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BigmanPigman

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1. The difference is that there is NO "great stress", he created it

Reply to tgards79 (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2019, 05:36 PM

Aug 2019

or borrowed it and ran with it when he found it was popular (like the fucking wall). Our society wasn't facing an incredible fears three years ago. The economy was good, Obama was seen as a successful POTUS, etc. The fucking moron allowed Putin's bots to use our differences against us to divide us. It was mostly created and then fostered by tRump, Putin, etc. They are still doing it and are getting better at it. Americans are acting like blind sheep when it comes to recognizing truth from fiction and believe everything they see and read on social media.

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BTRTN: The Rise and Fall of American Demagogues...Understanding Donald Trump, His Appeal and Future [View all] tgards79 Aug 2019 OP

The difference is that there is NO "great stress", he created it BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #1

You are looking at it through a Dem/Prog lens tgards79 Aug 2019 #2

Great article! reggieandlee Aug 2019 #3

We understand him enough/pretty-well!1 UTUSN Aug 2019 #4

okay bdamomma Aug 2019 #5

Excellent tgards79 Aug 2019 #6