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Opinion: Americans must get serious about fighting the Republican threat to our democracy
The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | December 6, 2021 | By Mark Jacob

Posted on 12/07/2021 9:18:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

It’s not your grandfather’s Republican Party now, unless your grandfather was a fascist. The GOP is dangerous, and we must take action to make sure our children live in a free country.

… Few Republicans nowadays have that much patriotism. In fact, the party has become a corrupt force spouting violent rhetoric and plotting to overthrow our democracy. It’s not your grandfather’s Republican Party now, unless your grandfather was a fascist.

I’m not asking you to become a Democrat. I’m asking you to become an anti-Republican. Here are six reasons why it’s time to get serious about the GOP threat:

1. “Majority rules” is a myth.

A recent poll showed only 26% of Americans consider themselves Republicans. Obviously, more Americans lean that way, but the GOP hasn’t won a plurality in a national election since 2004.

2. The deck is stacked for Republicans.

The American system is great in many ways. But the Senate’s makeup and the existence of the Electoral College promote inequality.

3. On top of their built-in edge, Republicans are willing to cheat.

They tried to overturn the last presidential election based on zero evidence of significant fraud.

4. Criminals often get away with it.

Don’t count on the courts to stop Republican criminals.

5. People are manipulated by fear.

Republicans follow the fascist playbook: manufacture enemies.

6. The time to make a difference is running out.

If the Republicans win the House next November, they will be in a position to block the true results of the 2024 election and certify rival groups of presidential electors in key states. This is just one of the ways they could steal the election.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gaslighting; journalism; markjacob; marxism; marxistjacob; media; msm; press
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The author has TDS on steroids.

It seems that once TDS takes hold there is no vaccine or treatment to rid the mind of it, and eventually all aspects of thinking become infected by it.


41 posted on 12/07/2021 9:35:39 AM PST by Wuli ( a)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

American’s not a democracy, moron.


42 posted on 12/07/2021 9:35:48 AM PST by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Classic Alinsky. Accuse your opponent of the things you are doing.


43 posted on 12/07/2021 9:37:04 AM PST by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by jury nullification. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Mark Jacob is a former editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.

The same newspapers that helped Obama get sealed court records of all his opponents' messy divorces so he could force them to drop out and he would run unopposed.

See Alice Palmer, Blair Hull, Jack Ryan.

-PJ

44 posted on 12/07/2021 9:39:05 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Tudorfly

Details Please!


45 posted on 12/07/2021 9:39:19 AM PST by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everything he says is projecting the Dem/Commie playbook.


46 posted on 12/07/2021 9:40:30 AM PST by billyboy15
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A truly vapid, hair on fire, emotional, dumpster fire of an article.


47 posted on 12/07/2021 9:40:32 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Reminds me of Goebbels trashing the Social Democrats.


48 posted on 12/07/2021 9:44:04 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Democrat = party of treason

+1000. They are demon driven. Either they follow Satan outrightly and willingly, do so unaware, but do so they do.


49 posted on 12/07/2021 9:44:40 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Definition of a Democracy. Two wolfs and a sheep voting on what is for dinner.

Do away with the electoral college and only the citizens of California and New York would get to decide who would be President (and I doubt if the actual citizen’s votes would be counted).


50 posted on 12/07/2021 9:45:18 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Industrial strength projection.


51 posted on 12/07/2021 9:46:53 AM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Defense mechanisms are a way we protect ourselves. That explain why the LEFT uses projection. They cannot allow themselves to see evil things in themselves so they project their evil ideas, thoughts, actions to the conservatives.


52 posted on 12/07/2021 9:47:09 AM PST by Karoo
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To: Regulator

Alinsky Rules: ALWAYS accuse the other side of that which you yourself are doing.


53 posted on 12/07/2021 9:47:21 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is a text book example of projection. Everything they accuse the republicans of doing, they have already done.


54 posted on 12/07/2021 9:47:25 AM PST by Jeff Vader ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Must suck to be Mark Jacob and live in paralyzing fear of….Republicans


55 posted on 12/07/2021 9:47:50 AM PST by silverleaf (“Freedom ultimately means the right of other people to do things that you disagree with”. T. Sowell )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

56 posted on 12/07/2021 9:47:53 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DPMD
Reading his list gave the distinct impression that it actually applied to the dem party, item for item.

Alinsky Rules.

This guy Mark "Marxist" Jacob is a committed Commie, no doubt in my mind.

57 posted on 12/07/2021 9:48:28 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

IQ points will decline if you read this - be sure to take actions to recover.


58 posted on 12/07/2021 9:51:12 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wish the republicans were that dangerous.

Marko


59 posted on 12/07/2021 9:52:07 AM PST by markoman (Cautiously cynical)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They must not have dictionaries or encyclopedias in schools anymore, since a surprising number of millennial morons don’t know what the word ‘fascist’ means, or how it applies to THEM, not us.

Fascist means (broadly) using violence to implement your communism/socialism.

Now which side is burning and looting cities? ..and which side wants to get rid of evil ‘capitalism’ to replace it with socialism/communism?

I used to wonder how Hitler found people willing to kill for him.


60 posted on 12/07/2021 9:54:33 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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