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If asked, no Republican would say they signed up for a death cult, yet here they are. Iraq, Abu Ghraib, the sanction of torture and the murders of civilians told this story in the most graphic way. It sickens me that Bush has been brought back into the mainstream when he belongs in prison. Thank goodness America got a break between Bush and Trump.

Thom could give Professor Robert Langdon a run for his money. There is an answer about why the Republican stars were turned upside down, and someone knows who did it. Symbols often have a layered history, and it could be complicated. What has happened with the memes and symbols for the Alt Right is just bat-crap-crazy. A good example is shown in the PBS documentary that was on their program Independent Lens; it's about a frog-cartoon called PEPE. You can find it free on-line. The doc's title is "Feels Good Man". It is a story about graphic artist Matt Furie and the jerks that appropriated his character "Pepe". The film points out how a myth is created and corrupted. It is Q and the Capitol, but you might like the way the artist deals with them.

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