off on any indictment that Jack might put forth. 
Will he do it, does Garland have the spine to do so? 
Thats my question >

Garland could have given the special counsel the power of AG, which would give Smith the power to directly pursue indictments without the AG's approval, it's been done before
My question is why then, if Garland has stated that he will follow through on Smith's indictment recommendations, did he not just give the special counsel that power?
You can tell he's trying to retain the power.. little weasel.
Shit or get off the pot Garland, democracy is getting taken out back and we need an actual patriot to pursue valid criminal prosection >

See, Merrick. This is what happens when you allow insurrection to go unpunished. I am so glad you hopped to it at lightning speed for a Democrat though. >

Fuck every one of the traitors. >

Turns out we didn’t win that coup after all, guys. >

We are in a slow coup. >

Have been for years. >

I have never had less faith in the future of this country. We have normalized batshit stupidity and put it on a pedestal. >

Lock em up >

Gee, wonder how they'll react to the 2024 Presidential election results. >

Fine, as long as their chosen puppet wins. >

That shows who’s running the GOP and Trumpolini will be the only nominee running for the Republicans in 24. God help us all if they are successful. >

Him being on the ballot would probably be the best thing for Democrats. >

I sure hope you’re right. I thought he would get elected in 2016. With any luck he’ll be running his campaign from a jail cell. >

McCarthy claimed there were "no backroom deals." Whatever. >

That means there totally were back room deals. >

Some how the very same party of people who committed an insurrection and coupe against America won the house they tried to burn to the ground. Never let anyone tell you that a America is not full of brain dead idiots. When you are walking around outside just assume that it's. 50% chance the person you are looking at is dumber then a bag of rocks. >

Goddamn Kevin is one weak fucker. >

The GOP is the swamp that needs draining! >

Perhaps one strategy might be for those in the democratic party to slip in this fact whenever they speak - remind again and again that the 2020 election theft was being perpetrated by republicans. >

This is what happens when there are no consequences for insurrection >

The criminals are in charge of the prison
Or more accurately, the inmates are running the nut house. >

If there's one thing I've learned in 20+ years as an immigrant, it's that the US can be such a duplicitous country. "Pizza is a vegetable", "All men are created equal", "Land of the free", "Protect & Serve", "Gerrymandered districts that allows one party to control governments while earning less than half of the votes", "Electoral college that allows one party to win POTUS despite losing the popular vote...over and over and over", "Exporting democracy to other countries when really we're staging coups and toppling democratically elected governments we don't like", "Saving the South lost the civil war but we have monuments to losers and we teach fake history".
And now the piece de resistance, putting anti-democratic mofos in charge of government. Good job, America! >

Of course they are... 
0 consequences. It's not like they'll investigate themselves. >

This is the entire Republican party continuing the big lie. They no longer have anything to do with democracy. They could embrace the truth and purge the conspiracy nuts from their ranks but have chosen instead to lift them up and bestow their favor upon them. The current Republican party is trash. >

Well yeah, the majority of the party (147 out of 272) voted to overturn the election… this really isn’t news.
139 out of 221 (62%) member for the house Republicans voted to overturn the election, it would have been more surprising if they only chose members who didn’t vote to overturn. >

Simple solution. Don’t issue them intelligence clearings. >

Assuming you mean “security clearances,” fun fact: elected members of Congress don’t need clearances or to pass background checks! They get cleared to see whatever their business requires. >

There’s nothing fun about that. Everyone of them will sell out for campaign donations. Look at the insider trading. >

MF's >

Lock them up. >

cuck
/kək/
a. weak or servile man (see McCarthy, Kevin)
b. man whose wife is sexually unfaithful; a cuckold (see McCarthy, Kevin and visit from Trump, Donald) >

Moron party >

can't wait for Joe to invoke the insurrection act and have them all arrested. >

He doesnt have the spine to do that. >

he made it all the way to the very top >

Everyone will just vote democratic like they did in the mid terms. >

Virginia Fox….ugh. Why is she still in Congress!?! >

GOP is an anti democratic party >

Fuck Gym Jordan. >

Completely disgusting and a clear and present danger to America >

Traitors and fascists. >

This is the real insurrection >

These people are in violation of the 14th amendment sec. 3 and need to be barred from the house of representatives. Why isn't justice happening? Why are they are allowed to ruin the country???? >

Because our AG is about as useful as tits on a chandelier. >

More like slow as molasses, like those students who never finish writing their PhD dissertation because there is always one more research paper they want to include. >

They should all be getting prison terms sentences. >

They should have been barred from office by the 14th Amendment >

Unfit. >

you would think they would all at least start lying about something new.  like - santos is an honest guy.  or - we didnt send any FAKE electors to washington, that was antifa that did that...etc >

Now you know what McCarthy promised >

I'm not commenting on the content of the article, but just tinged at "Eleven of the 17" in the title. Don't think a fourth grader would even do that crapoople >

GOP Motto - Laws for thee, not for me. >

As you can see the uneducated don't  have a clue how to run a republic of democracy. Red states have the dumbest and lowest scoring on public school reports. Sad racists and hypocrites that still  can't figure it out. >

We the People have allowed the Treasonous into our very own Democracy 
Dear Justice Department and the FBI and all of Homeland Security  beware and be vigilant to the traitors among the halls of our government 
Especially McCarthy and Jordan >

I go to r/conservative frequently just to know that the other side isn't crazy not blind to what's happening. The other side does not care, like not at all the country is a joke to them they don't believe In anything but there white way of life. If your not Christian white and a dude get fucked 
it sucks like 40 years of being color blind made them stupid and it only took a black president to screw it all up. >

If McCarthy thinks he's doing the Nation a good turn, he's sadly mistaken. If Merrick Garland ever gets out from under his desk, he could create a very vacancies on these committees.jail is the proper place for Seditionists. >

Fascism’s hands are around our democracy’s throat. >

Every last one of them is as anti American as that Putin guy they love so much. Fascist pukes. >

When the DOJ let's terrorists walk away from the scene of their crime, doesn't charge any of them with the real crimes they committed, and doesn't even INVESTIGATE THE LEGISLATORS WHO PROMOTED THE ATTACK, this is what you get. But DOJ launched an investigation into Biden in under 24 hours. >

Proof that the next two years are going to be a S*!T show.  Full of nothing but Conspiracy theories and lies. >

I am having the hardest time understanding why this people are walking around free! If it was anyone else they would be behind bars! I am getting discussed with lies especially politicians who lie! I don't okk I  am flustered! >

We now have traitors in Top House Committee posts. We're now actually rewarding treason in this country? Disgusting, disturbing, and depraved. >

This is just sickening.
Dems really have to rethink their strategy against these pigs because whatever they've been doing, its not working. >

The elephant in the room is the Southern Baptist Church.  They can get away with anything just by waving a Bible and everyone thinks they are "good Christians."  The support insurrection because they believe that's their last chance to bring back the culture and mores of 1950s-era America, and this country's collective nostalgia for the 1950s runs deep.  They scream persecution if someone does something so evil as to wish them a Happy Holidays.  If the Democratic Party attempted to directly take on the Southern Baptist establishment in this country, it wouldn't end well. >

The maga supporters put these treasonous INSURRECTIONIST back in office to cover up the criminal acts of the maga NUTS. The question is will they get away with unaccountability for the insurrection, and the unsuccessful attempt to overturn the will of the voters, the killing of Ashli Babbitt, and the police officers??!! >

This is what republicans, from the voters to the politicians they come on here to happily lie for, by and large, want and happily reward. >

Did you expect anything different? >

To me...this is amazingly stupid. >

"We're" definitely not ok with this. Unfortunately, about 1/3 of the country is..