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It's only taken me 9.5 years, but I'm finally making my 2000th post. A serious question for DUers... [View all] MANative Mar 2015 OP

Sadly, yes, they are that crazy. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #1

:( MANative Mar 2015 #4

I think we have fallen that low. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #2

Dragged down to the lowest common denominator. MANative Mar 2015 #8

Pretty much. Mankind Killed by it's hordes of stupid. Sort of like zombies. Wonder if thats why Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #16

Either that or AI. It's a race to the end of the species, or it sure seems that way. MANative Mar 2015 #24

i think many know they are spouting lies. Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #3

There are a handful whom I strongly suspect fall into this category. MANative Mar 2015 #6

The problem is... Blanks Mar 2015 #19

I'd like to think I would stick to my principles rather than sell out for the money ala Beck, et al MANative Mar 2015 #22

I expect it seems harmless at first... Blanks Mar 2015 #113

Hosts may not believe it but their followers take it to heart & certainly believe it. God help us. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #33

That's what I believe is happening... Blanks Mar 2015 #114

I think beck does marym625 Mar 2015 #49

Beck is different... Blanks Mar 2015 #115

agree marym625 Mar 2015 #116

I think most don't when they start marym625 Mar 2015 #5

There is that old saying about telling a lie often enough that even... MANative Mar 2015 #7

Very sad marym625 Mar 2015 #15

Thank you! It took me a while, but I go through long periods of lurking. :) MANative Mar 2015 #20

I think, after I stopped lurking, marym625 Mar 2015 #42

Thanks - I do tend to get more verbal in the run-up to elections. MANative Mar 2015 #48

Have a look at Bob Altemeyer's work on the authoritarian personality. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #9

I think the Authoritarian Leader is probably closer to what I believe of most of these clowns. MANative Mar 2015 #10

Jack, do you think marym625 Mar 2015 #46

I really don't know, but from having dealt with other psychopaths Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #117

Good point marym625 Mar 2015 #118

+1 zeemike Mar 2015 #56

Dean's book title says it all, has been around for a while but I need to remember it. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #119

IMO, we're at about half-and-half jeff47 Mar 2015 #11

The very definition of "conservative" behavior. MANative Mar 2015 #12

Pray that this is the last throes of the Reagan Rev.! although a stronger, more unified front appalachiablue Mar 2015 #120

Awww. babylonsister Mar 2015 #13

Yes, very much the "Authoritarian Leader" to which Jackpine Radical referred. MANative Mar 2015 #17

That's a good question. Rex Mar 2015 #14

I don't know whether the answer is material to anything; it just frames how I deal with... MANative Mar 2015 #30

Well that forum has actual republicans on it that are not scared to say what they want to. Rex Mar 2015 #31

I haven't paid enough attention to Cruz yet to draw my own conclusion... MANative Mar 2015 #34

Yes Cruz is scary and highly intelligent, educated. Fortunately his personal demeanor & appearance appalachiablue Mar 2015 #41

Those in politics: Most believe some; I think few believe all of it Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #18

I think you're very right about those outside politics. MANative Mar 2015 #28

Congrats on 2000! bigwillq Mar 2015 #21

Thank you! MANative Mar 2015 #25

Let me pose this question: jaysunb Mar 2015 #23

Yes, they do. And I'm appalled on a daily basis by some of the behavior... MANative Mar 2015 #26

Some actually do (cough Gomert) Some (and the most dangerous) annabanana Mar 2015 #27

Scary that people can be such sociopaths and still walk freely among us... MANative Mar 2015 #29

+1 dangerous appalachiablue Mar 2015 #43

I think they know that half of it is bullshit but have no compunction with spewing the lies. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #32

That's a good point. I guess it's a matter of which lies one chooses to believe... MANative Mar 2015 #36

Oooh, goody! babylonsister Mar 2015 #37

They're all scoundrels. Republicans are, of course, worse about it. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #53

Haha, a local pol gone bad? babylonsister Mar 2015 #73

Congrats. I've been here under 2 different names since 2001 and have mulsh Mar 2015 #35

Thank you - that's so kind. MANative Mar 2015 #38

Hi, mulsh. babylonsister Mar 2015 #39

I'm not sure it matters one way or the other . . . markpkessinger Mar 2015 #40

Hadn't really thought about it in quite that way, but you're right... MANative Mar 2015 #44

Indeed! n/t markpkessinger Mar 2015 #52

The art of lying. First they must lie to themselves. Voice for Peace Mar 2015 #45

I'll have to think about that for a bit. I'm not sure which lies come first... MANative Mar 2015 #51

Let's use a non-politician -- Gretchen Carlson at Fox -- as a guide. . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #47

That's pretty stunning. I've always dismissed her as nothing more than... MANative Mar 2015 #54

It opened my eyes, too. And if she can pull it off, how much easier is it for the likes of Cruz. . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #66

That's something to think about, for sure. Thanks for the thought-provoking posts! MANative Mar 2015 #69

I think some do and some are aware of the illusion jimlup Mar 2015 #50

Rand Paul in particular... MANative Mar 2015 #59

Congrats on your 2000. bvar22 Mar 2015 #55

Thank you! MANative Mar 2015 #60

Thanks! bvar22 Mar 2015 #61

I feel the opposite. Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #57

Yeah, I guess part of that comes from my rather vocal and vociferous disdain for... MANative Mar 2015 #63

The thing is they say the same about liberals ErikJ Mar 2015 #58

My favorite line is... MANative Mar 2015 #65

highly recommend: capitalism & sociopathology - earth at risk 2014 - charles derber hopemountain Mar 2015 #62

Thank you! I'll check it out. :) MANative Mar 2015 #67

When Victoria Jackson was on SNL, Mr.Bill Mar 2015 #64

The puppetry is getting more obvious in many cases, isn't it? MANative Mar 2015 #68

I think some are and some aren't cyberswede Mar 2015 #70

I completely agree on your point about Cheney and his cronies. MANative Mar 2015 #71

It's a good question Android3.14 Mar 2015 #72

Your final sentence is the operative one. And the saddest. MANative Mar 2015 #75

Yes and they cater to like minded RWNJ's Historic NY Mar 2015 #74

And sadly, they vote in droves while our constituency stays home... MANative Mar 2015 #76

Yes. I blame Newt and his "Word List".... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #77

Between Newt, Lee Atwater and Karl Rove, they had a slew of master manipulators. MANative Mar 2015 #79

What I find funny is SuperPatriIdiots who love FOX "News"... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #86

I know! How ironic! MANative Mar 2015 #95

Sadly yes. No accident circle of the delusional nut job pols overlaps the delusional religious fools on point Mar 2015 #78

I fear that they've already succeeded in crushing democracy. They've allowed the money to usurp... MANative Mar 2015 #81

Its some of each. Hoppy Mar 2015 #80

Exactly! That's one of the events that I had in mind when I wrote the question. MANative Mar 2015 #82

Craig Ferguson has toured congress... ReasonableToo Mar 2015 #83

I love the "double bluff" bit. MANative Mar 2015 #96

I Can Only Tell You What I See From ChiciB1 Mar 2015 #84

I guess some people need something to believe in, and when they don't find it... MANative Mar 2015 #97

They are in sales. hay rick Mar 2015 #85

Yes, I can see that.. haikugal Mar 2015 #92

And everything they support just feeds into the echo chamber. It's a ... MANative Mar 2015 #98

Enlightening to read William Faulkner Thespian2 Mar 2015 #87

Exactly! MANative Mar 2015 #99

They are paid. Pure and simple. Darb Mar 2015 #88

Or tragedy. Maybe both. :( MANative Mar 2015 #100

It's been 8 yrs, 4 months and I'm close to 2,000 AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2015 #89

It's hard for people not to be apathetic when they see gross injustices perpetrated... MANative Mar 2015 #101

"actually believe all the crazy drivel they spout? Are they really that dumb..." jtuck004 Mar 2015 #90

Well, that makes me want to weep. :( MANative Mar 2015 #102

If they don't believe it themselves, they believe it will attract the yahoo right wingers. Hoyt Mar 2015 #91

That really sums it up, doesn't it? MANative Mar 2015 #103

Both. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #93

I hate to tell you, but I think you're right. MANative Mar 2015 #105

Playing along to get votes treestar Mar 2015 #94

And money. I doubt that there are even ten percent of Congressional reps who aren't... MANative Mar 2015 #106

I think very few believe it all. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #104

And they aren't smart enough (by design) to know that every policy they... MANative Mar 2015 #107

IMO it started with a few spouting crazy to get the votes as they rose to the top, but more and RKP5637 Mar 2015 #108

I wish I could say that I disagree, but I fear you are only too right. :( MANative Mar 2015 #109

No, they aren't crazy. Orsino Mar 2015 #110

So, the mission, then, must be to find a way to cut the money out. I think, however, that ... MANative Mar 2015 #111

+1 Orsino Mar 2015 #112