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In reply to the discussion: Holy Crap I Feel Dirty [View all]50 Shades Of Blue
(9,985 posts)28. People who accept over the top ideas without investigating them to at least try to find out
If they are for real are willfully ignorant. They revel in it. They seek politicians who promise to support their existing biases.
Regardless of your brother's girlfriend's supposed experiences (the relevance of which here I don't see) Trump very clearly has no one's best interest at heart except his own. Gravitating toward a total bigot like Trump whose extensive history of screwing people over to benefit himself at their expense is widely documented and available indicates total indifference to reality. It indicates these voters' real priorities - turning the clock back to the time when all people of color knew their inferior place, and women did too.
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Right wingers are absolutely convinced they are superior and have all the answers....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2016
#12
It's brainwashing. They started in the 80s with am radio and Fox News and continued from there.
diane in sf
Nov 2016
#10
People who accept over the top ideas without investigating them to at least try to find out
50 Shades Of Blue
Nov 2016
#28
Your sister has been brainwashed by the alt-right and the alt-right internet.
madaboutharry
Nov 2016
#27
Curtis - It IS brainwashing. The lion's share of RW propaganda can be tracked back to the
blm
Nov 2016
#31
It's the exact same technique. Separate loyalty to family. Separate loyalty to country. No surprise
blm
Nov 2016
#46
Brainwashing is exactly correct-- through talk radio, Fox,emails, and right wing sites like Breibart
andym
Nov 2016
#39
What do you expect as a reply here? "Thanks for telling us about your very stupid sister"?
WinkyDink
Nov 2016
#56