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Posted on 02/26/2021 2:45:35 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by algorithms that boost extreme content.
The Associated Press reviewed public and private social media accounts of nearly 1,000 federal, state, and local elected and appointed Republican officials nationwide, many of whom have voiced support for the Jan. 6 insurrection or demanded that the 2020 presidential election be overturned, sometimes in deleted posts or now-removed online forums.
“Sham-peachment,” they say, and warn that “corporate America helped rig the election.” They call former president Donald Trump a “savior” who was robbed of a second term — despite no evidence — and President Joe Biden, a “thief.” “Patriots want answers,” they declare.
The bitter, combative rhetoric is helping the officials grow their constituencies on social media and gain outsized influence in their communities, city councils, county boards and state assemblies. And it exposes the GOP’s internal struggle over whether the party can include traditional conservative politicians, conspiracy theorists and militias as it builds its base for 2022.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Wake the hell up and smell the coffee! This country is already destroyed! We’re all just picking fights over the bones now.
“Wake the hell up and smell the coffee! This country is already destroyed! We’re all just picking fights over the bones now.”
I get it. I’m the one here packing up my house to move overseas. The way I see it, if I’m going to have to live in a Socialist country, I might as well live in one where the rulers don’t want to put me in concentration camps.
Back in the 60’s the Soviet leader, Kruschev, proclaimed that “we will bury you”. Well that is what happened the real coup is the the communist takeover of this once great democratic republic. Those that protested on Jan. 6 were the modern day version of the patriots of Bunker Hill, Lexington, etc. Of course many of those political prisoners have been denied bail and will have the book thrown at them, while Antifa and BLM got away with their far more serious crimes. We disdain the Russian and Chinese governments....take a look around folks. The fake news called it an “armed insurrection”, while firearms by the protesters were never ever involved.
When TRUTH become THE LIE!!
Wow...took 4 people to write this garbage
It took 4 to write this BS?
I’m just glad the AP is as concerned about all the Left-wingers getting fired up by their pols. /s
For all the vandalism, riots, death-threats, harrassment, and censorship that the Left is doing, I’d say they need to work hared on that part though.
AP = Always Propaganda
It took 3 female Presstitutes and 1 Transgender Presstitute to come up with this Tripe.
REPEAL 19
I’m not reading this article....I saw it’s from AP, with four writers! This must be some full strength propaganda!
AP.
ALL PROPAGANDA !!
Evidently, the AP claims that facts are racist or worse. But we’ve known that for a while, haven’t we?
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