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Lithos

(26,402 posts)
9. They live in a social bubble
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:38 PM
Jan 2021

They have self-isolated themselves and no longer see or acknowledge anything which is not part of that bubble. In that bubble, they never see anything which describes why Biden received so much support nor do they see just how out of touch they are with reality. It's truly fiction to them.

Before the election, Trump was screaming that the polls were fake. NCjack Jan 2021 #1
Oh who knows!! Their entire demeanor is always an angry one Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #2
Yes. Petulant inner-children sanatanadharma Jan 2021 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author NCjack Jan 2021 #3
Because he has over 90% support within the Republican Party and the rest of us don't count unblock Jan 2021 #4
They're angry because all the "people they trust" told them Trump would win in a landslide... JHB Jan 2021 #5
Or, even shorter: MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #15
Because Joe Biden will say "words". They HATE words. Almost like being forced to read. BamaRefugee Jan 2021 #6
Cult tells them ignore polls, ignore mainstream media, ignore facts, ignore your lying eyes, ... Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #7
"But MAGAts are not entitled to their own set of facts" MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #16
They don't believe polls, they don't believe in democracy, they don't believe in the United States, BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #8
They live in a social bubble Lithos Jan 2021 #9
Because their savior didn't win as promised. Blasphemy! Heresy! haele Jan 2021 #10
The point in the OP SCantiGOP Jan 2021 #11
You are probably right there.... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #17
They refusal to accept the results is not really a rationale response. aikoaiko Jan 2021 #12
because they were told to be angry. cult members don't think. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2021 #13
What media? Caliman73 Jan 2021 #14
I agree on on right wing media ... and I fear things will remain the same or 42bambi Jan 2021 #21
THEY WANT THEIR GODDAM DICTATOR moondust Jan 2021 #18
Because They Thought The Fix Was In ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #20
Vindictive rage Donkees Jan 2021 #22
It's not that they don't believe it but rather they don't WANT to believe it JI7 Jan 2021 #23
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