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Tree Lady

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12. Americans have become so used to fake news

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:14 PM

Tuesday

And lies and Trump saying just kidding a lot of people don’t believe or want to believe what is really happening. It’s like millions are in a state of denial.

Especially true for those who voted for Trump but are not crazy zealots for him, people who voted because they wanted immigration fixed or maybe hated abortion, they are trying vainly to come up with reasons why this isn’t really bad. So they listen to rightwing news or podcasts or people online explaining why it’s ok and even though they have a thought deep inside saying it’s not right they fight that thought like a person staying in a marriage when they know it’s bad.

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We were warned. [View all] Swede Tuesday OP

K&R spanone Tuesday #1

Millions voted for him BECAUSE of that. progressoid Tuesday #2

Those same millions must be made to pay the price for this mess as well. Moostache Wednesday #26

Millions also decided not to vote at all. BarbD Wednesday #35

Prescient & she told the truth NotHardly Tuesday #3

It was an election of good vs. evil Grim Chieftain Tuesday #4

Remember Mary Trump's warning BeneteauBum Tuesday #5

When will zombie brained folks finally wake up? oasis Tuesday #6

They view their ignorance like a security blanket... haele Tuesday #10

As haele... GiqueCee Wednesday #20

They may never wake up. Their brains are poisoned beyond repair. "Woke" is an evil thing to them. Clouds Passing Wednesday #23

We were warned more than once by more than one and yet..here we are Deuxcents Tuesday #7

We could have had them, but no, of course not. Insufferable. Joinfortmill Tuesday #8

K&R red dog 1 Tuesday #9

Hillary and Kamala warned voters Martin Eden Tuesday #11

Americans have become so used to fake news Tree Lady Tuesday #12

...like Pox Noise. calimary Tuesday #14

The magic insult-label ESTABLISHMENT stamped on great Democrats like Harris and Clinton just keeps on giving. betsuni Tuesday #13

Right? I hate that word "Establishment" like it's Cha Wednesday #18

Most of us here heeded that warning. And voted. EllieBC Tuesday #15

Fuck anyone and everyone that didn't support and vote for these two. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #16

VP Kamala Harris was SO Dead On.. she Cha Wednesday #17

Cassandra. evolves Wednesday #19

She was the first woman president. BComplex Wednesday #21

Yes, indeed. K&R nt PunkinPi Wednesday #22

Richard Branson warned us of the same thing. He dined with Trump in 2016 and reported Trump only talked about revenge. ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #24

But Kamala Blah, Blah, Blah... MineralMan Wednesday #25

We need to take stock of past mistakes Gum Logger Wednesday #32

They must have seen evidence in classified briefings that supports Nixie Wednesday #27

The die was cast Jan 6th tonekat Wednesday #28

I feel a lot of males could not handle a woman president-weak males Stargazer99 Wednesday #29

Not sure DU needed a reminder. maxsolomon Wednesday #30

Truth Evolve Dammit Wednesday #31

And it's a long list. Sneederbunk Wednesday #33

But she's a girl, and Obama wore a tan suit! COL Mustard Wednesday #34