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Tue Jun 21, 2022, 11:36 AM

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #45

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

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #47

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