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kairos12

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23. From the beginnings of our country
Fri Nov 27, 2020, 12:08 PM
Nov 2020

conservative financial interests recognized their hoarding of the country's wealth wouldn't sell as political message. As a result, they devised a plan that has played out for 200 plus years:

1. Never reveal their true intentions (hoarding of wealth and power).
2. Find a front group they can dupe to broadcast a hateful message (tea party recently)
3. Find a group to target. It has been the Irish, the Catholics, the Masons, African-Americans, immigrant, etc.
4. Find a conspiracy message that can never be disproven at least according to group #2 from above (election fraud).

This playbook is as predictable as it is effective. Liberals and/or Democrats have never found a way to counter this strategy, at least for the long-term.

It has been true all my life and is unlikely to change.

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In order to have an R behind their names Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #1
from their point of view "we" are all snowflakes and idiots beachbumbob Nov 2020 #2
Practice, practice, practice. JHB Nov 2020 #3
In a word: selfish apnu Nov 2020 #4
Exactly! liberal N proud Nov 2020 #7
Imo, racism XanaDUer2 Nov 2020 #5
Selfishness liberal N proud Nov 2020 #6
John Kenneth Galbraith said: Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #8
selfishness, greed handmade34 Nov 2020 #9
Yes, selfishness is a major component of conservatism Cyrano Nov 2020 #19
And don't forget RealityCheque Nov 2020 #10
they loathe themselves NRaleighLiberal Nov 2020 #11
Many of their religious-types are eager to see everyone... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #12
Groupthink, group loyalty, group antagonisms got strangleholds on them. Hortensis Nov 2020 #13
Very well said. Ohiogal Nov 2020 #14
It's all about the ingredients of their excremental thinking. MineralMan Nov 2020 #15
They're basically mean. nancy1942 Nov 2020 #16
They've been taught to be the way they are The Genealogist Nov 2020 #17
Good analysis. The propaganda plays on their fears and teaches them not to think for themselves. You Doodley Nov 2020 #27
It's like they never were taught the basic lessons procon Nov 2020 #18
Sadly, I believe their brains are wired to be predisposed to be selfish and ignorant slugs. Nt Ninga Nov 2020 #20
Yes. And perhaps they think dems are just as bad because selfish people project the wiggs Nov 2020 #21
Why is water so wet? dawg Nov 2020 #22
From the beginnings of our country kairos12 Nov 2020 #23
Very true. A propaganda of hate supplied by R/W radio and Fox to benefit the big business that Doodley Nov 2020 #28
Climate change may just end their deadly game Cyrano Nov 2020 #32
The word conservatives should be reframed as Selfish Ones. Wicked Blue Nov 2020 #24
Exactly. I refuse to think, speak or post in Republicanese. DFW Nov 2020 #26
You are right. For example, the UK Conservative party was dubbed the "nasty party." Doodley Nov 2020 #29
Nasty Party sounds good Wicked Blue Nov 2020 #30
They don't want to share their stuff with brown or black people Mr. Ected Nov 2020 #25
The super-rich want to keep us divided and they take advantage of gullible people Yeehah Nov 2020 #31
In reality their propaganda machine is effective and brilliant Cyrano Nov 2020 #33
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