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Tom Rinaldo

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60. Of course Trump did not start this. But by becoming POTUS, regardless of how he got there...

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 10:45 AM

Jun 2022

...he conferred an aura of legitimacy onto the hateful and dangerous views that he espouses. I was focused on the RESULT in this OP rather than the CAUSE. Now that Trump has become a former and possibly future American President, it becomes of great importance whether or not he personally is ever held fully accountable for his own personal behavior. Call him a poster child for hate if you wish, though of course he is worse than merely that. If Trump continues to prosper after everything he has done, it green lights his type of behavior, by him or anyone else, on a massive scale with severe adverse consequences, for both our republic and our society.

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Something it took me a long time to fully appreciate [View all] Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 OP

... markie Jun 2022 #1

K&R Excellent post. alwaysinasnit Jun 2022 #2

Well said PatSeg Jun 2022 #3

Amen! Raven Jun 2022 #4

Yes! As I wrote many moons ago, way too many people simply don't have strong enough soul energy Karadeniz Jun 2022 #5

You have very clearly stated the truth! Thank you, my dear Tom Rinaldo. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2022 #6

Thank you CaliforniaPeggy Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #14

I think perhaps the Internet blew it to hell EarlG Jun 2022 #7

Yes, anonymity with amplification is a potent brew, strength in imagined numbers Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #12

Don't forget the media's role in prioritizing sensationalism over journalistic ethics Novara Jun 2022 #16

+1 Through the internet, they are able to find each other and organize. nt Earth-shine Jun 2022 #50

Spot on. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 2022 #8

True, but it wasn't just Trump gulliver Jun 2022 #9

Battle lines being drawn, wnylib Jun 2022 #37

GITMO! excise the cancer and remove it from the living body. usaf-vet Jun 2022 #10

Thank you, that eloquently and succinctly... Mozeltov Cocktail Jun 2022 #11

Once again, Hillary was right Novara Jun 2022 #13

Violent intimidation has been working for them Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #15

Remember when death threats were shocking? Novara Jun 2022 #18

The RWNJ side of my family lambchopp59 Jun 2022 #17

We got em too.. mountain grammy Jun 2022 #29

Your feelings about them as a child turned out to correct. Boomerproud Jun 2022 #31

Public opprobium no longer works in our society because Trump normalized the indefensible. sop Jun 2022 #19

I agree. I would add though that the underlying current that enabled tapping into and using the KPN Jun 2022 #20

It used to be that the working class knew that they were the working class, and... Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #21

Yes, correct as usual, Tom. elleng Jun 2022 #22

Thanks elleng Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #26

as usual. elleng Jun 2022 #42

Indeed! nt Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #23

K and R Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #24

All that displaced anger ymetca Jun 2022 #25

Completely agree! mountain grammy Jun 2022 #27

Back to the 'Which-came-first' thing 70sEraVet Jun 2022 #28

K&R for Truth. nt Tommymac Jun 2022 #30

Truth CanonRay Jun 2022 #32

Could not agree more! mrsadm Jun 2022 #33

thank you Skittles Jun 2022 #34

Yes. Reagan catered to a White backlash wnylib Jun 2022 #40

Beautifully said. +100 Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2022 #35

Very thoughtful post Wild blueberry Jun 2022 #36

You have expressed what I have been unable to put into words. LuckyCharms Jun 2022 #38

I agree completely. cilla4progress Jun 2022 #39

Amen! 2naSalit Jun 2022 #41

Yes. The behavior that gets rewarded, gets repeated. Samrob Jun 2022 #43

Thank you, thank you, thank you Jade Fox Jun 2022 #44

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Yep. i wish he would just go away Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #46

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I thoght that might be where you were heading... Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #48

You know, you are exactly right, and you said it well. soldierant Jun 2022 #49

Yep. You have dialed in the problem. flying rabbit Jun 2022 #51

"Ten times worse"--indeed, and it won't be mere chaos DFW Jun 2022 #52

It wasn't Trump. It was the Internet. Sympthsical Jun 2022 #53

very true SouthernDem4ever Jun 2022 #54

The problem is Fox News and hate radio. It's mainstream and accessible. yardwork Jun 2022 #57

Researchers have found that this isn't all that true. yardwork Jun 2022 #56

I'd like to see these studies Sympthsical Jun 2022 #62

Here's one that discusses the complexities. yardwork Jun 2022 #65

that's all hate TV has to offer SouthernDem4ever Jun 2022 #70

That's a really, really good article Sympthsical Jun 2022 #71

You're welcome! yardwork Jun 2022 #72

I blame Fox "News" and hate radio for spreading lies and encouraging fear. I blame the GOP. yardwork Jun 2022 #55

But success and sadism feels so powerful to them! bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #58

I fear that by placing it all on Trump's shoulders we're letting the cause slip into the night NullTuples Jun 2022 #59

Of course Trump did not start this. But by becoming POTUS, regardless of how he got there... Tom Rinaldo Jun 2022 #60

Thank you, for the expanded explanation, I appreciate your point(s) better now. NullTuples Jun 2022 #63

It began with Reagan.... Grins Jun 2022 #61

An excellent several paragraphs!! heckles65 Jun 2022 #64

Even worse than open bigotry is that he normalized open refusal to accept election losses. paulkienitz Jun 2022 #66

VERY well said. n/t OneGrassRoot Jun 2022 #67

This is very, very well stated. SpankMe Jun 2022 #68

Saw it beginning in 2015. swastikas and pro-Trump graffiti on local playgrounds. Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #69