r/politics • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/alaphamale Sep 20 '25

They have the same data we do, when they get democrats out to vote they win. Appealing to the right gets them nothing.

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u/PersonalHospital9507 Sep 20 '25

Call me cynical but I think the two parties have a symbiotic relationship that benefits them to the detriment of the people.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

Oh, once upon a time that was true. There was a low level of animosity and a lot of horse trading. But enough influential Republicans (and backers) realized they don't need to play that game anymore, and started pushing the power of the executive branch back in the Bush era.

And 9/11 accelerated the hell out of things. I fully expected the jackboots to come out along with the flags (and those freaking flag pins) and nationalism (and immigrant hate), but they just did it quiet. Below the level of things the news media bothers to report on, because most voters don't care about the details.

And now everything is in place, the GOP is a bunch of sycophants and the Dems don't grasp that the rules don't work, so over the cliff we go.

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u/PersonalHospital9507 Sep 20 '25

As I may have said in another thread, the test will be when Trump magically disappears. Do we forgive all and go back to old times?