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In reply to the discussion: So sad to see this former actor suffering from Dementia [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)39. I don't know exactly what made him think that way, but...
... I feel confident that it boils down to some desire by him to believe what he WANTS to believe, regardless of evidence to the contrary.
That's my generalization of right-wingers that seems to be the most consistent -- whether it's based on religion, blindly supporting "the greatest country on Earth" regardless of what it does, belief that a particular skin color is superior to others, etc.
Those kinds of people often don't care about facts unless they support their desired beliefs, and they'll accept lies about as easily for the same reason.
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He's been messed up since they held "Jon Voight Day" at Yankee Stadium and he was...
Gidney N Cloyd
Sep 2019
#5
No matter how one feels about Angelina, how the hell does she let her kids be around THAT?
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#6
I went to the Youtube site and it's from THe Daily Caller and the comments OMFG they are
CurtEastPoint
Sep 2019
#10
He has been like that for years stop giving excuses He won a golden globe in 2013 for best
lunasun
Sep 2019
#14
This is what happens when you watch Fox, Newsmax, listen to hate talk radio, and read Brietbart
Botany
Sep 2019
#15
If its dementia, it started about thirty years ago. He's just a nasty mean RWer.
marble falls
Sep 2019
#16
Never liked him as an actor. Sure don't respect him now. The term deluded seems to fit.
usaf-vet
Sep 2019
#17
Without clicking on the video, he thinks its just fine and dandy to commit Treason
turbinetree
Sep 2019
#26