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Will the Trump voters finally catch on? Or is this just more 'fake news'?: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 2017 OP
They're like drug addicts. Won't happen until they actually lose healthcare Cattledog Mar 2017 #1
"They're like drug addicts." Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2017 #4
They sure are like drug addicts meow2u3 Mar 2017 #8
No, they will not, "catch on." Comatose Sphagetti Mar 2017 #2
Probably they will not. MineralMan Mar 2017 #3
What Ryan said there was actually FAKE NEWS underpants Mar 2017 #5
Nope. It'll never happen. Even their own medical bankruptcy and eventual death... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #6
Some will, the 30% @+/- hardcore RW never will... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #7

Cattledog

(6,668 posts)
1. They're like drug addicts. Won't happen until they actually lose healthcare
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:11 PM
Mar 2017

and hit rock bottom. Maybe when they get that $7,150 bill they might wake up.

Comatose Sphagetti

(836 posts)
4. "They're like drug addicts."
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:16 PM
Mar 2017

This.

This is the model I use to understand trumpers... Fear, delusion, denial, rationalization - the hallmarks of addictive thought - rule them.

meow2u3

(25,251 posts)
8. They sure are like drug addicts
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 01:33 PM
Mar 2017

and right-wing propaganda, fueled by a right-wing authoritarian mindset, is their drug of choice.

How can we stage a mass intervention? That is the question.

Comatose Sphagetti

(836 posts)
2. No, they will not, "catch on."
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:14 PM
Mar 2017

Again -

This is not about reason, logic or values. This is about a psychosis gripping trumpers... A fear generated burn it down, fuck-em, kill-em-all mentality guides their mental processes. And they do not, and in fact cannot, care if they and everyone around them goes down.

underpants

(197,172 posts)
5. What Ryan said there was actually FAKE NEWS
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:20 PM
Mar 2017

None of what he said makes a bit of sense.

Less people covered and it costs more money to both the individual and to the government.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
6. Nope. It'll never happen. Even their own medical bankruptcy and eventual death...
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:36 PM
Mar 2017

... or the death of a loved one will not change their minds.


"At least we don't have to worry about Obamacare Death Panels."

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
7. Some will, the 30% @+/- hardcore RW never will...
Sun Mar 12, 2017, 01:22 PM
Mar 2017

I don't feel that it's right to throw 'all' Trump voters into the same category because I know a few who voted for him but also voted for Obama twice. The 'anyone but Hillary' or 'anyone but an insider' crowd have a higher likelihood of catching on... some already have and are pissed.

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