Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is getting ratio’d over this tweet where he quotes Benito Mussolini:
“We were the first to assert that the more complicated the forms assumed by civilization, the more restricted the freedom of the individual must become.” Benito Mussolini
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) February 24, 2019
In case it’s not clear, this is a dig at Democratic socialists and he’s not approving of Mussolini’s message:
You nailed it, Bud. Since so-called Democratic Socialists have forgotten or never learned the lessons of history, and how their ideology is incompatible with freedom, I guess we have to remind or teach them. https://t.co/ftzal1DMED
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) February 24, 2019
But idiot libs think he agrees with the Italian fascist. Some examples:
You see what John Cornyn is up to?
Oh. Just casually quoting Mussolini. https://t.co/33ZE0WULUf
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 24, 2019
Uh.. what the f*ck? Is this who GOP leaders look to now? https://t.co/0WDZKsNRq2
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 24, 2019
Some ppl throw up Rumi or Gandhi or MLK quotes out of context. The Senator from Texas is going w. Mussolini. https://t.co/GaeFOSTqNs
— Aisha Sultan (@AishaS) February 25, 2019
Today in "Who let grandpa tweet": https://t.co/6sphDG1jmk
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) February 24, 2019
This is what fascism looks like. https://t.co/VmaSKbH0aD
— Cassandra, Pudgy Nobody (@ChrisWarcraft) February 24, 2019
They’re openly quoting fascists https://t.co/Baou4A5jJD
— Lev Novak (@LevNovak) February 24, 2019
How many sirens need to go off before we admit it: "GOP-Nazi Party" is not hyperbole. https://t.co/gvRLDFnJoY
— Eli Valley (@elivalley) February 24, 2019
More than 22,000 Texans served and were killed in World War II. The Medal of Honor was earned by 33 Texans.
You never even had the courage to serve during a time of war, @JohnCornyn. Shame on you. https://t.co/qnIw036wjL
— Charlotte Clymer?️? (@cmclymer) February 24, 2019
What the hell is it with the GOP Senate caucus today that they are trying to out-fascist each other on Twitter? https://t.co/X5Xmyqzm1i
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) February 24, 2019
Delete your accounts, morons.
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