Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

progressoid

(50,754 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:42 PM Dec 2016

Anybody notice a lack of enthusiasm by Trumpanzees on Facebook?

My "friends" seem like they've all shut up in the last few weeks. Buyers' remorse? Embarrassment?

I even tracked down a few that I un-followed on Facebook because of their rabid trumpiness. And they've even shut up. Hell, I haven't even seen the annual war on Xmas memes.

Is it just me?



37 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Anybody notice a lack of enthusiasm by Trumpanzees on Facebook? (Original Post) progressoid Dec 2016 OP
Seems that the antidote to being embarrassed by Trump was Trump applegrove Dec 2016 #1
And his only means of communication are tweets and Kelly C. progressoid Dec 2016 #5
Maybe the media could corral him by only making things fun for Trump applegrove Dec 2016 #9
They know they screwed up. Trump becomes a bigger embarrasment every day. brush Dec 2016 #2
I'm going to see a relative next week who was super gung-ho for Twitler. progressoid Dec 2016 #7
Good luck with that, but you'll have plenty of material to refer to if politics come up. brush Dec 2016 #14
Let us know what she says!!! I'm not even talking to my Trump voting relatives. nt adigal Dec 2016 #34
I have noticed that too, but I took it as just the fact that the election is over. But you would skylucy Dec 2016 #3
First off, the war on christmas is "over" lapfog_1 Dec 2016 #4
Well, of course the war on Christmas is over. progressoid Dec 2016 #8
Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #28
They don't have anyone to hate anymore (and we still have a month before it's okay to be a white Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #6
I deleted most all those people sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #10
There were so many fake things posted before the election it was hard to keep up. progressoid Dec 2016 #13
No longer getting paid to troll? Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #11
I just hide their political links or unfollow them. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12
Beer goggles wore off (nt) JSup Dec 2016 #15
I actually regret having unfriended all the pnwest Dec 2016 #16
Prolly cause a lot of voters move onto other interests after the vote. dionysus Dec 2016 #17
The eggs with the poor English are back in droves though, on twitter. synergie Dec 2016 #18
They got what they wanted. They're not paying attention now. yardwork Dec 2016 #19
good responses on this post orleans Dec 2016 #20
Nothing from the Trumpies on my Facebook - extremely silent womanofthehills Dec 2016 #21
In some cases, I believe people have realized its politics vs. family jumptheshadow Dec 2016 #22
The trump voters in my husbands family are being silent on mine maryellen99 Dec 2016 #23
Yep. It's total silence from them... Lucinda Dec 2016 #24
I've Noticed Something Different SDJay Dec 2016 #25
I dealt with one who says I should accept the results and get over it kimbutgar Dec 2016 #26
I noticed the same thing with my FB friends. Very, very quiet. livetohike Dec 2016 #27
I have a friend on FB who was promising to "try not to gloat" about Trump's win. Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #29
The few r-wingers I knew who used FB Runningdawg Dec 2016 #30
I wouldn't get too excited. SpicyBoi Dec 2016 #31
Sure do. They see that they really lost, and Russia handed it to them. They know it too LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #32
No,not just you. janlyn Dec 2016 #33
I think that they are just laying low jzodda Dec 2016 #35
They need things to yell and scream about oberliner Dec 2016 #36
What the hell do they want, anyway?? ailsagirl Dec 2016 #37

applegrove

(123,217 posts)
1. Seems that the antidote to being embarrassed by Trump was Trump
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:44 PM
Dec 2016

on the stump. He'd win back the people who were beginning to think things through with his routine. Now he is hardly on the stump. He has no crowd to read.

progressoid

(50,754 posts)
5. And his only means of communication are tweets and Kelly C.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:51 PM
Dec 2016

That's not exactly inspirational.

The media also sort of stepped up to the plate. Sort of.

applegrove

(123,217 posts)
9. Maybe the media could corral him by only making things fun for Trump
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:59 PM
Dec 2016

when he actually behaves presidential.

brush

(57,659 posts)
2. They know they screwed up. Trump becomes a bigger embarrasment every day.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:46 PM
Dec 2016

Last edited Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:21 AM - Edit history (1)

Installed by the Russians and just about every appointment has Russian or white supremacist connections.

progressoid

(50,754 posts)
7. I'm going to see a relative next week who was super gung-ho for Twitler.
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:53 PM
Dec 2016

She's been weirdly silent the last few weeks. It should be an interesting weekend!

skylucy

(3,856 posts)
3. I have noticed that too, but I took it as just the fact that the election is over. But you would
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:48 PM
Dec 2016

think the Trumpeters would be singing their furors praises and giving high fives for how he is "draining the swamp". But they are pretty quiet. They should be on their knees asking for forgiveness for putting America on this dangerous and dark path.

lapfog_1

(30,178 posts)
4. First off, the war on christmas is "over"
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:49 PM
Dec 2016

according the the right wing media. Xtians won.

Second,the feeling seems to be "He is shaking things up, give him a chance!"

Sort of the same thing the Germans said about Hitler when he annexed the Sudetenland and then Austria.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,778 posts)
28. Yeah
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:23 PM
Dec 2016

Even some Republicans are acting like his Taiwan call is either "no big deal" or a brave new strategy depending on who you ask and whether or not you believe that Trump is capable of developing actual "strategy". You know, (nuclear) war with another major country like would really "shake things up" too.

 
6. They don't have anyone to hate anymore (and we still have a month before it's okay to be a white
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:52 PM
Dec 2016

supremacist

Spreading fake articles to bully a grandmother was their primary use of social media.

sarah FAILIN

(2,857 posts)
10. I deleted most all those people
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:01 AM
Dec 2016

The ones I kept are those that didn't post things anyway, BUT 1 is openly posting breitbart "news". I pointed out one thing he posted was a misleading headline due to wording that meant the exact opposite of what we would think. He said nothing.

progressoid

(50,754 posts)
13. There were so many fake things posted before the election it was hard to keep up.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:11 AM
Dec 2016

I pointed out one glaring fake news post and that person suddenly un-friended me! But he still has his profile public so I was able to check him out recently. He's basically stopped posting. Which is very unusual. He was posting all the time before. And not just Trump shit. I think he's in hiding.

pnwest

(3,296 posts)
16. I actually regret having unfriended all the
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 01:47 AM
Dec 2016

trumpistas from my list, cause I'm very curious about how they're feeling about their boy now. I got into some days' long wars right after the election, and I just had to let them go cause I couldn't take any more of the stupid. But I'd love to know how they feel about him now! Id be thrilled if just ONE of them proved smart enough to see the light - and admit it. It'd go a long way to restoring my ability to feel hopeful about our future.

yardwork

(64,435 posts)
19. They got what they wanted. They're not paying attention now.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:08 AM
Dec 2016

They went back to whatever they were complaining about before the election.

orleans

(35,023 posts)
20. good responses on this post
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:36 AM
Dec 2016

i haven't noticed any pro trump from the couple of people i used to see them from (don't have a lot of friends who cheered him on)

but i'm thinking, perhaps another reason for this is that they seem to have a short attention span

(and funny you mention war on xmas--just the other day i was just thinking that i haven't seen a thing about it)

womanofthehills

(9,283 posts)
21. Nothing from the Trumpies on my Facebook - extremely silent
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:47 AM
Dec 2016

except a few gun pictures, and one wayward cousin worried about his Social Security. I keep posting lots of Medicare/SS posts to scare them.

I've noticed that some of my friends who were kind of silent during the election have finally gotten very vocal with Trump's cabinet picks.

jumptheshadow

(3,311 posts)
22. In some cases, I believe people have realized its politics vs. family
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:11 AM
Dec 2016

The silence is, in some cases, an unspoken truce.

maryellen99

(3,798 posts)
23. The trump voters in my husbands family are being silent on mine
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:34 AM
Dec 2016

But they've ignored me since I put the H logo on my FB page on Election Day and a meme about being hypocritical about now wanting to unite after trashing Obama for 8 years. They even ignored my post about my husband having cancer surgery.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
25. I've Noticed Something Different
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:48 AM
Dec 2016

The ones still on my social media feeds have gone from insufferably bombastic - as if their favorite football team just won a big game - back to what they were under that scary Obama. They've had so much shit rightfully flung at them from so many directions after helping to elect that embarrassment that they're defensive. They're back to crying about how they are so aggrieved and treated so unfairly. Because, you know, affluent white christians have had it so rough here in the US.

Basically, it seems like they're mimicking their messiah by coming out bullying and then whimpering like freaking cowards when beaten back with facts and tweets from King Orange the Stupid.

I've been asking them when they decided that they owed more allegiance to Russia than the US in recent days. Lots of whining in the few responses I've actually received.

Fuck them.

kimbutgar

(23,329 posts)
26. I dealt with one who says I should accept the results and get over it
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:54 AM
Dec 2016

But she is kind of tepid in her attacks.

livetohike

(22,991 posts)
27. I noticed the same thing with my FB friends. Very, very quiet.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:21 PM
Dec 2016

I don't know why. I hope they are worried now.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
29. I have a friend on FB who was promising to "try not to gloat" about Trump's win.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:35 PM
Dec 2016

This person won't even engage on politics now, and has shifted from posting about politics to a non-stop stream of feel good animal videos.

Runningdawg

(4,618 posts)
30. The few r-wingers I knew who used FB
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 03:22 PM
Dec 2016

are gone. They consider the war to be won with their king on the throne. One even expressed her glee that FB and liberals will soon "get what is coming to them" when real names and address distributed so the purge could begin.
Make no mistake, the zealots are planning genocide and may achieve civil war.
You know how your spidey senses go off if the kids or dogs are TOO quite? Yeah, its like that.

SpicyBoi

(162 posts)
31. I wouldn't get too excited.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:08 PM
Dec 2016

They won the election. When President Obama won, there were less posts from Democrats that I know on FaBo. I think it just comes with the territory.

 

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)
32. Sure do. They see that they really lost, and Russia handed it to them. They know it too
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:17 PM
Dec 2016

This is a coup

And it's treason.

jzodda

(2,124 posts)
35. I think that they are just laying low
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:48 PM
Dec 2016

But they are still around. I don't think that they are going to go away. They see Republicans control the entire government and so don't feel the need to comment.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
36. They need things to yell and scream about
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:50 PM
Dec 2016

Without Hillary as their "bad guy" - they are sort of at a loss as to where and how to vent their anger.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Anybody notice a lack of ...