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maxsolomon

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5. Into the Memory Hole. It's a time-honored tactic.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jun 19, 2021, 12:58 AM

Jun 2021

Their voters want to forget; they don't want to feel bad about how they were conned. They want to double down. They want to scapegoat.

Just like they don't want to hear how they've been part of Systemic Racism their whole lives.

Basic ego-preservation.

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The Republican Party's mission: whitewash the Trump presidency [View all] DonViejo Jun 2021 OP

well, it worked w st ronnie. mopinko Jun 2021 #1

It was a different world then Fullduplexxx Jun 2021 #2

The more things change, the more they stay the same... Wounded Bear Jun 2021 #3

he was a puppet well in the throes of dementia when he was re-elected. mopinko Jun 2021 #4

Into the Memory Hole. It's a time-honored tactic. maxsolomon Jun 2021 #5