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32. That is the problem in a nutshell

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 08:35 PM

Oct 2017

The average Trump voter was loaded up with lies about Hillary, hated Obama (even non-whites in many cases because of all the floating lies), and wanted to believe that Trump was a populist hero that would be the champion of the middle class because it makes perfect sense that someone that has never been anything but rich and extraordinarily privileged would understand the poor and middle class...

Nice run on sentence, huh?

But that represents the disordered, uninformed thinking.

You have people that don’t know shit about anything and never have known shit about anything making decisions about voting for the leader of our country, their district and their state.

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Met my first Trump voter the other night. [View all] byronius Oct 2017 OP

Your conclusion is so important greymattermom Oct 2017 #1

I agree Butterflylady Oct 2017 #2

Which is why they gut education at every opportunity EOM The Mouth Oct 2017 #6

Welcome to DU, The Mouth! calimary Oct 2017 #20

Thanks The Mouth Oct 2017 #26

I am sure that critical thinking skills can be taught. I've done it. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #33

I am a tutor at a community college. susanna Oct 2017 #40

Keep up the good work. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #41

Thank you. susanna Oct 2017 #63

I love you! Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #44

Thank you! susanna Oct 2017 #64

I've taught it as well, and agree that it's vitally important. maddiemom Oct 2017 #52

I know just what you mean. I got to where I wanted to ask those parents why they sent their kids Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #58

You can sell snake oil to trump voters, because they are so naive. dubyadiprecession Oct 2017 #3

As far as you can, stay in contact, keep adding facts gratuitous Oct 2017 #4

I only know one Trump voter wryter2000 Oct 2017 #5

'Republicans did that? That should be totally illegal!' annabanana Oct 2017 #7

Good job! KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #8

There's only two types of Republicans: the rich and the stupid. RedSpartan Oct 2017 #9

+1000000. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2017 #10

Yep workinclasszero Oct 2017 #11

Don't forget the racist/sexist Juliusseizure Oct 2017 #46

Well there is the rich AND stupid LiberalLovinLug Oct 2017 #56

Its like that across the country. Most of them dont know or have been mislead by Fox. lancelyons Oct 2017 #12

Yes, many gave been conned and mislead... Beartracks Oct 2017 #28

Too bad you didn't ask him to tell more of the "all over" PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #13

The "all over" is RW code for Turbineguy Oct 2017 #23

Good work. iamateacher Oct 2017 #14

You did good. Thnx. zentrum Oct 2017 #15

Note the sentence..."I get my news from all over". Xolodno Oct 2017 #16

That is what my relative tells me iamateacher Oct 2017 #30

EXCELLENT point. calimary Oct 2017 #34

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2017 #37

I have found that code to mean... Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #45

What newspapers do you read? maddiemom Oct 2017 #60

Great post "byronius" C Moon Oct 2017 #17

oh you did a wonderful job bdamomma Oct 2017 #18

stupidity and ignorance NewJeffCT Oct 2017 #19

You done good! And as I suspected, they're uninformed, don't follow issues or facts... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #21

For this country to work not fooled Oct 2017 #50

True. I wonder what they would have done about these things. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #59

Catch more flies with honey Roland99 Oct 2017 #22

I just love these stories. B2G Oct 2017 #24

I would call this an account of an encounter ChubbyStar Oct 2017 #29

Stories is correct... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2017 #54

I was talking about the connotation of the word not denotation ChubbyStar Oct 2017 #62

Probably indicative of most Trump voters. Kablooie Oct 2017 #25

Thank you for trying. I personally do not have the patience to deal with such gross ignorance. LonePirate Oct 2017 #27

Agree, I have to leave that job to very kind and patient people. SharonClark Oct 2017 #38

Most importantly, did you wash your hands afterwards? TheBlackAdder Oct 2017 #31

That is the problem in a nutshell Moral Compass Oct 2017 #32

Exactly not fooled Oct 2017 #61

Change comes . . . peggysue2 Oct 2017 #35

you lucky S.O.B D_Master81 Oct 2017 #36

I cannot imagine that. byronius Oct 2017 #39

Does it DownriverDem Oct 2017 #48

Nice post, byronius. And well done. VOX Oct 2017 #42

You are a better person than me, byronius HAB911 Oct 2017 #43

I wish you would have asked him. DownriverDem Oct 2017 #47

I think you made an impact :) JHan Oct 2017 #49

Is our education system lacking, our media as well, or are some just not paying attention? brush Oct 2017 #51

"not you typical Trumpling?" relayerbob Oct 2017 #53

When did Obama legalize gay marriage? stopbush Oct 2017 #55

Mushy. Very mushy non-logic on all fronts. Pleasant fellow, no ground beneath his feet. byronius Oct 2017 #57

Saving America by de-programming one glassy-eyed uninformed voter at a time! struggle4progress Oct 2017 #65