• nexguy@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    A mod said modern average dems are to the right of 80s average GOP. I mentioned a few of the many horrors 80s gop started… my comment got deleted and I got banned.

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      3 days ago

      even Obama himself said that if he was in politics in the early 1980’s he’d be considered center-right. That’s how far the GOP has lost the plot; it’s more moderate members look “leftist” by comparison.

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        3 days ago

        Hard to believe when you look at the actual platform for 80s GOP vs Obama’s platform. Dramatically different.

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          22 hours ago

          I said “center-right.” The GOP was already well on its way to Loony McFruitcakesville after Nixon. Recall that Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt were both Republicans, and they are often ranked among Americas’ best presidents; TR even makes #1 on many lists.