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That's what Joy says is happening, and that's what most of us on DU believe. But I don't think the deplorables realize it yet. They trust that their orange god is omnipotent, watching out for them, and commanding congress to do his bidding. So I have to ask you, Could that be their weakness? If we focus on how tRump is being played by the GOP, will the deplorables turn on their party in favor of their orange god? It might be worth a try.
Squinch
(51,007 posts)DBoon
(22,397 posts)they will blames the liberals for taking all their money
Squinch
(51,007 posts)Saint Donald is gonna lock all the liberals in Mexico behind the wall!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And especially that congress is ignoring him, would they believe it? See, I don't want to prove to them that tRump is not the orange god they think he is. I want to discredit GOP congress by showing that they are taking advantage of tRump. It's all about who the deplorables owe allegiance to: party or president.
Squinch
(51,007 posts)pay X more in taxes this year. You've been had, and Democrats are the ones who are REALLY looking out for you. Don't be a Trump chump any more!"
I think they won't make the distinction between Trump and the GOP congress, so whatever we glue to Trump, we glue to the GOP.
I really think the allegiance of the most deplorable is to Trump.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Not when we are dealing with the deplorables. I'm thinking of exacting the most damage during the mid-terms as possible. Undermine their faith in their party, and they'll stay at home in November.
Squinch
(51,007 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)make it clear that they are subverting his amazing greatness-making plans in order to pander to the usual suspects, the wealthy and wall street (the tax bill should help alot in that regard; threats to Medicare and SS likewise).
Those who are reachable at all will turn on establishment pukes (whom they hate already; that's a big part of why they voted for t in the first place). Divide and conquer.
The rich do it to everybody else all the time, turning respectable middle class folk against the lazy layabout working poor; turning whites against blacks, and browns, and ferrinners. Time for us the turn the tactic back on them.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Just a slight shift in reporting to add phrases like "Against tRump's orders" or "Oppose tRump's plans". AND the best part about it all is that tRump will like it and tweet about it. No more fake news if it's about how the congress critters are using him.
shanny
(6,709 posts)as long as he "wins" and someone else loses, as long as he can't be blamed for anything, as long as it promises to bolster his popularity...we're smarter than they are, you'd think we could be devious in a good cause.
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)government is supposed to work. Personally, I don't think they do.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Yes, you are absolutely correct; they think tRump makes all the laws and orders congress around (well, he did make them get on the bus a couple times). But if they are shown how GOP senators are avoiding tRump, it should make them angry. I've already seen several articles that deal with the deplorables' frustration over how congress isn't working hard enough to accomplish tRump's agenda (like the wall). They blame the Dems for it, but they also seem to be vaguely aware that the GOP is in control of congress.
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)Many are vaguely SELF aware.
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)They think what they are told to think. Whatever Hannity, et al tell them, is what they THINK they think. There are no original thoughts among them, yet they consider themselves well informed free thinkers.
That fits the drumpfer's I know first hand, at least. My former wife's aunt was one of the worst. She parroted the RW noise machine and has convinced herself these are her well thought out opinions. She's also a*cough cough* Christian.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I don't when I saw that or what it was in relation to (may have been the budget for the wall), but it seems to me that was a meme for a week or so. Deplorables don't have the longest attention span, maybe all of two seconds, so we need to keep it up long term.