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Illinois

robbob

(3,650 posts)

1. That image made me think of something:

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 11:10 AM

Sep 2024

The Repugs love to claim Lincoln as their own. I mean, they LOVE it, they use it to brush aside accusations of racism and to instil pride in their followers. “The party of Lincoln” they loudly proclaim. And yet, they are also the party of the confederate flag.

What they actually are, in fact, is the party of cognitive dissonance.