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Instead of focusing on the ramifications of a dangerously indoctrinated electorate, take some time to consider HOW this cult is made, HOW it's kept in check, HOW it's sustained.

(hint: Trump's personality and looks are awful - that's NOT it.) /1
So yes, we're back to this.

Ask yourself something: Do you know one single die-hard Trump cultist who's news diet is NOT primarily Fox?

I don't.

FOX is doing this to us. Fox is purposely making it extraordinarily painful for Republicans to do the right thing. /2
Now ask yourself another question: WHY?

Fox knows that American democracy is teetering on the edge of ruin, and yet everyday, they give it another little shove in that direction. /3

wired.com/story/fox-news…
"Democrats are evil and Trump is trying to save us and anyone who stands in his way are evil baby killers!" THAT is the message being piped into the brains of 40% of America daily. /4
I get that Republicans want to keep power and Fox is their war machine, but why NOT use it MINIMALLY to form their cult around a more honorable character?

Why coalesce it around this corrupt stupid jackass who is destroying American democracy? /5
I think there's a direct line between Kremlin operatives and Fox News and I think that a sizable chunk of Fox is being used to advance a pro-Russian agenda. /6

motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
That line goes from RU mafia figures through characters like Giuliani/John Solomon/Toensing straight to Hannity and Ingraham and others. /7

thedailybeast.com/trump-and-rudy…
Why are we so afraid to name this beast? IT'S FOX.

Fox is delivering straight-up Kremlin-supported propaganda to maintain and strengthen the cult around Trump.

And Fox is destroying anyone who threatens the cult.

Name it. FOX.

fox13now.com/2020/01/29/fox…

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You can't have a useful conversation about dealing with the ramifications of a democracy-destroying cult without naming it's cause.

FOX.

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Tami Burages
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OK. But personally I think they should just sit this one out until after every other state's primaries are over. Then they can give their 2 cents. Let's move on.
They've had the unique privilege of hosting the first caucuses for decades. With this kind of experience and the money rolling in to Iowa, this should have executed with precision and agility.
It should have set the stage for renewed enthusiasm in the Democratic process and increased confidence in voter counting mechanisms.

Instead, it's been a hot mess and has been damaging in the extreme.
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Tami Burages
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What sanctimonious blather.

If the impeachment process was "partisan" it's because Republicans have made it so.

When you only care that the President extorted a foreign country in order to CHEAT in an election WHEN the president is in the OTHER party, that's partisan. /1
If you only care about calling witnesses when it's the 5th bogus investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, but ignore crimes committed by a member of your own party, THAT'S PARTISAN. /2
When the President strips Congress of its oversight power - and you shrug your shoulders because the President is a member of your own party, that's PARTISAN. /3
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Tami Burages
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Okay.

Breathe.

And consider what these oath-breaking Trump toadies have just done to themselves. /1
Bolton's book is being released in THREE WEEKS. After that's it'll be a whirlwind of cable news interviews in which Bolton will drop one bombshell after another.

Maddow (BOOM), Anderson Cooper (BANG), Tapper (OMG!), Stephanopoulos (HOLY S***!) /2
With each new revelation, the press will hound these "cover-up" senators:

"Senator! Senator!! Do you still stand by your decision to block all witnesses for Trump?!"

And THOSE clips of their will play on repeat for weeks. /3
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