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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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2. How about, simply, we've been trained to?

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 08:15 AM

Sep 2015

And not just on the right side of the aisle. Demagoguery runs rampant across the board, because A) it works with a lot of folks, and B) most politicians don't actually respect the electorate's intelligence, and don't bother to present any depth to their policies, just very basic broad outlines with appeals to emotion - 'this is good, that is bad'.

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8 reasons white America falls for demagogues like Donald Trump [View all] pampango Sep 2015 OP

100% on the money. GOLGO 13 Sep 2015 #1

How about, simply, we've been trained to? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #2

"Reality TV mixed with professional wrestling" Maeve Sep 2015 #3

I Suppose ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #4

Don't forget FOX flamingdem Sep 2015 #5