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1. Yes, there will always be ruthless sociopaths, but we usually don't elect them to high office.

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 06:00 AM

Sep 2024

We now have a huge number of Americans who adore a psychopath.
The more crimes he commits, the more they love him.

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The biggest threat to our democracy. [View all] Frank D. Lincoln Sep 2024 OP

What we've got here is... ReRe Sep 2024 #6

Yes greatest moral collapse in US history. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #7

My guess is that those rightwing guys are leftyladyfrommo Sep 2024 #3

Low information, willfully ignorant, and/or hate radio poison filled brains... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2024 #4

Cultivated ignorance is real dlk Sep 2024 #5

I know people who *know* for a fact that gas prices went up LeftinOH Sep 2024 #8

And why are there low-information voters in swing states? Glaisne Sep 2024 #9

That's a good and important point. nt Frank D. Lincoln Sep 2024 #12

Low information voters are often manipulated by media Martin Eden Sep 2024 #11