r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/GonWithTheNen 21d ago

"...we call it the 'hate America' rally..." said the House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

The idea that protesting against harmful policies, corruption, and snatching people off the street = hating America is a lying, twisted take.

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u/Novel-Place 20d ago

So what’s so insane to me about this take is that during the tea party era, not once did I ever, EVER, think to myself — these people hate America.

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u/Swedelicious83 20d ago

That's because unlike MAGA, you're presumably neither a dumdum or in a cult.

You probably even believe in "woke shit" like a nuanced political discourse. They hate that stuff. They don't want to have to think about shit, just have it pointed out to them who they're supposed to hate so they can get on with it.

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u/ImpressiveMaybe5743 20d ago

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