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In reply to the discussion: And, a good friend of 12 years just became collateral damage as Trump & Musk "get away with it because they're stars" [View all]
DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)50. the only thing that's gone wrong
in their lives, is that they exclusively watched/listened to Fox and RW Radio............
Much like the exact same psy-op brainwashing techniques that were used by the NorComs on our POW's in the Korean war.....
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And, a good friend of 12 years just became collateral damage as Trump & Musk "get away with it because they're stars" [View all]
Miles Archer
Apr 2025
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I posted something on Facebook about Proud Boys / Oath Keepers being candidates for deportation...
Miles Archer
Apr 2025
#74
I've never quite understood why the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" applies to us and not them.
Vinca
Apr 2025
#2
It is always about blaming the victim. MAGA refuses to accept blame/responsibility for anything.
alwaysinasnit
Apr 2025
#20
Heck, it started out as "Bush Derangement Syndrome" just to smear anyone who opposed Bush...
JHB
Apr 2025
#25
Actually, it started out as "Clinton Derangement Syndrome", and was a legitimate diagnosis of GOP behavior.
eppur_se_muova
Apr 2025
#30
... as our Constitutional rule of law gets kicked to the dustbin of history
Martin Eden
Apr 2025
#40
"TDS" has always been a juvenile gaslighting term. "We're not crazy, YOU'RE crazy for thinking we're crazy."
Karasu
Apr 2025
#61
Yes, now that it's evident to even checked-out people that Trump is a massive disaster,
Sky Jewels
Apr 2025
#85
It'll get better now that you don't have that destructive force in your life, the cult does not like criticism
Shellback Squid
Apr 2025
#5
I think it is more potent this time because we had 4 years of chaos before we finally were getting turned around
Deuxcents
Apr 2025
#52
he wasn't a friend. a friend doesn't "carpet bomb" you with hateful nonsense
Demovictory9
Apr 2025
#8
It's a cult and its members are gaslit, but there's an argument about incompetence to be made
andym
Apr 2025
#14
That's why you need to praise Trump to MAGAs for any good he actually accomplished: it shuts down the TDS argument
andym
Apr 2025
#19
The only other thing to use to disarm MAGAs on re: Trump is that he signed the bipartisan First Step Act
andym
Apr 2025
#57
A similar experience... a new neighbor moved in after inheriting his parents' house. I knew them and we got along.
surfered
Apr 2025
#21
You are right, of course. Ridicule is powerful but sometimes hard to do in some situations.
erronis
Apr 2025
#33
Yes, two magas in my orbit. One is the father of my grown children, the other a husband of a family friend.
Joinfortmill
Apr 2025
#63
I listen to a guy, Hal Sparks, on You Tube and he explains how he addresses TDS...
William Gustafson
Apr 2025
#69
Take the stone from out of your sandal. You did the right thing and you owe no explainations to him.
marble falls
Apr 2025
#76