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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:38 PM Dec 2020

Why do trumps supporters accept trump's lies about being cheated on this election,

When he can't present his evidence in a courtroom to support his claims. You'd think they would figure out he's doing the same thing over and over again. He did it with where President Obama was born, even claiming at one point his investigators were finding tremendous amounts of stuff, but like M. Cohen said he likely had zero people looking into it. He's pulled this same stunt on others too claiming something he knows is a lie. But why do his supporters believe him, he's failed to have any of his lawyers present evidence, and its easy to see he doesn't have any, just more lies. Eventually they'll realize he's lying so he can grift money from them, and then really be pissed he used them. 50+ courtroom appearances and zero evidence a fraud was committed, even his lawyers admit NO fraud was committed, while trump lies claiming the opposite. Wake up rubes, he's stealing your money, and making fools of you.

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Why do trumps supporters accept trump's lies about being cheated on this election, (Original Post) duforsure Dec 2020 OP
They have been believing his crap for 4 years, why should they stop now? MiniMe Dec 2020 #1
Maybe when they run out of money Andy823 Dec 2020 #3
Easy to convince people of something if... jcgoldie Dec 2020 #2
They would rather believe in fantasy than accept reality DSandra Dec 2020 #4
Pwning the libs... LakeVermilion Dec 2020 #5
His supporters live miserable, empty, unfulfilling, pathetic lives. Aristus Dec 2020 #6
A man hears what he wants to hear and he disregards the rest. Chainfire Dec 2020 #7
They believe it because they want to believe it. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #8
It's the same people Windy City Charlie Dec 2020 #9
They have enjoyed his "make racism great again" message and don't want to see it go RainCaster Dec 2020 #10
Yes. LiberalBrooke Dec 2020 #15
It would lead to admitting they were terribly wrong all along. Pobeka Dec 2020 #11
This! Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #18
Because they belong to a cult, and one of the most important features of a cult is The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #12
They are used to living on lies. They bite on every conspiracy theory they hear and ooky Dec 2020 #13
Why Do People Keep Asking A Question To Which THere Is No Good Answer? Me. Dec 2020 #14
I agree with the above posts grumpyduck Dec 2020 #16
They live in a disinformation media bubble. They don't know he hasn't presented any evidence, tblue37 Dec 2020 #17
some don't believe it but they want him to stay in office anyway...they feel that Black voters, Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #19
If you don't see the con Dave in VA Dec 2020 #20
Sheep don't question anything let alone authority, and he is POTUS? Brainfodder Dec 2020 #21
No really Timewas Dec 2020 #22
they believe it because HE said so... IcyPeas Dec 2020 #23
Because if you repeat a lie enough times, people start accepting it as truth. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #24

DSandra

(1,004 posts)
4. They would rather believe in fantasy than accept reality
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:42 PM
Dec 2020

They have Trump and the Right Wing Echo Chamber to enable their fantasies.

LakeVermilion

(1,049 posts)
5. Pwning the libs...
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:42 PM
Dec 2020

After the bandaids in 2004, the Tea Party outrage in 2010, the Obama birthers in '12, this is just the next step.

For all of their theories gone wrong, no apologies!

Aristus

(66,591 posts)
6. His supporters live miserable, empty, unfulfilling, pathetic lives.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:43 PM
Dec 2020

Their one bright spot is having Presidential sanction for their racism, bigotry, misogyny, and misanthropy. They're terrified of losing that. What else is there to go back to?

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
9. It's the same people
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:47 PM
Dec 2020

It's the same people who've been taken for years by evangelists. The sad thing is the anger they have towards people who don't tell them what they want to hear.

RainCaster

(10,990 posts)
10. They have enjoyed his "make racism great again" message and don't want to see it go
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:50 PM
Dec 2020

That's my theory anyhow.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
11. It would lead to admitting they were terribly wrong all along.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:50 PM
Dec 2020

Because if he's lying now, he was lying back then, when they jumped on the Trump bandwagon.

These are the people who would rather die, have their children die, or have you die than to admit they are now, or were ever wrong.

Just good 'ol fashioned hubris.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,140 posts)
12. Because they belong to a cult, and one of the most important features of a cult is
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:51 PM
Dec 2020

that its members accept without question everything their leader tells them.

ooky

(8,944 posts)
13. They are used to living on lies. They bite on every conspiracy theory they hear and
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 02:51 PM
Dec 2020

form cults around them. They are really stupid people.

grumpyduck

(6,321 posts)
16. I agree with the above posts
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:03 PM
Dec 2020

that say people will believe whatever they want to believe.

This country has been so divided by these fucking assholes that some people will believe whatever they want to believe regardless of any inconvenient facts that happen to get in the way.

I'm done with them.

tblue37

(65,619 posts)
17. They live in a disinformation media bubble. They don't know he hasn't presented any evidence,
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:03 PM
Dec 2020

Because RW media keep telling them that the courts are just refusing to even look at all the evidence they are trying to present.

Propaganda works.

Demsrule86

(68,970 posts)
19. some don't believe it but they want him to stay in office anyway...they feel that Black voters,
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:05 PM
Dec 2020

Latina voters, women, young voters etc don't count, the presidency belongs to them in all cases. Some believe it because they want to...some are just stupid.

Dave in VA

(2,048 posts)
20. If you don't see the con
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:09 PM
Dec 2020

then you are the mark.

The orange hemorrhoid is just like a "faith healer." They believe it because they want to believe.

Brainfodder

(6,424 posts)
21. Sheep don't question anything let alone authority, and he is POTUS?
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:15 PM
Dec 2020

Some take it even further and back that authority without questioning motives or anything, regardless of optics?

Apparently (R) sheep do/believe what they are told?

Years of this stuff passing through and living in their unquestioning brains?

Ta duh, here we are.



Timewas

(2,204 posts)
22. No really
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:31 PM
Dec 2020

He isn't really "making" fools of them, they were already fools he is just taking advantage of that.

IcyPeas

(21,970 posts)
23. they believe it because HE said so...
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:46 PM
Dec 2020

and he had thousands of people at his rallies

therefore

he won.

Crunchy Frog

(26,729 posts)
24. Because if you repeat a lie enough times, people start accepting it as truth.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 03:51 PM
Dec 2020

It's part of the Hitler/Goebbels playbook.

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