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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Crowd Spontaneously Applauds Sanders [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)40. True, telling falsehoods and repeating them over and over again until they become
accepted. It used to work, but something has changes, not sure what, probably the internet has helped people to realize they were NOT the only ones who were aghast at some of the garbage being touted as fact.
I'm surprised they didn't anticipate the Internet when they planned to take over the media. But I think that has more to do with the average age of those who are in power. They didn't understand it and thought it was like some kind of game.
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I'd give up my unicorn pony for that! It just makes reading so much easier.
A Simple Game
Sep 2015
#13
Oh, please. The entire country is not Vermont. Er, I mean Washington, D.C. Er, I mean
merrily
Sep 2015
#9
Another unelectable 'fringe candidate' who won with an overwhelming majority!
sabrina 1
Sep 2015
#37
Is there a way to burst that bubble he lives in so he can get a look at the world outside?
sabrina 1
Sep 2015
#38
Seems ALL of them start their constructs based on falsehoods and build from there....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2015
#39
True, telling falsehoods and repeating them over and over again until they become
sabrina 1
Sep 2015
#40
Lol, I worked for a top Dem fundraiser for a while. She had no clue what the internet was, thought
sabrina 1
Sep 2015
#44
The Pope is anti gay and opposes all of our rights, his Golden Rule is tarnished brass.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#49