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34. SAME! How can so many people be so blind, or worse: cruel, belligerent and ignorant?

Sat Jul 21, 2018, 09:53 AM

Jul 2018

And be so willing to either hang back and ignore the entire scenario, or worse, openly support the most vile, unqualified, profane, cruel and pathologically narcissistic person to ever hold the American presidency.

Personally, this remains the *hardest* aspect of 45’s “reign” to grasp: it makes NO sense whatsoever for so many people to turn a blind (or admiring) eye to this continuous train-wreck.

Americans once had functioning bullshit dectectors that could perceive and reject such an egregious attack on our institutions. But no more. It’s just insane.

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I still can't get past the mocking of the disabled reporter. [View all] Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 OP

We never will because sadly the people who voted for him don't mind it. They're despicable too. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #1

The sad part for me is I have family members who did. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #4

There is something serious wrong with people who saw this clip and still voted for him dalton99a Jul 2018 #25

There is very little justice in this world for people like that. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #35

That was really low. It's the sort of thing you'd expect from the worst bully in the 7th grade, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2

Conflating desperate asylum seekers, including infants and toddlers of being MS13 hlthe2b Jul 2018 #3

Yeah, but those came after he was in office. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #5

thought we were commenting on things we can't get past re: Trump. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #6

Yeah,I didn't really say that in the OP . Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #7

that visual of his mocking does stay with you, doesn't it. Impossible to come up with a descriptor hlthe2b Jul 2018 #10

Despicable. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #36

There was also a lot of overt racism, misogyny and bragging about committing sexual assault. Garrett78 Jul 2018 #8

It was disgusting hibbing Jul 2018 #9

Yup lordsummerisle Jul 2018 #11

There are so many things he has done that I keep playing over and over in my mind and smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #12

And yet his overall approval rating has remained remarkably steady, while... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #22

It's infuriating. I honestly feel like I am living in an episode of "The smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #23

I hear you. 50 years of hateful rhetoric/dog whistling and hateful policy made... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #26

SAME! How can so many people be so blind, or worse: cruel, belligerent and ignorant? VOX Jul 2018 #34

Or the Gold-Star family.... spanone Jul 2018 #13

"Despite having one of the all-time great memories, I certainly do not remember him." dalton99a Jul 2018 #14

He's vile. So are his deplorables. They are also disgusting traitors. kairos12 Jul 2018 #15

that incident and so many more. "I prefer soldiers that don't get captured" paraphrase here Demovictory9 Jul 2018 #16

That incident actually made me cry. I was so outraged and shocked that one person Grammy23 Jul 2018 #17

Looking forward to the day he's in a wheelchair. C Moon Jul 2018 #18

It's pretty obvious that jackass Spanky has developed a shaky brain... groundloop Jul 2018 #20

One of the worst Raine Jul 2018 #19

I know, but it's now clear that he conspired with Russia. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #21

This was disgusting Meowmee Jul 2018 #24

I have several friends who support 45 and have handicapped kids RainCaster Jul 2018 #27

My Republican mom said it was disgusting. She claimed his mocking reminded her of her precious deurbano Jul 2018 #28

Thank you for posting. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #33

I can't get past other disabled people Alwaysna Jul 2018 #29

The public mocking of the disabled reporter Golden Raisin Jul 2018 #30

You stated it much better than did I. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #31

It was the moment he went from merely distasteful to truly loathsome. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2018 #32