dagblog - Comments for "Fairy Tale Promises: The Brexit, Conservatives, and Trump"

Kind of like the pharoah's

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:33:53 +0000

In reply to It's interesting that slowly

Kind of like the pharoah's curse.

It's interesting that slowly

ocean-kat — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 21:39:36 +0000

In reply to Fairy Tale Promises: The Brexit, Conservatives, and Trump

It's interesting that slowly but surely the major politicians that campaigned for Brexit are quitting.

Nigel Farange quits as Ukip leader.

... Republicans really don't

Austin Train — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:55:51 +0000

In reply to Doc, I hope you don't see the

... Republicans really don't want to get rid of abortion because it is the one thing that gets them their base.

Exactly. They'll nibble around the edges, and make it difficult whenever possible, while never taking the issue on completely. Even (maybe especially?) if they had a friendly SCOTUS, and won, they would not have done it.

Their base would have been satisfied and stayed home in subsequent elections.

Nahh, we'd just rather debate

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 20:55:10 +0000

In reply to Doc, I hope you don't see the

Nahh, we'd just rather debate teh crazy. Sane posts ain't gont no 'traction.

Doc, I hope you don't see the

CVille Dem — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:31:24 +0000

In reply to Fairy Tale Promises: The Brexit, Conservatives, and Trump

Doc, I hope you don't see the lack of comments as anything other than, at least in my case, feeling that you have covered this so well that no further words are needed. You drew parallels that I had not thought of but I do believe they are true. This was very enlightening to me. I have always said that Republicans really don't want to get rid of abortion because it is the one thing that gets them their base. They are being more successful now at demonizing the "other," but it may bite them in the ass since the "others" are no longer in the minority.

Thanks for this.