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Emit

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19. They are so propagandized that they do believe he's doing good things.
Thu Feb 27, 2025, 01:29 PM
Feb 2025

It is unbelievable the conspiracy theories they believe about deep state, Biden, liberals, etc. Having no trusted common new sources has contributed to this thanks to Reagan in '87 for getting rid of the Fairness Doctrine and sadly, Clinton, in the 90s, deregulating media with the Telecommunications Act. It's scary. They are not seeing, reading, discussing, or listening to the same things as those of us on the center or left. All of us to the left of them (all non MAGA supporters) have been made to be the enemy. So scary.

"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."

-- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

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All of them believe his intentions are pure and just. LonePirate Feb 2025 #1
trump is annointed by jesus rampartd Feb 2025 #30
They are being brainwashed on RWmedia. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #2
No DBoon Feb 2025 #3
They act much like the People's Temple suiciders in Jonestown. sop Feb 2025 #4
Half are just cynics Johnny2X2X Feb 2025 #5
That is pretty much the correct explanation unfortunately Walleye Feb 2025 #12
Yep, that's such a privileged stance from people who are broke too. uponit7771 Feb 2025 #16
Yep, describes almost every maga I know ScratchCat Feb 2025 #29
i think a lot of them are laughing their asses off at how they are "pwning" the libs. unblock Feb 2025 #6
My Mom does Avalon Sparks Feb 2025 #7
They believe he has been anointed by God. hamsterjill Feb 2025 #8
Have you noticed that his chagrinned supporters cachukis Feb 2025 #9
It's hard to cut them from their umbilical cord to Fox News. GoodRaisin Feb 2025 #21
As long as he seems attentive to their one or two issues, they'll give him a pass on the rest. dutch777 Feb 2025 #10
"He's not hurting the right people!". That was a clue to Trump's appeal... keep_left Feb 2025 #11
Yeah, I assume MAGA voters assume his bad Johonny Feb 2025 #24
What I wanna know is what is Elon Musk getting out of all this, and I want some reporters to hammer him on that point Walleye Feb 2025 #13
He had said that if Trump didn't win he would go to jail NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2025 #23
Yes, that's exactly what's going on. Still I would like to see the question put to him if we had a reporter working. Walleye Feb 2025 #25
FAA $2 billion contract and that's just for starters. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #28
Exactly, just for starters. But why put all these people out of work? Walleye Feb 2025 #33
To, as Norquist said, "To drown federal government in a bathtub". . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #34
Good intentions ***FOR THEM*** they acknowledge he wanted to hurt "the others" uponit7771 Feb 2025 #14
NO. Many like his evil intentions. He strikes out at those they hate for being different. They love this. /nt artemisia1 Feb 2025 #15
They love Trump because his intentions are bad and evil. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #17
I live in the Stupid Belt: a very red area of a very red state... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 2025 #18
Correct creon Feb 2025 #20
Spot on ScratchCat Feb 2025 #32
They are so propagandized that they do believe he's doing good things. Emit Feb 2025 #19
No. He hurts who they hate. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2025 #22
They still say he's a successful businessman! Omnipresent Feb 2025 #26
Maga is ok with everything as long as he doesn't Klarkashton Feb 2025 #27
Yes they do. They also believe all the tripe they've been told about Biden Callie1979 Feb 2025 #31
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