Timothy Snyder: We're about to find out whether there are any patriots among Republican Senators, or whether they'll

[highplainsdem]

make excuses for the foreign-backed demolition of our Republic that is now plainly underway.

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[Lovie777]

1. Not...:

[Blue_Tires]

2. Good luck with that shit...

Think back the past decade or longer, and try to remember a single instance when congressional republicans actually did the right thing when they had a chance to...

[whathehell]

8. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney?

[Blue_Tires]

9. I meant in significant numbers....

[whathehell]

12. Okay. n/t

[MadameButterfly]

13. Not even in office. Never were Senators

Yes they are patriots though

[whathehell]

22. They held office as congressional representatives.

[LakeArenal]

28. Neither has a vote now.

[whathehell]

29. I know that..

The question was prefaced with "When in the past ten years..."?

[Lonestarblue]

40. Had they simply found Trump guilty at his second impeachment trial, we would not be here.

They could have barred him from any future public office, but they chose loyalty to their party over their oaths to protect and serve the Constitution. They have no spine and Trump will roll overvthem.

[Blue_Tires]

41. Even without the impeachment

The GOP at any time could have said "You're a criminal, you're a liability and all these top donors and Congress members will not support you for the nomination..." I think this was always their plan but they made the fatal mistake of backing a zero charisma numbnuts who could barely win a popularity contest in his own fuckin' state (DeSantis). Once that failed, everyone fell in line behind Donnie.

Don't tell me it's impossible or it can't happen when Dems yanked Biden from the race all over a bad debate performance...

[Think. Again.]

3. Hah! He said "patriots" and "republicans" in the same sentence!!!

What a hoot!

[lame54]

4. Spoiler Alert...

Yeah, right

[bucolic_frolic]

5. McCain and Romney.

[MadameButterfly]

15. I think Snyder is looking for current living Senators

in a position to affect policy in our current situation

[Susan Calvin]

32. I think he's right that that's our only hope.

Terrifying to say the least.

[awesomerwb1]

6. There won't be any plot twists in this one

[dchill]

21. But wouldn't you love to be wrong?

[Irish_Dem]

7. Ha ha. Everyone is a comedian these days.

[GreenWave]

10. But fascism is no laughing matter,

Trump will be a dictator for one day, but his little Hitlers installed???

[Irish_Dem]

11. That is why I am being sarcastic.

That is why people have to face reality and stop asking ridiculous questions.
Like is the GOP crime syndicate going to do the right thing and save the country.
Right sure.

[B.See]

14. Save it? They're COMPLICIT.

Including the 147 insurrectionists and cowards,

who should've been hauled out of Congress the day after they voted against certifying Biden's ELECTION by will of the people.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Exactly.

The J6 planners, funders, organizers, were never charged or even investigated.
Including the GOP members of congress.
And a wife of a SC justice.

[MadameButterfly]

17. But it is right for Snyder to ask the question

so people are paying attention. How tightly does Trump have a lock on their every vote and what are they willing to do for him?

I'm not suggesting they won't support policies like tax cuts and benefit cuts. But will they go further?
Hitler arrested a lot of people as soon as he came to power. But post WWI Germany was a very different place. We have to hope there is a limit to what non-sociopaths in government will do.

[Irish_Dem]

20. The GOP is a crime syndicate and it is impossible for them to go against their mob boss.

Especially now that the mob boss has consolidated a huge amount of power and wealth at his fingertips.

They may quibble a bit here and there, but no one will cross Trump.
No one will save America.

[sop]

19. How many times have people said, "Trump's gone too far this time." Yet, here we are.

[MFM008]

23. No

No.

[milestogo]

24. I think the patriots left or retired.

None left.

[MadAsHellinNY]

25. Really?

You don’t know the answer to that question by now?

[defacto7]

26. Timothy Snyder is the only person whose word I trust

on the subject of tyranny and fascism without hesitation.

[lapfog_1]

27. we are going to "find out"

but I didn't even get to fuck around. Dammit.

[Orrex]

30. Spoiler alert: there aren't

[Initech]

31. There won't be. They'll fall in line or Fox News will replace them.

Just ask Liz Cheney how well it's going to stand up against the cult.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. I can answer that!

[JoseBalow]

34. Patriotism is in the eye of the beholder

[boston bean]

35. Go with the latter. The first does not exist.

[FreepFryer]

36. He's taking the implications of the Tulsi news hard, as are many tonight. (nt)

[Karasu]

37. Sounds like you're about 8 years behind, Timothy.

You've got a lot of catching up to do.

[TomSlick]

38. Professor Snyder is correct but the answer to his question is known.

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They will all fall in line.

[VegasVet]

43. I think you mean, "...but the answer to his question is 'no'."

[TomSlick]

45. Close. I meant "the answer to his question is known."

I have corrected the typo.

Thanks for the heads-up. Good catch.

[Golden Raisin]

39. Don't hold your breath.

[VegasVet]

42. These eggheads. It's not a matter of finding out.

The answer is apparent. There are no more patriots among Republican senators, or they would have already spoken out. About the only one of them I would maybe trust is Lisa Murkowski. The rest? Compromised, complacent, and/or criminal.

[Blue Owl]

44. The lure of tRump's toilet is just too great -- they must lick it

[Bettie]

46. There are zero patriots among

R senators. Zero. None. Fewer than that even, since they will do whatever they can to make whatever he wants to do even worse.