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markodochartaigh

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6. I grew up in a very red area of Texas a half century ago.

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Sun Sep 14, 2025, 01:59 AM

Sep 14

I'm constantly hearing today's Republican politicians say things that I heard back then. And today's Republican voters respond the same as voters did when I was growing up. Authoritarianism is like a cancer which has spread. Back then Amarillo was considered a Southern backwater, decades behind California or New York. Now much of the country has fallen behind, but the attitudes themselves are nothing new.

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Not dead yet but [View all] BlueSpot Sep 13 OP

There is a clear line of succession. markodochartaigh Sep 13 #1

Appreciate that comforting thought BlueSpot Sep 13 #2

Vance doesn't seem very popular now even among Republicans. markodochartaigh Sep 13 #3

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Welcome to DU B.See Sep 14 #5

No time to say hello, goodbye!!! marble falls Sep 14 #7

I grew up in a very red area of Texas a half century ago. markodochartaigh Sep 14 #6