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In reply to the discussion: "He's not just a half-bubble off.." [View all]ScratchCat
(1,990 posts)13. Totally agree on the cognitive dissonance
They have been conditioned for 30 years to believe "Republicans = Good Guys, Democrats = Bad Guys", and now, when the Republican POTUS is clearly the bad guy..... its like division by zero. It explains why so many have delved into "crazy town" claiming to believe completely insane conspiracy theories and whatnot.
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These days a Trump rally is more like the freak show at a low-rent carnival.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#3
You're right to focus on the sort of person who is attracted to malevolence. They should
Karadeniz
Dec 2019
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