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Re:Branching histories of the 2016 UK referendum and ‘the fr... by rfrank on Monday January 09, 2017 @05:39PM (#13360504)
> Lay the groundwork for people think voting against the Republicans is a matter of life and death.

Liberals already tried that this election, it's still impossible to go a day without a MSM outlet saying Trump is literally Hitler and that America is now a fascist state. It's probably not wise to eschew diplomacy when the GOP is as powerful at all levels of government from local to national as they have been in 80 years.

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Re:Branching histories of the 2016 UK referendum and ‘the fr... by tormeh on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @02:27AM (#13363297)
>Liberals already tried that this election, it's still impossible to go a day without a MSM outlet saying Trump is literally Hitler and that America is now a fascist state.

I think your definition of mainstream media is overly broad.

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Re:Branching histories of the 2016 UK referendum and ‘the fr... by rfrank on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:41PM (#13366878)
Or I spend too much time on Twitter :)
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