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Xipe Totec

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3. Seriously, How Did He Get So Many Votes?

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 08:49 PM

Nov 2020

In his podcast Making Sense, Sam Harris recently shared his view on The Key to Trump’s Appeal. He makes a case that Trump’s wild and unapologetic flaws make his base feel better (versus the Democrats pushing us to reckon with harsh realities like racism, science and math). Harris describes Trump as a ‘Punch you in the face, Grab you in the Pussy, Eat as many cheeseburgers as I want’ — Jesus. As if he is a savior absolving you of your sins by being so ridiculously terrible.

The thing is, we only need an absurd villain and his cheeseburgers to make us feel better about our own flaws when we are terrified to look at them ourselves.

I come from a culture laden with alcohol addiction. In a rare moment of clarity, a member of my family once said “I don’t like it when anyone else stops drinking, because then I feel like I have a problem.”

That person also happened to vote for Trump.

https://medium.com/an-injustice/seriously-how-did-he-get-so-many-votes-d5ab7f6be36c

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How do you even begin with 70 million (or more) deniers, rascists and haters? Suggestions welcomed. [View all] Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 OP

too bad we can't annex Canada lapfog_1 Nov 2020 #1

Don't drag decent people into this. Xipe Totec Nov 2020 #5

Joe Biden should give them the speech. Turbineguy Nov 2020 #2

And the truth would be spoken, and most of the world would understand. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #38

Reminds me of a passage in the bible IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #50

Seriously, How Did He Get So Many Votes? Xipe Totec Nov 2020 #3

Thanks for the link. I hear you. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #6

YES! That is the explanation I've been looking for-- I thought about it for a moment, but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2020 #17

Where 1 goes, the rest follows. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #4

First we need about a million cult deprogrammers SomedayKindaLove Nov 2020 #7

Seriously, do people do that as a living? A team of exorcists? Play Mr. Rogers 24/7 for a few mos? Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #39

There are about 30% hardcore Trumpers My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #8

duly noted. Thanks. 72 million. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #10

You begin with 80 million non-racist, non-fascist, compassionate problem-solvers. nt coti Nov 2020 #9

Of the 51% that voted Biden, 46% strongly dissapprove of Trump. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #12

Great start and thought but doesn't negate equal numbers diametrically opposed. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #22

good point Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #40

Carry pepper spray on your key chain through 2021. These a-holes are oasis Nov 2020 #11

Hillary was SO right about the deplorables. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #14

HRC underestimated their numbers. Bigtime. oasis Nov 2020 #15

We all did. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #16

Pepper spray is worthless against guns ansible Nov 2020 #29

You make sure the voters who are none of those things ThoughtCriminal Nov 2020 #13

abolutely. Now to expand on that. Somehow. Given the denial of deplorables. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #23

I got nothing. nt Nay Nov 2020 #18

Talk to the Germans about how they eliminated Nazi-ism after WWI. Yes, I KNOW fierywoman Nov 2020 #19

After WWI, it was the nationalists that continued to ferment nuxvomica Nov 2020 #32

Someone elsewhere was saying that to eliminate the hatred of these groups, if fierywoman Nov 2020 #36

An excellent societal choice, and easily transferrable (or at least it should be). Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #41

And in the olden days, light years ago, when most of us here were young, weren't there Federal fierywoman Nov 2020 #20

"Fairness Doctrine" did end about the time Colin Powell's son was in charge of FCC? Help me out DU. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #25

Australia doesn't allow Fox broadcasting to call itself news, only "entertainment." fierywoman Nov 2020 #26

Unless we're willing to watch the media they watch, we'll never know the full extent. lettucebe Nov 2020 #21

I've heard Limbaugh for over 30 years (not constantly God forbid) and you are right. Brainwashed. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #24

Lace pork rinds with Ecstasy to make them nicer Cicada Nov 2020 #27

I gotta admit (full disclosure) I really like Teriyaki jerkey. Not proud of it, just a fact! Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #43

We must remember that there are FIVE MILLION more of us than them. hamsterjill Nov 2020 #28

I would like to see the media say Trump's racism cost him the election JonLP24 Nov 2020 #30

Really good point Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #44

Civil war ansible Nov 2020 #31

Hope and exposure nuxvomica Nov 2020 #33

no commonality is the core of the problem Amishman Nov 2020 #34

Internment camps? bif Nov 2020 #35

Who cares about them... NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2020 #37

I only wish bdamomma Nov 2020 #42

it is mind-boggling Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #45

Great quote! How true. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #51

In the end, we'll marginalize them and try to govern without them Mr. Ected Nov 2020 #46

I truly hope you are wrong, but fear you are correct in your assessment. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #52

Yeah, it feels like that will be the only solution dustyscamp Nov 2020 #53

You begin by trying to figure out how many groups make up those 70 million. There are the... LAS14 Nov 2020 #47

agree, there are many personality types and enclaves of thought, which is actually normal! Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #48

It's called bdamomma Nov 2020 #49