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In reply to the discussion: How in the hell did this country get so stupid that we would elect this imbecile twice? [View all]
no_hypocrisy
(54,239 posts)78. I'm still thinking about how many Independents voted for TSF.
I can understand "the Base" (MAGA). But you would give Independents the benefit of the doubt by weighing each candidate before voting.
Unless Greg Palast is correct, that certain districts were targeted and rigged. Then I'll let the Independents off the hook.
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How in the hell did this country get so stupid that we would elect this imbecile twice? [View all]
IrishBubbaLiberal
Apr 2025
OP
Let's not forget the oligarch/billionaire media like FOX, NewMax, and Washington Post (to name
jrthin
Apr 2025
#11
You are so right wise one. I have also heard that since words are so imortant, it would behoove us
c-rational
Apr 2025
#57
Exactly right. Of all the people on the right side of the aisle, they go with this...
brush
Apr 2025
#2
"I will never be able to wrap my mind around it." I am still in disbelief Trump was actually elected president.
sop
Apr 2025
#12
My father once told me "The first time is experience, the second is stupidity". Good advice.
twodogsbarking
Apr 2025
#20
It really is simple. People make up their minds by the information they read and hear. If
jrthin
Apr 2025
#58
It's the result of an educational system that does not teach critical thinking. n/t
elocs
Apr 2025
#24
You nailed it! It takes an educated electorate to preserve a Democratic society.
lees1975
Apr 2025
#37
One point of many: The Dems let RW media bash Joe Biden, relentlessly with smears and lies, and some piled on to it
usonian
Apr 2025
#84
People have proven that they have one "REAL" (translation, imaginary) need. Confirmation.
usonian
Apr 2025
#85
My standard response to those who ask me "How did we get this screwed up?":
Buns_of_Fire
Apr 2025
#38
***US MEDIA LEANING MAGA*** Dems need their own amplification network to compete
uponit7771
Apr 2025
#39
In 2024, around 3 in 10 Black men under the age of 45 voted Trump, double what he got in 2020.
Celerity
Apr 2025
#54
Biggest outgroup swing towards Putin's Puppet was Hispanic men why are black men being extrapolated here?
uponit7771
Apr 2025
#86
Because the post I replied to mentioned African Americans. It made no mention of Hispanics. nt
Celerity
Apr 2025
#87
In context of black men and women voting against Putin's Puppet in overwhelming percentages despite an uptick in support
uponit7771
Apr 2025
#89
Voter disenfranchisement played a HUGE role in getting this fat fuck back in office
Blue Owl
Apr 2025
#59
To this feminist it a truism that is not going away: the hatred and/or disregard of women.
efhmc
Apr 2025
#65
You'd have to include white women hating black women too, then, because. . .
UniqueUserName
Apr 2025
#69
Social media has spotlighted the dumb people that always existed, and, gave them a platform to make others dumb.
Oneironaut
Apr 2025
#71
I think focusing on blaming voters takes away from the real reason he's in office.
live love laugh
Apr 2025
#76
Many factors: extremism, demonization, anti-intellectualism, social media, and piss-poor journalism
Behind the Aegis
Apr 2025
#91