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The GOP's Self-Coup Exposes The Extreme Danger Of Bothesiderism

The GOP's Self-Coup Exposes The Extreme Danger Of Bothesiderism

The extremists in the Republican Party have now forced minority rule on the party itself.

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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. Image: Win McNamee / Getty Images

by Justin Rosario

The scourge of “bothsiderism” is used by Republicans, the alt-left, and their most reliable accomplice, the media. The idea is exceedingly simple: Republicans engage in corrupt, immoral, or astonishingly illegal behavior. Baseless accusations of Democrats being “just as bad” are …

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