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biophile

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1. 100% agree

Reply to MartyTheGreek (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 09:02 AM

Dec 10

There are several reasons why a completely incompetent and unqualified individual won. Because like with medical problems, it’s never just one thing- it’s always a combination of things that act in concert or potentiate each other that leads to a state of disease. Here it’s a perfect storm of mostly deliberately ignorant people (due to poor schooling, religious and cultural bias, and siloing into their preferred political news sources) meeting a supreme con man who got a pass from the MSM that failed to deliver truth, along with a skewed and manipulated social media storm.

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My late election analysis: M$M elected Trump by Sane Washing Him... [View all] MartyTheGreek Dec 10 OP

100% agree biophile Dec 10 #1

Nicely said! Now how do we get our own truth in news outlets and social media? n/t MartyTheGreek Dec 13 #3

Good point- Not sure of the best way biophile Dec 15 #6

No. We have to accept the fact that the majority of Americans respond warmly to his insanity. DavidDvorkin Dec 10 #2

Don't count out the 90 million eligible voters that stayed home. When will their pain point hit if ever? n/t MartyTheGreek Dec 13 #4

Yep DavidDvorkin Dec 13 #5