i just love these 'patriots' who have no idea how things work.

[mopinko]

they’re over on twitter trying to bully fetterman into stepping down, thinking they get a special election.
now not everyone knows that u only get a special in the house, and the senate gets a temp appointed by the gov til the next gen. but long threads w no one commenting that they’re full of it.

[PJMcK]

1. They don't understand how the world works

So they’re lost to their fantasies and conspiracy theories. It’s pathetic.

[mopinko]

2. yet no one tells them they're stupid.

they pat them on the head, and use their delusions for their own power.

[2naSalit]

5. Probably quit, exasperated...

After many attempts, I would imagine. The oppression has been going on longer in some places than others.

[mopinko]

6. i wonder how long it will take them

to realize they arent getting anything out of this mess.
tho they are the sort of fools who never figure out they were conned.

[2naSalit]

7. Some might never get it.

But it is good to see that enough did and voted accordingly. I suspect that half of the shit that is posted at the RW sites is troll factory generated. The program of shitstirring goes on unabated. It requires stronger filters.

I avoid those spaces, but I appreciate those who do go to them and report back so we can know what's up!

[mopinko]

17. more than half

i think MOST of this crap starts on a farm. they arent creative enough to make this shit up on their own.

[2naSalit]

19. I would agree with that.

[JHB]

10. None of THEIR OWN tell them they're being stupid

We do it all the time, and they resent us for being "elitist snobs who look down our noses at them".

[mopinko]

21. anti-intellectualism is always convenient

for the stupid.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. They know what they're up to, seeking an election sooner 2024 than Fetterman's 6 year term 2028

and 2024 will be challenging for Democrats, and the PA race was reasonably close so why let that slip away for 4 additional years? They know exactly what they're doing.

[mopinko]

4. they just dont seem to regard an election as settling shit any more.

i remember a feeling in the back of my mind during the clinton impeachment- elections arent final any more. they opened a pandora’s box.
not only dont they think they’re legit, they dont think they should stand for a full term.

how do we get back to ‘the consent of the losers’?

[Walleye]

8. I think you put your finger on the real problem there.

They always start yelling we should beat them at the ballot box, but when we do they continue fighting like it isn’t over yet. We don’t overturn elections and reinstate losers in this country. When has this ever happened? Never far as I know

[mopinko]

11. somehow they get away w

‘soreloserman’ and telling hillary to go away, which she did.
do we grumble when 2000 comes up? yes. do we polish that grudge like it’s a magic rock? no.

[Walleye]

14. And we certainly don't expect elections to be over turned by bogus audit and the loser reinstated

Especially since it has never happened

[mopinko]

15. they rly do think

they can just make up the rules as they go along.
and the electeds write them into law. still dont know why disney hasnt swatted desatan into a different decade.

[JHB]

13. They have an entire RW media system egging them on, and none of the people in that...

...have a business model saying "dial it back for the good of the country." Their income depends on their foam output.

[mopinko]

16. angertainment

dont they ever get tired of that shit?
i keep hoping at some point they get tired and tune out.

[Hortensis]

9. Oh, yeah. Supporting radicalized beliefs tends to require

ignoring incompatible information sources and seeking out people who share their beliefs, and they tend to lose even basic factual information that doesn't make its way into their dialog.

Poor things. Seriously.

I thank all the random forces that saved me from that at least (tendencies to both left and right extremism in first- and second-degree relatives, and we're a small family). Twin studies are showing that perhaps 40-60% of personality traits are genetically linked.

If it came to it and environment didn't do a better job of breaking through with facts, some of these people would likely still believe PA's Democratic governor "overset democracy" by appointing a replacement when they're drooling in their walkers.

[MissMillie]

12. Civics...

It's one of those woke classes that should never be taught in public schools.

[GoodRaisin]

18. Anyone who feels a need to run around calling themself a "patriot" is really

nothing more than an asshole with a pea sized brain.

[mopinko]

20. always a tell.