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Johnny2X2X

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3. Trumpism

Mon Aug 14, 2023, 03:56 PM

Aug 2023

It's a direct result of Trumpism. Trump brought this meanness out more than any other person or thing in the country.

Have a goodfriend who went to several Trump rallies just to people watch. He talked to me in detail of the kinds of things he saw. There were fights at every rally in the crowd, usually several or more. There was pushing and shoving in lines, cutting in lines. Aggressive driving into and out of the parking lots. When someone would fall in the crowd, people would step over them instead of helping. He once saw someone in a wheelchair get stuck in the mud and watch as everyone in the crowd walked past without helping.

It's a crowd ruled by selfishness and cynicism. They're angry at everyone and believe they deserve more and everyone else is after them. And they think everything is a scam and corrupt, thats why they love Trump because he calls out everything as beeing rigged, that language speaks to them.

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How America Got Mean [View all] applegrove Aug 2023 OP

I have to agree Horse with no Name Aug 2023 #1

Too many people prefer MutantAndProud Aug 2023 #2

Trumpism Johnny2X2X Aug 2023 #3

Yes. The article implies liberals are just as mean but I think that is so applegrove Aug 2023 #9

Trump gave the assholes a megaphone with which to amplify their assholishness. Initech Aug 2023 #21

Goes back farther than Trump. temporary311 Aug 2023 #22

And a president (Reagan) Mr.Bill Aug 2023 #25

This. With Reagan, Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #27

Listened to Brooks on Morning Joe roscoeroscoe Aug 2023 #4

If it makes the medicine go down on the right, I am for bothsiderism applegrove Aug 2023 #10

The right, for the most part, are not self reflective. Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #14

Bothsiderism never helps our side. CrispyQ Aug 2023 #16

It's damn scary ... so many ugly hateful people for no reason. As I've told some, it's RKP5637 Aug 2023 #5

Twas ever thus. It's just that the harmful, false-scarcity policies based on white supremacy are WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2023 #6

Best, truest DU post today. Nt XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #13

Really started when some folks lost their damn mind when a outsider black man became president. haele Aug 2023 #7

Yes. That too. applegrove Aug 2023 #11

That's when I noticed... 2naSalit Aug 2023 #17

20-30% of the Electorate have been fed cruelty and hate for 40 years on 1200 radio stations maxrandb Aug 2023 #8

YES! applegrove Aug 2023 #12

I grew up thinking the easiest way to manipulate people was via fear. Torchlight Aug 2023 #15

As Mrs. Smith once told me... 2naSalit Aug 2023 #18

social media at least partly to blame. WarGamer Aug 2023 #19

"Watch for mean people." Single line of advice given by Hortensis Aug 2023 #20

It isn't helpful that since 2002 at least, we hear about looming shortages Marthe48 Aug 2023 #23

Overpopulation stress does play a role, and more people seem unable to inhibit themselves Donkees Aug 2023 #28

I stay home as much as I can Marthe48 Aug 2023 #29

Hate radio / hate TV Mysterian Aug 2023 #24

I used to think that a return to civics education by high school (at least)... keep_left Aug 2023 #26