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In reply to the discussion: Moment of the night [View all]

ShazzieB

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24. If they allowed themselves to admit that he lost the election, they'd have to admit that he lied about it.
Wed Oct 2, 2024, 02:41 PM
Oct 2024

And if they were to admit that he might pissible lied about the election, that would open the the door to admitting that he's lied about other things and acknowledging that he's a liar in general. And then where would they be?

At this point, they (by which I mean those who are full-fledged members of the cult) are deeply invested in the belief that the Orange Hellbeast is their lord and savior, come to rescue them and other "real" Americans from all the things they fear. You know, things like:

- black and brown immigrants
- black and brown people in general
- muslims, jews, atheists, and anyone else who doesn't share their religious beliefs
- women who want to be able to make decisions about their own bodies and the health care they're allowed to receive
- LGBTQ+ people (especially those scary drag queens ) who think they're entitled to the same rights as everyone else
- all those evil teachers and librarians who want to turn kids gay (or worse, trans) and woke by letting them read books that depict any of the above kinds of people as anything other than subhuman, depict slavery as a BAD thing, and/or provide a view of history that isn't completely sanitized and pro white people
- and so on and so forth
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The MAGA cultists can't afford to let even a tiny sliver of truth penetrate their defenses and will always fight to hang on to their illusions. Why? Because they believe they NEED the Orange Hellbeast to save them from all of the above, and they don't want to live in a world where they'd have to face their fears without their "protector."

It's sad, and it's sick, but these losers desperately want and need to hang on to their illusions and will fight tooth and nail to do so.

Fortunately, not all Trump voters are full-fledged cultists, and some of them are reachable. Many people who voted for Trump in the past have already recognized how dangerous he is and pledged their support to Harris and Walz, and, with luck and hard work, many more will do the same in the coming weeks.

We can't do anything about the brainwashed, fully invested cultists, but fortunately, there's a lot we CAN do to win this election without (and in spite of) them!


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Moment of the night [View all] kpete Oct 2024 OP
That was a great point he made Johnny2X2X Oct 2024 #1
When he asked Vance point blank NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2024 #2
Tim knew that JD would weasel out of answering, and Tim was ready for it FakeNoose Oct 2024 #20
I may have just fallen in love with Lawrence GopherGal Oct 2024 #3
I've been in love with Lawrence... 3catwoman3 Oct 2024 #7
DITTO!!! elleng Oct 2024 #26
I've been in love with Lawrence for a while, so welcome to the club! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #21
You can't get most MAGAts to say the election was stolen usually. They can get them at rallies to go off on it brewens Oct 2024 #4
Watching it again, it was even worse than I thought watching it live. W_HAMILTON Oct 2024 #5
Kamala censoring everyone during the pandemic? Katinfl Oct 2024 #18
If you missed something, i did, too! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #22
Just Hillbilli Vanilli Trying To "Create Stories" nt smb Oct 2024 #25
If they allowed themselves to admit that he lost the election, they'd have to admit that he lied about it. ShazzieB Oct 2024 #24
Yep, Shady lost the entire debate right there Maeve Oct 2024 #6
SNAP! That's mini TSF On THE Defensive! Cha Oct 2024 #8
WTF HELL is couchhumper nattering about VP Harris "censoring" people niyad Oct 2024 #9
That whatabout made absolutely no sense. Klarkashton Oct 2024 #10
Excellent 👍 💙💙💙💙 TommieMommy Oct 2024 #11
the look on his face as Smarmy Shady's dribble came out of his mouth was priceless. CTyankee Oct 2024 #16
Yes! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #23
I'm enjoying it more each time I watch it hibbing Oct 2024 #12
What I cannot reconcile is why TSF goes around wearing a 45 - 47 hat ffr Oct 2024 #13
It feeds into the Big Lie. It implies that Biden is illegitimate... Wounded Bear Oct 2024 #14
when you go toe to toe all night and then get knocked the fuck out in the 15th round... jcgoldie Oct 2024 #15
That's "Mic Drop/Goodnight Folks" territory right there ScratchCat Oct 2024 #17
Kick BlueWavePsych Oct 2024 #19
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