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Post by tnthomas on May 30, 2022 12:10:40 GMT -5
Saw this quote from just some person on Facebook, corresponds exactly to what I have also personally witnessed:
That in of itself is not the scary part. The scary part is how millions of voters have been brainwashed to accept and internalize the GOP's view. The Big Lie has always been a tactic that an ideological and morally bankrupt political organization would use, to manipulate the masses with, and garner support. Hitler knew how to do this instinctively, as a premier, emerging pathological force. Here in the U.S. during the 1980s we had Ronald Reagan using his acting skills to spin an appealing fantasy vision of America, that appealed to millions that were afraid of the changes in our society. In addition, along came Rupert Murdock- who founded FOX news to further drag American's perceptions into the extreme, angry, ultra nationalistic authoritarian hate cult fantasy realm. How to get back from this? Let's not forget the lessons of past history, let's not continue to be complacent and blinded by daily circumstance, like the German citizens of the 1930...
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Post by The Inspector on May 30, 2022 12:40:29 GMT -5
Yep, the biggest trouble is not trump, it is that people voted for him.
It is scary to live in a country full of people that voted for trump!
People can't seem to deal well with the complexity, of the reality, of modern life.
Like I have said, this does not bode well for the future.
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Post by tnthomas on May 30, 2022 16:10:46 GMT -5
Yep, the biggest trouble is not trump, it is that people voted for him.
It is scary to live in a country full of people that voted for trump!
People can't seem to deal well with the complexity, of the reality, of modern life.
Like I have said, this does not bode well for the future.
One of my Facebook friends is a union organizer, his view is straight-forward and practical: "we just have to make sure we out-vote them!"
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Post by The Inspector on May 30, 2022 18:30:01 GMT -5
Too many people just believe their vote does not matter. In so believing, they let the anti-democratic fanatics win.
Many have been lulled into a false sense of security and discourage from voting, by lies, and spin.
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Post by tnthomas on May 30, 2022 20:58:19 GMT -5
Too many people just believe their vote does not matter. In so believing, they let the anti-democratic fanatics win.
Many have been lulled into a false sense of security and discourage from voting, by lies, and spin.
Exactly, hence the urgent need to be vigilant and proactive.
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Post by birdgal on May 31, 2022 11:02:45 GMT -5
The people who STILL say things like, "my vote doesn't make a difference anyway so why bother?" are a threat to democracy and freedom. Lazy or ignorant they are a dangerous group.
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Post by oldmontana on May 31, 2022 18:12:30 GMT -5
Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made.
One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones.
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Post by 2old on May 31, 2022 21:07:17 GMT -5
Visited, today, by a brother-in-law and his wife. My wife made the mistake of mentioning gas prices. Wow! Her brother went on a tirade about how the high gas price was a plan of Obama's to move the U.S. to electric vehicles. Said Obama is still running the government through Biden. And... he has proof!!! :>)
I conveniently had to leave for an appointment and they were gone when I returned home. No sense of sitting around listening to this garbage. And, no sense trying to argue with an idiot.
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Post by notbob on May 31, 2022 22:51:03 GMT -5
Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. Exactly, what is your point?
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Post by Drifter on Jun 1, 2022 17:45:29 GMT -5
Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. Exactly, what is your point? There's no point...just to get y'all going.
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Post by tnthomas on Jun 3, 2022 17:36:32 GMT -5
Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. What was your "point made"? How about the "not throw stones" comment, that made no sense either. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left SquadYou must be referring to your idol Trump and his tweeting that a group that consists of Omar and three other congresswomen of color who were born in the United States – should "go back" to the "places from which they came", right? The Squad
She looks like a pretty solid, conscientious American serving her country, UNLIKE the sleezy tRump and his faithful.
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Post by oldmontana on Jun 3, 2022 17:41:24 GMT -5
Saw this quote from just some person on Facebook, corresponds exactly to what I have also personally witnessed:
That in of itself is not the scary part. The scary part is how millions of voters have been brainwashed to accept and internalize the GOP's view. The Big Lie has always been a tactic that an ideological and morally bankrupt political organization would use, to manipulate the masses with, and garner support. Hitler knew how to do this instinctively, as a premier, emerging pathological force. Here in the U.S. during the 1980s we had Ronald Reagan using his acting skills to spin an appealing fantasy vision of America, that appealed to millions that were afraid of the changes in our society. In addition, along came Rupert Murdock- who founded FOX news to further drag American's perceptions into the extreme, angry, ultra nationalistic authoritarian hate cult fantasy realm. How to get back from this? Let's not forget the lessons of past history, let's not continue to be complacent and blinded by daily circumstance, like the German citizens of the 1930... I remember when.... Good subject! Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones.
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Post by oldmontana on Jun 3, 2022 17:43:25 GMT -5
Exactly, what is your point? There's no point...just to get y'all going. I remember when.... Subject of this thread. Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad.
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Post by Drifter on Jun 3, 2022 19:07:06 GMT -5
I remember when.... Subject of this thread. Okay... One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. So how does the above statement fit into "I remember when?" Just a jab at folks on this board again, or is there a point?
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Post by tnthomas on Jun 4, 2022 11:32:09 GMT -5
Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. Saw this quote from just some person on Facebook, corresponds exactly to what I have also personally witnessed: That in of itself is not the scary part. The scary part is how millions of voters have been brainwashed to accept and internalize the GOP's view. The Big Lie has always been a tactic that an ideological and morally bankrupt political organization would use, to manipulate the masses with, and garner support. Hitler knew how to do this instinctively, as a premier, emerging pathological force. Here in the U.S. during the 1980s we had Ronald Reagan using his acting skills to spin an appealing fantasy vision of America, that appealed to millions that were afraid of the changes in our society. In addition, along came Rupert Murdock- who founded FOX news to further drag American's perceptions into the extreme, angry, ultra nationalistic authoritarian hate cult fantasy realm. How to get back from this? Let's not forget the lessons of past history, let's not continue to be complacent and blinded by daily circumstance, like the German citizens of the 1930... I remember when.... Good subject! Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Point made. One that lives in glass house like many on this board do should not throw stones. There's no point...just to get y'all going. I remember when.... Subject of this thread. Living in Minnsota I remember when we had Democrats Hubert Humphery and Walter Mondale. Know Minnesota has Ilhan Abdullahi Omar a member of the far left Squad. Good grief! How many times are you going to repeat yourself? It doesn't matter how many times you say what you're saying, it doesn't end up making any better sense!
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