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In reply to the discussion: How sad it must be for Trump supporters [View all]crazytown
(7,277 posts)13. They are not sad, they are proud.
They proud that facts and experts dont matter to them anymore. They are proud of their leader who tells it like it is, no matter what anyone else says. Тhey are proud of the lies they hold self evident come hell or high water. They are proud to defend and protect their white privilege come what may. They want their country back, a country that never existed.
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His major appeal is to their racist prejudices. It matters not that he is a pathological liar.
olegramps
Feb 2019
#31
So it's a case of if you say something enough it becomes true or is it herd mentality?
walkingman
Feb 2019
#39
there's a herd of idiots who believe the alt reality because it gets repeated without direct challen
certainot
Feb 2019
#40
it's a well protected monopoly and there are lots of heavily blue areas dominated by
certainot
Feb 2019
#42
Not so much sad but revelling in their hatred released? Until they see their tax return verdict.
BSdetect
Feb 2019
#3
These people are far removed, psycho-socially from the information industries
DemocracyMouse
Feb 2019
#10
"Punch minorities and faw'ners in the face, and I'll believe the sky's green."
sandensea
Feb 2019
#14
The culmination of four decades of corporate media painted incorrectly as liberal.
c-rational
Feb 2019
#18
If you want to feel sorry for them, that's certainly understand that, but your reasons are in error.
napi21
Feb 2019
#24
Part 2: A fair number believe BHO is a Kenyan Muslim and the Earth is 6000 years old.
NoMoreRepugs
Feb 2019
#33