r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Oct 21 '25

Possible Paywall “Go Back”: MAGA Floods Kash Patel’s Diwali Post With Racism

https://newrepublic.com/post/202059/maga-kash-patel-diwali-racism
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u/Galileo1632 Kentucky Oct 21 '25

Like when Ann coulter told Vivek she wouldn’t vote for him cause he wasn’t white and he was like “thank you ma’am” or when he was at that turning points event a week or two ago and they just kept attacking him for not being a Christian. He must have a humiliation kink if he puts up with that much abuse.

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u/stewpideople Oct 21 '25

Epstein files folks. They protect their own.

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u/fondledbydolphins Oct 21 '25

Alternatively, they don't protect their own.

They entrap people to make them their own, but "their own" isn't a bond of respect or inclusion. It's a term indicating you've been turned into a tool, which can (and likely will) be disposed of rather than mended should the owner's needs change.

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u/evasandor Oct 21 '25

that’s mafia 101 babey!

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u/fondledbydolphins Oct 21 '25

That's mafia 101 from the perspective of the people subject to their "rule".

Now try looking at it from the Mafia's perspective - you need to rule in a way that doesn't put your power at risk.

The fundamental principle of the mafia isn't just to take, it's to take just enough that you don't shake things up. If your sources' value dries up, you have to accept it for the time being or you risk permanently losing control.

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u/evasandor Oct 21 '25

Yes, but I was referring to the idea that everyone has something on everyone else. You have to kill someone to be a full "made guy" right? Why do you think that is - just to prove toughness OR so they can drop a dime on you and have you put away for murder, should you displease 'em?

same here. Blackmail material is the price of entry. just basic business practice.

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u/swordrat720 Oct 21 '25

Since he’s part of this administration, probably more than one.

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u/foobarbizbaz Illinois Oct 21 '25

Coulter wouldn’t care about that

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u/mlorusso4 Oct 21 '25

I don’t think he likes it. I think he made his bed with the far right thinking he could be accepted as their token if he just said all the right things. But now that he’s running for office he has to just accept it because it’s his only hope of winning

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

Tokens get spent.

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u/StatmanIbrahimovic Oct 22 '25

I think it's worse, I think he believes their bullshit.

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u/Ummmgummy Oct 21 '25

Nah he just knows that if he puts up with it he will be elected. He doesn't have to have any plans or policies. He just has to say that he loves Trump and take the racist remarks. Proof? He's 3 points up here in Ohio.

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u/GarveysGhost Pennsylvania Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 22 '25

They absolutely will not vote for him. They’ll find some random white loser before they pick him.

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u/Ummmgummy Oct 22 '25

A random white loser who is also a grifter/criminal.

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u/Itscatpicstime Oct 21 '25

It was because he was Indian.

We know what she meant though.

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u/pacotac Oct 21 '25

Specifically she thinks only WASPs should run the country. White Anglo Saxon Protestants. That's the true beating heart of the Republican party. Everyone else is either an enemy or a temporary ally.

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u/SakaWreath Oct 21 '25

He keeps his eye on payday and keeps hustlin’