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malaise

(294,378 posts) Sun May 9, 2021, 05:55 PM May 2021

How did the biggest fraud, fake and con succeed in [View all]

selling his fake news, fake media, fake elections and now fake president meme to so many people?

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How did the biggest fraud, fake and con succeed in [View all] malaise May 2021 OP

How? winetourdriver01 May 2021 #1

Other factors are anti-Dems, and hate empedocles May 2021 #2

Hatred is strong with the republican party . . . Lovie777 May 2021 #3

They learned this from Cheney Bev54 May 2021 #4

Excellent point and malaise May 2021 #7

Excellent point and malaise May 2021 #8

+1 uponit7771 May 2021 #29

Yes indeed that is when this started. Lies worked in 2001 and were modeled, adopted as standard Evolve Dammit May 2021 #45

The MSM was also suckered in. They wanted war. joshcryer May 2021 #48

Non-stop repetition NQAS May 2021 #5

He's Good At What He Does SoCalDavidS May 2021 #6

He's spent his entire life getting away with stuff malaise May 2021 #10

I Hope You're Right Too SoCalDavidS May 2021 #37

Too many Americans are more concerned with Haggard Celine May 2021 #9

I think the obsession with celebrities is part of it as well malaise May 2021 #12

That's what I was going to say -- celebrity status Blue Owl May 2021 #32

You were right ever since the 80's. dchill May 2021 #47

We live in a culture that worships wealth above all else. Yavin4 May 2021 #11

Yep money is their gawd malaise May 2021 #13

30-40% of the American public Mr.Bill May 2021 #14

You know I think that may be 30-40% malaise May 2021 #15

I remember when Reagan was elected, thinking how easily conned people are Skittles May 2021 #16

M$Greedia is part of the problem malaise May 2021 #17

Reagan made greed and ignorance fashionable Skittles May 2021 #19

It was way more than that - he and the goons imposed the ideology malaise May 2021 #21

+1 uponit7771 May 2021 #30

The difference is that Reagan didn't actually do anything FakeNoose May 2021 #22

It seems Elessar Zappa May 2021 #26

Oh yes! He saw it while it all happened FakeNoose May 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Elessar Zappa May 2021 #28

Doesn't say much about our electorate. BlueNProud May 2021 #18

Racism, misogyny. anti semitism, etc. He played to what already existed JI7 May 2021 #20

Guess the followers don't see beyond their hatred of others malaise May 2021 #23

'Propaganda, elleng May 2021 #24

True malaise May 2021 #25

Yes, has an old life, used for wars and commercial reasons. elleng May 2021 #27

The Faux pas May 2021 #31

Hate Radio on 900 stations throughout the country maxrandb May 2021 #33

Hate radio, yes, gab13by13 May 2021 #46

They all said he "tells it like it is." betsuni May 2021 #35

Sure looks that way malaise May 2021 #36

Conservatives had already turned their base into Captain Ahabs... JHB May 2021 #38

More people are stupid, edhopper May 2021 #39

It is far easier to fool someone than to convince them they have been fooled... Wounded Bear May 2021 #40

Decades of RW media attacking everything Democrats do using lies. Dustlawyer May 2021 #41

Where is the Dem media speaking about the social good malaise May 2021 #43

Where is the Dem media speaking about the social good malaise May 2021 #44

timing. synergy. stillcool May 2021 #42