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no_hypocrisy

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5. A couple of things going on.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:44 AM
Dec 2016

Buyers' remorse - There ARE a certain amount of Trump voters who privately wish they had made another choice on November 8 but will never admit it.

Denial - There are another group of Trump voters who will not admit they made a wrong choice and follow him off the cliff like lemmings. Sure, they don't like Russia any more than anyone else, but if their Fearless Leader is down with the Ruskies, they're cool too.

Castration of the Democratic Party - Instead of behaving like the Loyal Opposition, I notice meek push-back from democrats. No reference to treason, danger to the country, to Europe.

Even if the more vociferous democrats did go on record, they don't control the message at the moment. Trump, republicans, and the media are prepared to turn around the message with claims that non-Trumpers "should get over it" (meaning losing the election) and THEY'RE the treasonous elements in this country. Distract, deny, and put a foot down.

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