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Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:20 PM Dec 2016

People actually think Trump is a populist. Think about that.

While I'm fully aware that millions of people subscribe to patently false beliefs, it's still rather stunning that people associate Trump with populism. It's beyond stunning, actually.

I don't know how you reach people who are that out of touch with reality, who have essentially created an alternate reality of their own.

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JHan

(10,173 posts)
2. Note that M$M framed him this way "populist" when he's oligarchist.. One huge jedi mind trick.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:22 PM
Dec 2016

niyad

(121,333 posts)
3. one of my friends told me, before the hacked election, that her brother-in-law believed
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:31 PM
Dec 2016

that der drumpfenfuhrer "cares about the common man". I asked her how in the world he could believe that, and she just shook her head.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
4. It's really on par with Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza joint.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:35 PM
Dec 2016

It's batshit crazy.

 

RonniePudding

(889 posts)
5. Now the question: when does the average trump voter get the message?
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:35 PM
Dec 2016

Not talking about the brown shirt deplorables. I'm talking about the people who pushed him over the top in the end.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
6. Maybe when they lose their health insurance? Nah, even then, they'll scapegoat libruls and POC.
Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:39 PM
Dec 2016
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