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In reply to the discussion: I guess this is a nasty thing to say. As I read that MAGA candidates like Lake and Vance and Oz and [View all]patphil
(6,150 posts)4. I think you're being a bit too kind to them.
Mortal enemies is a bit severe also, but most of them voted for Trump in both 2016 and 2020. They're certainly not misinformed. Ignorant? Deliberate, willful ignorance is likely.
But, they really resonate with Trump's message of hate, and that's all they need to know.
They'll vote for him no matter what.
I have two brother-in-laws and their spouses who fall in that category. My wife seems to have gotten all the compassionate genes her family had.
Her father was a strong liberal democrat, as was my father and mother.
My family pretty much distributed it out to all us kids, but her family fell into the willful ignorance column for two of their three kids.
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I guess this is a nasty thing to say. As I read that MAGA candidates like Lake and Vance and Oz and [View all]
Atticus
Oct 2022
OP
Disagree. They are amped to destroy all things conventional and librul. 50% has never
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2022
#12
Absolutely. And don't forget Fox on the TV along with the other stations that entertain
hadEnuf
Oct 2022
#31
No. You prepare for the possibility that it may become full-blown fascism. It is something
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2022
#15
MAGA candidates and supporters are into nihilism like the 9/11 hijackers, only they're much worse.
Efilroft Sul
Oct 2022
#6
They have the same mentality as their ancestors in 1861. They were willing to
PaulRevere08
Oct 2022
#9
Same. Discovered my fascist neighbors on the nextdoor ap during the lockdown.
onecaliberal
Oct 2022
#17
I hear ya. I have little expectation we are going anywhere that is healthy. Take care Atticus.
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2022
#24
That's exactly how I view it. Living in FL 1st Congressional District (Gaetz) r/o
SoBlueInFL
Oct 2022
#27