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bucolic_frolic

(43,115 posts)
1. What a message! Republicans need to see this, should be on all networks
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 09:36 AM
Jan 2021

Thanks for the post, you beat me to it. This will have legs this week.

Sedona

(3,769 posts)
2. Unfortunately the people who need to hear this the most won't even listen to it.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 09:38 AM
Jan 2021

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They are too far gone, my sister and mother among them

Hip2bSquare

(291 posts)
3. Absolutely Brilliant!!
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 09:41 AM
Jan 2021

This needs to be posted and shared and repeated on every single social site everywhere.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
5. Superb video.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 10:38 AM
Jan 2021

Excellently reasoned and powerfully incriminating.

Last month, Steve Schmidt, former manger for Senator John McCain, also exhorted Republicans to come to their senses. Here is an excerpt from Steve Schmidt's piece:

https://joebustillos.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/were-here-we-voted-moving-on/ :

No, Biden’s rallies weren’t bigger. No, you didn’t see many Biden flags on houses or Biden bumper stickers on cars. No, you don’t know a single person on your street or at your church who supports Biden. But guess what? We’re here.

Biden’s rallies were small because people who live in reality don’t want to expose themselves to the virus you continue to downplay or deny. We don’t fly Biden flags because we don’t want our houses burned down. We don’t put Biden bumper stickers on our cars because we want to avoid becoming targets for road rage. We don’t trust you. We’ve decided to minimize our interactions with people who cannot be reasoned with. This is for our own safety.

In private groups – where you’re not invited – we share our bewilderment of your descent into madness. We all have stories about how we’ve cut ties with you, our family and former friends, because we don’t want your hatred poisoning our social media streams. We can’t stand to listen to you vomiting the lies of your cult, day after day. You used to be different. We liked you. But now that we know what was inside your heart all along, we’ve decided you don’t deserve to know about our lives.
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TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
6. AWESOME. WHO IS THIS GUY? K&R
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 10:38 AM
Jan 2021

I caved and made a Twitter account, but it only works on my phone. PC is still too locked behind the home network that blocks ads and trackers.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
8. Michael Cooke is a documentary filmmaker. He assisted the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:06 AM
Jan 2021

I did not know of Micheal Cooke until I clicked on to this thread. I am impressed with his talent.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
9. Yeah, got a new person to watch now.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:07 AM
Jan 2021

I work 6 days a week so I have had to be selective, but he seems on point.

TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
7. Matthew Cooke?
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 10:42 AM
Jan 2021

Matthew Cooke
21.3K subscribers
WAKE UP CALL FOR REPUBLICANS
The deliberate mass deception campaign you’ve been a part of is a public health crisis. Red flags you should be noticing:

 

magicguido

(6,315 posts)
10. Wow. Post this on a right wing nut forum.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:14 AM
Jan 2021

Post this on every Fox news OAN youtube link in existence.

panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
11. It's Good. It's Right On Point. It's Truthful, and Really Breaks Things Down.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:14 AM
Jan 2021

But still, I wonder if this is the best way to get through to Republican Trump cultists. And, after trying to enlighten so many of them via my responses to right wing videos on YouTube, I frankly wonder if there's any way at all to get through to them. I've tried to slap them in the face with facts and reality, but all too often, I get a knee jerk response of reflexive derision or denial. They can't stand their bubble being burst.

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