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Is it just me or did the Democrats stop using "weird"? (hexbear.net)
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Why would they stop? That's been the most effective attack they've had in a long time! Especially because it's true, and I think the Republicans know it on some level.

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[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 30 points 3 weeks ago

One of the most foundational pillars of American national mythology is the notion of "loyal opposition," that politics is about compromise, not about conflict. At the end of the day, the Republican Party must always be treated as a legitimate institution, so this rhetoric was abandoned.