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Picaro

(1,863 posts)
15. They are the the enemy within
Tue Oct 29, 2024, 01:07 PM
Oct 29

Everything Trump says is projection. When he talks about the enemy from within he is talking about himself and his followers. They are the enemy from within. They believe in nothing and want to tear everything down regardless of the consequences.

In the past, I’ve likened them to termites chewing away at the support structure of our democracy.

But “enemy from within” works fairly well.

I’m not sure how we get out of this at this point. There’s an entire industry that thrives on hate and dissension. Alex Jones got wealthy doing it and so did Rush Limbaugh and quite a few others. Steve Bannon has made it his entire career at this point.

When we win they are going to claim that the election was stolen. You know that they will.

At point I don’t see where this ends. We are now a nation that is almost ungovernable and there is just a shy of a majority of people who thinks that all elections are stolen unless they win them and everything is corrupt unless it benefits them.

Talk about the me generation. Who knew that there were this many narcissists In the country?

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THEY are the real problem. NameAlreadyTaken Oct 29 #1
If they want a civil war Ponietz Oct 29 #7
They are the the enemy within Picaro Oct 29 #15
I host students from Japan babydollhead Oct 29 #2
Please, let us know what her response is! Quakerfriend Oct 29 #4
"I'm a stupid asshole" birdographer Oct 29 #10
Great rant malaise Oct 29 #3
Some people want certainty, they want hierarchy, they don't want responsibility for choices they make Warpy Oct 29 #5
Sad to say, we are going to have to do more than outvote them Sucha NastyWoman Oct 29 #6
Yes and no Warpy Oct 29 #22
Except... lame54 Oct 29 #11
I fucking hate Trump voters. Every. Last. One. GoYouPackersGo Oct 29 #8
Lost what family I had left when they threw in behind the despicable scum Ponietz Oct 29 #23
I feel the same way. GoYouPackersGo Oct 29 #25
That's a good one! dchill Oct 29 #9
I couldn't agree more. world wide wally Oct 29 #12
can't rec this enough 4catsmom Oct 29 #13
Great. But, markodochartaigh Oct 29 #14
As Carville said on election night 2016 DENVERPOPS Oct 29 #16
Hillary Clinton was absolutely correct southmost Oct 29 #17
Except she understated using the word "basket" mdbl Oct 29 #21
Yet again. calimary Oct 30 #28
Live in their own reality bmichaelh Oct 29 #18
Looking at the good liars video for the MSG rally they look and sound like stupid dumb a$$ people kimbutgar Oct 29 #19
Righteous rant indeed mnhtnbb Oct 29 #20
We should try to understand Trump voters. The way you try to understand the spread of an infectious disease. RidinWithHarris Oct 29 #24
In 2016 Metaphorical Oct 29 #26
Very well said Meta DENVERPOPS Oct 30 #27
THIS. You really laid it out well, Metaphorical. calimary Oct 30 #29
The thing that broke me was a non-American friend of my wife who lives in Sweden JCMach1 Oct 30 #30
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