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Rex

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25. Yes it is their escape from the misery of their own lives.

Reply to jwirr (Reply #24)

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 01:03 PM

Nov 2015

I've seen it firsthand with my aunt. She was at one time well read and somewhat well rounded. After years of Foxnews, she is now very bitter toward the world and says embarrassing things in public that I won't even repeat here.

And if you try and talk sense to her, she gets defensive like you are trying to take her drug away from her. I love my aunt, but her brain has been twisted by RWing lies in the media.

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