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2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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

People actually think Trump is a populist. Think about that. [View all]

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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People actually think Trump is a populist. Think about that. [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

The media tells us which way is up, and we keep believing it. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #1

Note that M$M framed him this way "populist" when he's oligarchist.. One huge jedi mind trick. JHan Dec 2016 #2

one of my friends told me, before the hacked election, that her brother-in-law believed niyad Dec 2016 #3

It's really on par with Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza joint. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #4

Now the question: when does the average trump voter get the message? RonniePudding Dec 2016 #5

Maybe when they lose their health insurance? Nah, even then, they'll scapegoat libruls and POC. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #6

That just shows Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #7