These IDIOT libs think Sen. John Cornyn is approvingly quoting Benito Mussolini. He's not, of course.

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

These IDIOT libs think Sen. John Cornyn is approvingly quoting Benito Mussolini. He's not, of course.

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