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bitterross

(4,066 posts)
21. I have to agree. Denial, denial, denial.
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:27 PM
Jan 2019

They are going to live in denial of reality. It's really the only way their psyche can survive. If they have to admit to being so wrong about so much they can't do it because their mental wiring just won't allow it. It would be to destroy their "self."

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They do what they always do... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #1
Denial is essential. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #2
I have to agree. Denial, denial, denial. bitterross Jan 2019 #21
Well said. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #42
A huge fraction will never admit it. RockRaven Jan 2019 #3
I Believe You've Nailed It! ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #9
Exactly. ooky Jan 2019 #16
Maybe, just maybe, I'm hoping TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #27
Not admit it to themselves .... reACTIONary Jan 2019 #23
It's already happening. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2019 #35
Don't fucking let him. The only way we will get any kind of Justice is to make Volaris Jan 2019 #38
If it hasn't bothered them by now, it's not going to. dalton99a Jan 2019 #4
Exactly...nothing has changed Awsi Dooger Jan 2019 #12
+1 violetpastille Jan 2019 #14
You're belief is based on the assumption that they have shame Downtown Hound Jan 2019 #5
People hate to admit that they've been conned. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #6
We are in that same Story Narrative as we speak. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #11
I agree with what you said. shockey80 Jan 2019 #13
This is the trith Nasruddin Jan 2019 #22
The ones I have talked to aren't self aware RainCaster Jan 2019 #7
There's probably a lot there in what you say. Self-awareness is not a strong point. erronis Jan 2019 #19
I hope you're right - America can never forget this FakeNoose Jan 2019 #8
I asked my deplorable co worker a similar thing. I said aren't you insulted with all these lies UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #10
My very sweet and extremely intelligent 23 year nephew Beringia Jan 2019 #15
I've heard that peer influence is much more important after the age of 5 than parental. erronis Jan 2019 #20
Yes, that very well could be it Beringia Jan 2019 #36
My hubby works with a lot of orange maggot supporters kimbutgar Jan 2019 #17
. struggle4progress Jan 2019 #31
And they are proud of it. world wide wally Jan 2019 #18
The ignorant are often proud murielm99 Jan 2019 #24
They'll be applying to trump u... soon Thekaspervote Jan 2019 #25
Soon they'll just stop calling themselves "the deplorables"... SeattleVet Jan 2019 #26
We may be able to get them to admit that Trump is bad TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #29
A tRump voter is proud of their idiocracy MyNameGoesHere Jan 2019 #28
They will be exactly like Nixon voters. Eventually there won't be ONE SINGLE PERSON in the US who... BamaRefugee Jan 2019 #30
As I troll the breitbart and gab websites for entertaiment calguy Jan 2019 #32
Yeah, he's a dumb fucking idiot, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #33
Have you ever seen a stupid person realize that they are stupid? fescuerescue Jan 2019 #34
Because we let them destroy civics education and critical thinking in Public Schools. Volaris Jan 2019 #39
That doesn't help fescuerescue Jan 2019 #44
In my life I warned so many he was a criminal psychopath miyazaki Jan 2019 #37
no chance mnmoderatedem Jan 2019 #40
Unless they or close family that they love get hurt badly by Trump policies. Blue_true Jan 2019 #41
Sucks to be them! coeur_de_lion Jan 2019 #43
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