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TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:10 PM May 2017

Man, the Right-Wingers have really lost their critical thinking skills, becoming foolish imps.

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I ran into a guy, at Starbucks, who is a little odd, but once seemed to have deductive reasoning skills.


Well, after about a year of not seeing him, he approaches me. And this is what he says:

"It looks like congress is going to force out Trump and Pence, replacing them with Hillary and Bernie?"


Once hearing this, I realized the guy is a lost case, and kept it brief, not going into the chain of succession, the fact that it's a Republican House and Senate, or the other things that flooded my mind. I just told him that it would not happen because Paul Ryan would be the next in line. I also stated that whoever told him that were idiots who make things up.


To that, he retorts, "Yeah, we're not a parliamentary system of government."


I turned from him and ignored his woefully ignorant ass and went about my business.


Like a cult member, he is lost until he can be freed of his control agents.

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Man, the Right-Wingers have really lost their critical thinking skills, becoming foolish imps. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder May 2017 OP
Isn't it interesting that he thinks PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #1
I don't think he's even thinking that far... JHB May 2017 #8
Only way to free such a mind Best_man23 May 2017 #2
I think Trumppers have to belong to a cult. Initech May 2017 #3
Member of the cult of 45 kimbutgar May 2017 #4
+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #12
Just correct him and let him know Obama will be serving a third term it's already in progress lunasun May 2017 #5
That is what I like to do HAB911 May 2017 #9
They've been brain washed for so many years that their brains have worn through. Kablooie May 2017 #6
They never had them to begin with. tavalon May 2017 #7
Bingo. roamer65 May 2017 #10
Cults. Yes indeed. Cultists of ANY political persuasion make me ill. NurseJackie May 2017 #11

JHB

(37,154 posts)
8. I don't think he's even thinking that far...
Mon May 22, 2017, 07:29 AM
May 2017

He knows the names from the primaries, and just assumed it would be automatic.

I mean, a guy who doesn't understand the process enough to know the presidential chain of succession won't allow for what he thinks "it looks like" isn't likely to be up to speed that there's a process for choosing VP either.

Best_man23

(4,897 posts)
2. Only way to free such a mind
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:38 PM
May 2017

Is to completely unplug them, kind of like the Matrix.

No Reich wing radio, no Faux news.

Initech

(100,038 posts)
3. I think Trumppers have to belong to a cult.
Sun May 21, 2017, 09:44 PM
May 2017

There's just no other explanation. They act like the leader is all knowing and all powerful, but don't know anything outside of that.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
5. Just correct him and let him know Obama will be serving a third term it's already in progress
Sun May 21, 2017, 11:09 PM
May 2017

IllumsnattiIlluninati confirmed!

HAB911

(8,867 posts)
9. That is what I like to do
Mon May 22, 2017, 07:33 AM
May 2017

I like to see if they can be pushed over the edge. Feeding their paranoia and stupidity is like a hobby.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
11. Cults. Yes indeed. Cultists of ANY political persuasion make me ill.
Mon May 22, 2017, 07:55 AM
May 2017

===EXCERPT========================================

I turned from him and ignored his woefully ignorant ass and went about my business.

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Sometimes that's all you can do.

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