Insane interview with Trump supporter who is clearly divorced from reality

[DonViejo]

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. She has some sort of mental issues. Absolutely detached from reality.

[magicguido]

2. So what is the solution for these kinds of the willfully ignorant? Im stumped.

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its always based on a “belief”. They choose to believe without evidence; and when they are blatantly being conned. Its a lazy mind at work.

[doc03]

4. They can not be reached they are brainwashed

by the right wing noise machine. I live with these people I only know a handful of people living in reality, that's Ohio. Everywhere you go every day the Trump supporters bring up politics wouldnt be so bad if they would keep their thoughts about politics to themselves.

[sop]

3. The powerful effects of pernicious propaganda.

[mobeau69]

5. And she thinks she's quite the thinker.

It’s a cult and will be around for some time to come. These brainwashed morons are unreachable. I have them in my family. I use highballs and cannabis to cope.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Very interesting review of the nature and concept of conspiracy theories

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory


One comment from the wiki article stands out for me:

Belief in conspiracy theories is generally based not on evidence, but in the faith of the believer.

Barkun, Michael (2003). A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 3-4


This is why presenting Trumpists with evidence--or the lack of--regarding the election outcome does nothing to change their minds. They believe in Trump. They do not believe the usually accepted credible people who have reviewed the evidence. The explanation? Press, attorneys, judges are all "in on it". Hence, the conspiracy. They are victims of circular reasoning.

We have a serious problem with the millions of people in this country who have lost any ability they might have once had to objectively look at information and come to conclusions as a result of rational thought.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. I suspect that many of them have years of practice...

... in "faith".

If you know what I mean.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. It's always more embarrassing to me...

... when the interviewers are from other countries.

It's silly of me, especially when most people from other countries are well-aware of our contingent of idiots here. Trump was actually President, after all.

[PortTack]

9. She fits right in... don't bother me with the truth

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Twitter reply :

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