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Intractable

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3. "how does voting for Republicans in general, let alone Trump, make any rational sense at all? "

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 08:33 AM

Nov 8

Because there is an ever-growing, hegemonic, media empire that propagandizes them into believing nonsense.

>> Trump appeals to the id. These voters actually like Trump's bottomless vulgarity and non-stop cruelty.

For many of them, most of the time, this is true. They see themselves in him. Trump gives them permission to be their worst selves.

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Election post-mortem nonsense [View all] markpkessinger Nov 8 OP

'They love him because he hates the same people they hate, elleng Nov 8 #1

Yes gab13by13 Nov 8 #2

"how does voting for Republicans in general, let alone Trump, make any rational sense at all? " Intractable Nov 8 #3

I kept wondering during the weeks of the yorkster Nov 8 #4

Thank you. Well done with this post! DemonGoddess Nov 8 #5

I see that Carville is among those advising Democrats to tack to the right . . . markpkessinger Nov 8 #6