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Which side of the political spectrum engages in fascism? Republicans and conservatives are on the right side of the political spectrum because they want constitutionally limited government, not unbridled government. Fascists want total government control of private enterprise. If Trump was a true fascist, then he was the worst fascist in modern history. He cut hundreds of government regulations to shrink the reach of the federal bureaucracy. He's the first president in recent memory to go through an entire term without bringing America into a new war. And he spent much of his foreign policy capital fostering peace treaties and trade deals with other nations. Yet the media has condemned Trump as a fascist in the court of public opinion, and leftists everywhere are hoping that this second sham impeachment trial will finally prove it to the public for all time. Their lie has become so big that many Republicans have parroted this view, demonstrating more interest in saving their political hides than standing up against the tide of ignorance. Even former California Governor and sometime Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the line about Trump as a Nazi. And Schwarzenegger's father actually was a Nazi. You'd think at least he'd know the difference. Leftists had to defeat Donald Trump by any means necessary because he stood between them and greater power. They lied, cajoled, browbeat, stuffed ballot boxes, and engaged in all manner of dirty deeds to achieve that aim, because they insisted he was the fascist. The trouble is, their behavior is exactly what real fascists do. And left field knows it.

I'm registered as an independent and I did not get a mail in ballot. My leftist neighbor probably got it and mailed in in for me. She's very helpful like that.

I've seen enough traffic accidents that I can now ignore them and just pass on by. Seeing the gore isn't good for you. Neither is debating people who never stop talking in circles.

Who gets to judge what is a derogatory term? Isn't this form of language control a little totalitarian in your view?

Why are we all wasting ink debating and trying to educate VH? It's a lost cause. An exercise in futility. None are so blind as those who refuse to see. It's best if we let this type of person stew in their own juices. They will never accept they are wrong about anything. I no longer debate people like that. Best we all do the same.

No I won't, because I know it's coming. I'm just trying to warn fools about their future. I'm too old to worry about it. I've spent a lifetime helping other people, so it's in my nature. Some people , you just can't help, because they are self destructive, either willfully are moronically.

President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary nominee, Gina Raimondo, signaled to lawmakers Tuesday that she is open to hiking taxes on the middle class to raise funds to fight climate change. https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/biden-commerce-secretary-nominee-says-open-raising-taxes-middle-class?fbclid=IwAR1Pc6l_XuIVYW1adD0k_N1Qao2u7VqBHHsPSw7IHLOzfbKs19pwPueRkw0

“ Congratulations. To all of you who voted for Biden. You fought hard (that’s debatable) and won (also debatable). With a democrat President, Senate and House. And no one to stand in the way of the progressive agenda. You will soon get everything you hoped for. When your taxes go up, remember you asked for it. When your Social Security and Medicare benefits are cut. So non-citizens can get benefits they never paid for, remember you asked for it. When you lose the health care you have because of Medicare for all. Including anyone who crosses the border, remember you asked for it. When the border is left open to anyone looking to freeload off the American taxpayers, remember you asked for it. When filling your gas tank cuts into grocery budget. Along with groceries and everything else you buy costing more, because of Biden’s restrictions on the oil industry, remember you asked for it. When your daughters cannot fairly compete in school sports or use a public restroom, because little Johnny identifies as a girl, remember you asked for it. When you lose your 2nd Amendment rights, remember you asked for it. When you are forced to pay for college for all, even if you or your children never went to college, remember you asked for it. When cities across America turn into Chicago, Baltimore, Portland and San Francisco. Because of “Defund the police" Remember you asked for it. When the federal government takes on trillions in debt to bailout Democrat states and cities suffering from decades of mismanagement and corruption, calling it pandemic relief or some such thing, remember you asked for it. When they expand the size of the Supreme Court and fill those seats with young progressive judges, so their heinous actions will forever be declared legal, remember you asked for it. When our military is defunded and countries like Iran, North Korea, Russia and China are less afraid to challenge us, remember you asked for it When you are laid off and suddenly all the unemployment is dried up due to hundreds of thousands of others in the same boat, remember you asked for it. You have blamed everything that has happened in the last 4 years on President Trump. Who will have you to blame at the end of the next 4?” Yourselves! Copied and pasted.. feel free to share

Another example of policies that sound good, but fail to produce the desired results. And when they fail, they double down on the insanity claiming they weren't severe enough. This is going to cost every American citizen thousands of dollars a year, while giving them absolutely nothing for their money. And that's referring to the folks that don't lose their jobs. To go to such extremes without considering the consequences it forces on the people who elected you to represent them, is tantamount to becoming an enemy of the state. Good intentions that destroy your own country's economy, are not acceptable.

The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis – a fall of 140 Mt, or 2.9%, to 4.8 Gt. US emissions are now down almost 1 Gt from their peak in the year 2000, the largest absolute decline by any country over that period.Feb 11, 2020 https://www.iea.org/articles/global-co2-emissions-in-2019 Once again, you are not well informed and should not be lecturing others. The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis – a fall of 140 Mt, or 2.9%, to 4.8 Gt. US emissions are now down almost 1 Gt from their peak in the year 2000, the largest absolute decline by any country over that period. A 15% reduction in the use of coal for power generation underpinned the decline in overall US emissions in 2019. Coal-fired power plants faced even stronger competition from natural gas-fired generation, with benchmark gas prices an average of 45% lower than 2018 levels. As a result, gas increased its share in electricity generation to a record high of 37%. Overall electricity demand declined because demand for air-conditioning and heating was lower as a result of milder summer and winter weather.

So if I say China Virus, is there an "or else" with that Joe?

I would like to look at the numbers you're talking about, because I once again call BS here. There is a huge worldwide problem with sex trafficking right now. It is a major crises that the media gives very little ink to. The media seems to always cover for these rich guys. And if you don't think these rich guys are numerous, or violating millions of young women, you need to start paying attention to INTERPOL.

Somehow their stupidity seems to infect the rest of the leftist states in the country faster than the virus does. That's why we need to care enough to nip it in the bud.

I find it telling he threw in the "white folk" line. It's a sign of a very divisive personality that promotes hatred for one particular race. Yet these same folks wanted us to believe Trump was a racist.

High fuel costs, high taxes, over regulation and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost?

At one time a system like ObamaCare was labeled a "conspiracy theory" that was nothing to be concerned with, even though healthcare experts warned us it was something being proposed by certain people in government. And people who trusted the government, thought people who were wary of it, to be mentally unstable. Yet here we are. And now there is talk of a single payer system that would control your health with government controlled healthcare from cradle to grave and high taxes to pay for it. Some people see the obvious problem with that, just look at the VA for proof, and some are in denial of evidence or are clueless. When the government proposes something that will give it more power over your freedom, you should always be cynical and skeptical. So judging people based on their beliefs, without allowing your mind to be open enough to hear them present their case, is probably a mental condition not unlike denial of reality. And likening people who question some government mandates, with people who are fringe radicals, is hyperbole to make all with opposing opinions seem like radicals. BTW, what people think about politics has absolutely no bearing on their ability to be safe while hunting. That's a straw man argument from the start. It's like saying people who believe in God should not be allowed to hunt with a firearm.

I also don't believe all Dems are radical socialists. I just want to know why they vote for them.

Oh this one I call BS. Back it up with data.

Like I said, you don't know anything about me. LOL!