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meadowlander

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22. Thinking like a deplorable is an oxymoron.

Thu Mar 9, 2017, 04:04 AM

Mar 2017

They don't think. They either:

- latch onto whatever arguments benefit them financially; or
- parrot talking points that make them feel smarter than the snobby, more affluent family members and acquaintances that they feel inferior to; or
- do what the preacher tells them to.

Stephen Colbert's old schtick had it down to a T. He "spoke from the gut" and "embraced truthiness" because "if it feels true, it is true". But none of those things are actually "thinking" in the strict sense of the word.

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Have You Ever Tried to Think Like a Deplorable? [View all] ProudLib72 Mar 2017 OP

You mean walking around... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #1

Dead simple. Just parrot talking points from foxnews. unblock Mar 2017 #2

But have you ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #3

I actually tried to suppress my own thoughts while working for an Evangelical church... manicraven Mar 2017 #6

It's like a cult, it's all about singing from the same hymnal unblock Mar 2017 #7

I could fake it for a short span of time, which I did, but I couldn't stand it. manicraven Mar 2017 #11

Oh, and the Evangelical church members were big Obama haters and were sending me manicraven Mar 2017 #9

Yes, I have tried this experiment. susanna Mar 2017 #12

The only time I can be completely nasty and judgemental Warpy Mar 2017 #4

Hateful meanness...they need it to breathe Alice11111 Mar 2017 #13

I have tried but failed. manicraven Mar 2017 #5

Yes. I came up in that world but with a lot of republican Jesus in the mix. Missn-Hitch Mar 2017 #8

Me too, but every fiber of me rebelled. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #16

Amen sister Alice. Missn-Hitch Mar 2017 #29

Yes, but I have to deal with them re my mom, but Alice11111 Mar 2017 #37

Curious. A of G? Missn-Hitch Mar 2017 #46

How can one be respectful of a raging, mean, liar lunatic? Alice11111 Mar 2017 #48

Yes at times I try.... mchill Mar 2017 #10

Rich and greedy will get you there... Alice11111 Mar 2017 #17

Such a goood question! furtheradu Mar 2017 #14

I'm not capable of understanding them.., rusty quoin Mar 2017 #15

Its a pointless exercise. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #18

I've watched the transition, and I've made some extrapolations, looking at the demographics. politicat Mar 2017 #19

Well written. Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2017 #21

Should do is the biggest resentment, I think. politicat Mar 2017 #24

This is enlightening ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #31

very well written and explained! renate Mar 2017 #35

No can do. eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #20

Thinking like a deplorable is an oxymoron. meadowlander Mar 2017 #22

Impossible. Iggo Mar 2017 #23

Easy. Snort uncut crystal meth, Mc Mike Mar 2017 #25

LOL. Good. Original take Alice11111 Mar 2017 #39

In all seriousness, I can't dial down my IQ that low. eom BlueCaliDem Mar 2017 #26

No, I haven't Progressive dog Mar 2017 #27

There's no way I could manage what you're suggesting. Vinca Mar 2017 #28

It's easier than you think.... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #30

It's not possible for us. Their brains have literally been re-wired. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #32

Yes, but their kids grow up learning this, so it is passed Alice11111 Mar 2017 #40

Not an excercise I care to take part in...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #33

Me either. My instinct is to avoid touching it like hot coals. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #41

No. Because they don't think. Or can't think. It's the same thing. No higher brain function. Aristus Mar 2017 #34

I know who the real enemy is. They don't. HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #36

I don't have the stomach for it. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #38

They're ok with whites getting super rich off them. They're not ok with nonwhites getting dalton99a Mar 2017 #42

If you try Mendocino Mar 2017 #43

You start on the assumption that they are irrational mythology Mar 2017 #44

I think they feel defensive MountCleaners Mar 2017 #45

I've talked to deplorables who end up agreeing with everything I say lunatica Mar 2017 #47

If you check out their media sources, you can see how they think, but they don't know they are Amaryllis Mar 2017 #49