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Firestorm49

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13. History Ignored

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 03:10 PM

Mar 2018

23% of Trump voters don’t prefer Democracy! Our schools have failed these poor uneducated fools. To them, a little history about Nazi Germany would probably be labeled “ fake news”.
What do they really prefer as an alternative? Pure and total communism?
How incredibly short sighted they are, and I’m trying my best not to refer to them as complete fucking morons. Oops!

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Study: 23 Percent Of Trump Supporters Show Skepticism Of Democracy [View all] DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

So the real number is 35 or 40%. Many unwilling to admit this. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #1

Yeah. I figured 23% was a little low. TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #6

Not a huge surprise. bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #2

Our US Constitution isn't that keen on democracy, either. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #3

Don't blame the Constitution. Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #10

Go back to Russia C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #4

So the same brain dead clowns... vi5 Mar 2018 #5

Somehow I'll bet 'strong leader' doesn't mean the same thing pangaia Mar 2018 #7

Yeah, they are all for a powerful leader TexasBushwhacker Mar 2018 #9

So what do they believe in a dictator? YOHABLO Mar 2018 #8

It's exactly the profile of RWAF: Right Wing Authoritarian Followers. Good studies: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #11

trump supporters are un-American. rockfordfile Mar 2018 #12

History Ignored Firestorm49 Mar 2018 #13

Interesting question. I believe that the GOP is rapidly moving away from democracy and have been StevieM Mar 2018 #16

Yeah, they hate Democracy. And yet they idolize a leader who's always talking about Mc Mike Mar 2018 #14

K&R! nt Mountain Mule Mar 2018 #15

:) What would a study here show? Almost every day Hortensis Mar 2018 #17

There's no nice way The Wizard Mar 2018 #18

Its fairly obvious that the Trumpsters want an American version of Putin. Oneironaut Mar 2018 #19

Portrait of the authoritarian followers: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #20