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Well done WomanWhoRoars Feb 2017 #1
Welcome to DU, WWR. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #2
Not all Trump voters are asshole, but..... world wide wally Feb 2017 #3
I do not know all of them. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #4
Trump voters lack the same sense of morality and decency as we do. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #5
Angry, confused, and thus easily manipulated. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #6
Thanks WomanWhoRoars Feb 2017 #7
They take their persecution issues into the voting booth leftstreet Feb 2017 #9
Their candidate may have won, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #10
Do you think the people you know who voted for him understand they voted for a man who BeckyDem Feb 2017 #8
I do not think that Trump is particularly intelligent, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #13
I was curious if the people you know talk about what is happening BeckyDem Feb 2017 #20
I just talked with a Trump voter over the weekend. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #24
I think what I understand is some will never see past their own bigotry and we must not pander to BeckyDem Feb 2017 #26
It sounds like many of us are doing our best to educate. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #27
I have 3 Trumpers in my FB collective. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #11
A ranking of people to hate? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #15
Oh they will find someone to blame, for sure! CrispyQ Feb 2017 #21
8 years of GOP obstruction was just fine, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #25
Lonesome Dove njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #12
Trump will continue on his way as his supporters become his victims. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #16
Lately I have been thinking that these supporters logosoco Feb 2017 #14
There is a strain of US Christianity that is termed the prosperity Gospel. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #17
The Prosperity Gospel is not just religious, although it might as well be YoungDemCA Feb 2017 #32
They don't want to understand us. Why should we return the favor? Initech Feb 2017 #18
Oh I agree. And my post expands on that. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #22
who said, "the line between voting for a bigot and being one is so fine as to be invisible"? unblock Feb 2017 #19
Agreed. Well said. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #23
The Rude Pundit said that. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #58
ah, thanks! unblock Feb 2017 #59
Good points to know Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #28
Accessories before the fact to his agenda. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #31
I disagree. jrthin Feb 2017 #29
I believe that some voted for him because they want to believe guillaumeb Feb 2017 #30
I think Conservadems need to "understand" them zipplewrath Feb 2017 #33
Very true. Trade deals without conditions to protect labor guillaumeb Feb 2017 #34
I've never bought this argument. They moved to the Republican party for cultural reasons. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #35
Agreed on you points about GOP working class voters. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #38
The unions managed them zipplewrath Feb 2017 #41
a lot of truth to what you write. geek tragedy Feb 2017 #46
Changing model with changing times zipplewrath Feb 2017 #72
Trump voters I have talked to largely voted for him because he's something different, PatsFan87 Feb 2017 #36
Trump voters fell for Trump's lies. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #39
Bullshit. A Trump voter who is not racist or islamophobic or both is an extremely rare beast. retread Feb 2017 #37
I know a few admitted Trump voters. Most of that few are racist. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #40
Yet it seems that "sample size" was enough to support your op? retread Feb 2017 #44
My post was about support for a racist, etc being a tacit acceptance guillaumeb Feb 2017 #50
Aside from disagreeing with the premise, I found it very thin on substance. retread Feb 2017 #70
I am saying that voting for Trump is acceptance of all that Trump is. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #71
My feeling on Trump voters, agincourt Feb 2017 #42
So you feel that 80% of Trump voters guillaumeb Feb 2017 #43
Some of this support is a media creation as well agincourt Feb 2017 #47
Progressive candidates and their campaigns FogerRox Feb 2017 #45
And progressives must try to appeal to all voters, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #51
A few interactions with the morons DiverDave Feb 2017 #48
You are putting cold water on their warm right wing fantasies. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #52
They knew what they were doing. I will not excuse inexcusable behavior. n/t Coventina Feb 2017 #49
Yes they did. No matter their professed motivation, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #53
They validated him... Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 #54
Agreed. And you should not. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #55
Trump did not hide his fascistic self. MineralMan Feb 2017 #56
A good addition. Agreed. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #60
When you say 'progressives', are you implying... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #57
Well, I said progressives. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #61
Well, then I completely don't understand your thread and this post... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #62
What is your understanding of the post? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #63
I go back to my original question... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #64
The post IS the major point. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #65
Ok, one last try... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #66
Now I understand. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #67
Technically, an English teacher or an Editor would instruct you to fix this... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #68
Given that yours was the first comment expressing confusion, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #69
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