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valleyrogue

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5. Not really. The Falwell types aren't the really dangerous ones.
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
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It is the NAR, "seven mountains," and especially the Christian "reconstructionists" like Webbon and Wilson who pose a threat, and for the people conned by these crackpots, it isn't about them and what they stand to gain. It is about forcing EVERYBODY ELSE to believe the way they do.

They don't just despise democracy--they totally despise secularism, which is the foundation of what this country is about.

They will ultimately lose, of course, because they are too extreme and way outnumbered, but they can create a lot of havoc since more than a few of them are in the federal government or have administration connections like Wilson has with the nutcase Hegseth.

The author needs to quit calling these nutcases "conservatives." They aren't out to "conserve" anything but to destroy it all. And yes, they are authoritarians. They are hopeless to win over.

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