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liberalmuse

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79. These people worry me, but you know who really terrifies me?

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 09:38 PM

Oct 2018

The vast majority of people in all of these situations throughout history who stood by, watched, and did nothing because they were safe or didn't want to take even the smallest risk to help. The truly evil people are small in number, but the complacent and apathetic people are the reason why they get chance after chance to commit atrocities. Go out amongst your friends, co-workers, neighbors and strangers and you will find out just how many people out there are clueless or don't give a shit about what our government is doing. Be scared when you find out how many people among you will justify putting children in cages or deporting and oppressing legal or illegal immigrants and green card holders, or about the police shooting unarmed persons of color. I could go on.

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The people standing behind Trump at his rallies. [View all] lunatica Oct 2018 OP

Dead eyes no souls superpatriotman Oct 2018 #1

They look just like us lunatica Oct 2018 #4

All hoping for a job inflicting some form of misery/control on "them" OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #37

I think they're getting paid on Craigslist. forgotmylogin Oct 2018 #66

desparate people if so OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #67

You are so right. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #2

Some of them are also people who answered ads in Craigslist for paid claqueurs. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #3

And they would easily move onto more violent activies lunatica Oct 2018 #6

+1. KPN Oct 2018 #88

Some of them look like people who are waiting for their promised a free buffet Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #7

Or those gourge yourself slop lines of all you can stomach. olegramps Oct 2018 #33

I thought that was what I was implying Brother Buzz Oct 2018 #45

A new word for my vocabulary! Louis1895 Oct 2018 #8

The black guy is one of Trumps traveling circus ...... Historic NY Oct 2018 #64

And they are paid to be enthusiastic ... kentuck Oct 2018 #5

Hired help..the same smoke and mirrors he did when he came down the escalator.. HipChick Oct 2018 #9

I think they're now his true believers. lunatica Oct 2018 #13

Sigh..... brooklynite Oct 2018 #10

I tarred the people standing behind Trump in his rallies. lunatica Oct 2018 #12

Sigh----"tarring every Trump voter"? Who did that? nt Atticus Oct 2018 #17

Those voters, the ones who voted for Obama, Butterflylady Oct 2018 #70

They're more dangerous than Trump is lunatica Oct 2018 #11

"We are insane to try to win these people over' brooklynite Oct 2018 #14

If you read my OP lunatica Oct 2018 #15

And I'm referring to your suggestion that we are trying to win them over brooklynite Oct 2018 #22

Obviously we disagree on reality. lunatica Oct 2018 #24

Point to any evidence that we ARE trying to win them over... brooklynite Oct 2018 #27

I don't need to when it's self evident lunatica Oct 2018 #41

Then it should be easy... brooklynite Oct 2018 #43

I too dismiss the obvious and request the inane to support anything other than my perspective. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #54

I agree. Trump knows he is manipulating these jerks. They are just stupid pawns. olegramps Oct 2018 #34

He loves the poorly educated. n/t whopis01 Oct 2018 #59

Were they born Deplorable ... Martin Eden Oct 2018 #16

I have no idea what creates people like that lunatica Oct 2018 #18

The Authoritarians - Bob Altemeyer Woodycall Oct 2018 #44

Thanks for the link lunatica Oct 2018 #56

"just so glad to hear their views coming back to them" Martin Eden Oct 2018 #75

It's easy to pull folks into a cult.. HipChick Oct 2018 #19

My dad always said "stupid people face backwards, smart people face forwards, pick a direction"! Fred Sanders Oct 2018 #25

Like that. Perfect visual and analogy. erronis Oct 2018 #51

I think some people feel really lost and need someone to tell them what to do and how to act. japple Oct 2018 #62

Learned True Blue American Oct 2018 #36

Agreed Martin Eden Oct 2018 #76

Our best option jambo101 Oct 2018 #20

Exactly lunatica Oct 2018 #23

Plaid shirt guy made that obvious MiniMe Oct 2018 #21

A lot of them would indeed be if given the chance. sandensea Oct 2018 #26

VERY VERY CLOSE !! The people Nazis got to gas others were true believers in the end cause the uponit7771 Oct 2018 #28

I'm just curious, because I don't remember ever seeing it, but smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #29

My understanding is True Blue American Oct 2018 #38

It started with Bush lunatica Oct 2018 #47

Like this guy? LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #30

It came out during the campaign that many of those who stand behind him at rallies..... George II Oct 2018 #31

This annabanana Oct 2018 #81

They advertised on local craigslist under something like the "performers" category. The pay was.... George II Oct 2018 #83

That's why I think it is crazy for Dems to even take what they might think into account. pdsimdars Oct 2018 #32

You are absolutely right lunatica Oct 2018 #87

TrumpMarks griloco Oct 2018 #35

You got read on Hartmann! House of Roberts Oct 2018 #39

? lunatica Oct 2018 #48

Thom Hartmann read your post on the radio this morning stopwastingmymoney Oct 2018 #63

Thanks for letting me know. lunatica Oct 2018 #69

Good post got a read out on the waves! lunasun Oct 2018 #80

You are spot on!!! iluvtennis Oct 2018 #40

Absolutely. And then there are the "lovely people who just want everyone to think happy thoughts" catbyte Oct 2018 #42

Good Germans.... magicarpet Oct 2018 #46

You are so right. Silver1 Oct 2018 #49

There was a "handler" behind him last night sarah FAILIN Oct 2018 #50

They are scarier than Trump. gordianot Oct 2018 #52

The money grubbers vlyons Oct 2018 #53

In your analogy, the people behind Trump are the Nazi party members and their supporters. LudwigPastorius Oct 2018 #55

I can't believe that these people have jobs...who has time to drop everything, run to one of ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #57

True Cary Oct 2018 #58

a combo of brownshirts and deadheads pstokely Oct 2018 #60

I know I'm supposed to say, "I know there are good people from Mississippi." BadgerMom Oct 2018 #61

such diversity.... spanone Oct 2018 #65

I think everyone wants to belong and be validated. LakeArenal Oct 2018 #68

'Deplorable' is a compliment to these hateful, heartless slugs spanone Oct 2018 #71

I wonder. Does it really matter what they think? pangaia Oct 2018 #72

If Trump would ever get dictatorial powers lunatica Oct 2018 #73

You are right. pangaia Oct 2018 #74

I imagine it would be the same as other dictators do lunatica Oct 2018 #77

That is frightening.. and when you explain it, it seems so obvious. pangaia Oct 2018 #78

These people worry me, but you know who really terrifies me? liberalmuse Oct 2018 #79

What you say haunts me too lunatica Oct 2018 #82

I have a co-worker from the UK. liberalmuse Oct 2018 #91

Thom Hartmann read your post Liberalhammer Oct 2018 #84

A few people upthread told me lunatica Oct 2018 #86

i don't get it... ZombiWoof Oct 2018 #85

. lunatica Oct 2018 #89

I call them sellitman Oct 2018 #90