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re: Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan ousted from Republican party
Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:45 am to Flats
Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:45 am to Flats
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Or that firing a crappy coach is "virtue signaling."
That's not comparable as it's a contractual relationship, aka 2-way street.
Being a republican is an individual choice, a 1-way street.
This purity test and proclaiming they can decide who is a "Republican" is pure cult-like/groupthink authoritarianism.
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Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:46 am to RogerTheShrubber
He is a simpleton with that argument...just grasping at straws.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:47 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Ive made it clear that Trump isnt Republican, and hes not.
I don't think many on here agree with you.
And that's the whole meta point.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:48 am to BugAC
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An educated person would weigh both the acts and the justification before making comments
I can comment on the pettiness, and I specifically asked for the justification in order to weigh in. People melted instead of answering a simple question.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:01 am to SlowFlowPro
Purity test. You have said this more than once to make your case.
So show it. The purity test he failed. Of course you can't. There is not one. If a party, any party on the planet finds a member that no longer aligns with its views, goals and strategies it is to me their duty to remove them symbolically or factually from itself. Otherwise you don't have political movement just a mob.
So show it. The purity test he failed. Of course you can't. There is not one. If a party, any party on the planet finds a member that no longer aligns with its views, goals and strategies it is to me their duty to remove them symbolically or factually from itself. Otherwise you don't have political movement just a mob.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:06 am to SlowFlowPro
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I don't think many on here agree with you.
Probably not. But I think this is a good thought exercise for them.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:07 am to SlowFlowPro
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Being a republican is an individual choice, a 1-way street.
This purity test and proclaiming they can decide who is a "Republican" is pure cult-like/groupthink authoritarianism.
Political parties absolutely can limit who represents their brand. Sure, no party can stop a person from identifying as a Democrat or Republican or whatever. And they can't stop a person for voting for that party.
But political parties can chose who they allow public-facing affiliation with. By formally removing him, Geoff Duncan is no longer allowed to represent the interests and stances of the Republican Party. And that's important. If the Republicans didn't do this Duncan could go give a speech or whatever and the headline would be "Republican Geoff Duncan Repudiates His Own Party's Stance". Now the Republicans can say, "Listen, he doesn't represent us or our party. In fact, he's been formally removed."
Think about a person like David Duke who ran as both a Democrat and a Republican over the years. In 2016, Republicans took measures to ensure Duke would never be allowed to represent the party in an election. Why? Because they didn't want him to represent them in any capacity. Not repudiating him could be seen as a tacit endorsement of Duke's toxic views.
There's nothing wrong or petty about removing a person from your party.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:11 am to SlowFlowPro
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What is this virtue signaling and epic pettiness about?
It is about exposing Marxists and their minions and the evil they are doing in their quest to destroy our country and way of life
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:15 am to FLTech
Sounds like that phag phelan in Texas. If he truly was a rino/dem in sheeps clothing, good on GA Rs for kicking him out.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:19 am to SlowFlowPro
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This purity test and proclaiming they can decide who is a "Republican" is pure cult-like/groupthink authoritarianism.
Another thought on this- the Catholic Church has a relatively large tent that accommodates differing views. Stances on capitalism, socialism, immigration, social justice, homosexuality, etc vary widely across the planet and they may all consider themselves Catholic.
However, if a priest stood up and actively endorsed atheism or was preaching a pro-Satanic message from the pulpit, he would probably be excommunicated. And that's not a bad thing.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:23 am to 3nOut
Doesn't mean that just because they are not in there that there would be democrats. Im am pretty sure that they're are more republicans in Alaska, Maine, Alaska and Kentucky, than these 3 bums...
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:29 am to monster2024
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This needs to be the start of something!! Start ousting these sumbitches for turning on the GOP
We need to oust the ones who haven't turned on the GOPe. The GOPe is the Bush/Pierre Dilecto/John McNoname party of old. NeoCon warpigs with oil money and MIC backing.
I'm not disputing your point, because I know what you meant. Just pointing out the distinction between the GOPe and the current conservative movement. The GOPe of old needs to be thorough excised and eradicated. Today's conservative party is the "America First" movement, and everyone that doesn't want fully on board should be run out on a rail. It's time to stop being the world's piggy bank when we have the resource's for every legal human in this nation to be wealthy beyond measure. There are homeless veterans and hungry kids all over America right now, yet we have the funding for the GOPe controlled opposition wing of the Establishment Uniparty to send billions more to Ukraine?
It's not right.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:55 am to BTROleMisser
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All he had to hear was that the guy was anti-Trump... and SFP already knew which side he was on.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 10:58 am to BTROleMisser
quote:I'm actually disappointed with his effort here. Only 5 pages of knighting for a fellow TDS bro?
All he had to hear was that the guy was anti-Trump... and SFP already knew which side he was on.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:07 am to UncleFestersLegs
quote:In his view, we are all just simps.
I'm actually disappointed with his effort here. Only 5 pages of knighting for a fellow TDS bro?
He hijacked a straightforward thread about the Georgia GOP action against Geoff Duncan and derailed it into a discussion on his questions about GOP pettiness and virtue signaling.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:26 am to SlowFlowPro
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Yes, people trying their best to sound smart and "interpret" what I say and looking like idiots. Par the course since 2016 (especially since 2019)
People with manifestos also blather about being right while everyone else is wrong.
Post yours.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:30 am to SlowFlowPro
Shut up you stupid frick
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:39 am to SlowFlowPro
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Being a republican is an individual choice, a 1-way street.
This purity test and proclaiming they can decide who is a "Republican" is pure cult-like/groupthink authoritarianism.
Any organization is going to purge ACTIVE traitors.
What sort of moron thinks they should allow people inside the party to advocate and work for DEMOCRATS to be elected?
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:40 am to BigPerm30
You would since that's all some of you have.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 11:44 am to SlowFlowPro
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have an opinion on the acts, not the alleged justifications for the acts.
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In a resolution released by the Georgia GOP, the party lists a host of accusations against Duncan including undermining Republican candidates, endorsing Democrats, and using his affiliation with the party for personal gain.
Seems pretty self explanatory to me. You have to be a real grifter to get kicked out of the GA GOP.
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