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edhopper

(33,570 posts)
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 01:19 PM Sep 2018

At this point, you just have to wonder about the people who still support Trump.

They are as ill-informed and demented as he is.

Fuck the farmers, Fuck the citizens of Puerto Rico, Fuck the children in custody...an on and on it goes.

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At this point, you just have to wonder about the people who still support Trump. (Original Post) edhopper Sep 2018 OP
everyday handmade34 Sep 2018 #1
There's an indelible stain on all of them. Not unlike 666. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #2
They're racists. stopbush Sep 2018 #3
it tells a lot about them. lark Sep 2018 #4
Everybody has their own priorities Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #5
A lot of "good Germans" edhopper Sep 2018 #7
The Republican Party has spent half a century creating this monster, by which I mean their base. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #6

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
1. everyday
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 01:27 PM
Sep 2018

I wonder what is going on??? who are these people? can you be that irrational with hate and fear?

CrispyQ

(36,457 posts)
2. There's an indelible stain on all of them. Not unlike 666.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 01:28 PM
Sep 2018

How did that FB meme go? After centuries of warning us about the Antichrist the republicans vote for him.

But seriously, my opinion of those who still support this vile man has changed forever.

lark

(23,091 posts)
4. it tells a lot about them.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 02:47 PM
Sep 2018

They are either
KKK
Nazis (neo-Nazis are still Nazis)
White Nationalists or White Separatists
Criminals including sexual assaulters
Greedy oligarchs
Hate gays, women and/or minorities
Russian bribed or threatened repugs
Russian
Fundamentalist liars and hypocrites
Ignorant
Stupid

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
5. Everybody has their own priorities
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 03:10 PM
Sep 2018

I was just on financial forums and they rave about Trump while mocking anyone who rips him. Market is up a half percent today. I've seen this editorial linked all over the place on the financial forums:

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/obama-trump-booming-economy/

I don't agree with that editorial but it should be used as reason to partially understand why Trump's approval remains near 40% and not where it belongs. Old scared church-going wall-building types are thrilled with Trump and so are people who make the stock market their top priority. Basically any group frequented by uneducated white males also loves Trump, and that describes the sports forums that I visit every day, especially the college football boards.

I find it more interesting to be in enemy territory. The track and field forum Letsrun.com has a great message board including a bizarre marathon Donald Trump thread that began on inauguration day and keeps going and going. Hundreds of pages. Previously dominated by frothing right wingers but more recently many liberals have started to post there -- including myself -- and now the locals can't stand it. Previously they would post stuff like, "Democrats are Gays and Trannies" to widespread applause. That is an actual example.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
6. The Republican Party has spent half a century creating this monster, by which I mean their base.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 03:13 PM
Sep 2018

Right wing media put their efforts into overdrive. And now we have tens of millions who are dangerously out of touch with reality. Actually, it's worse than that. They actively deny reality in favor of an alternate "reality."

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