This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
Again, most people, I think, thought that Orwell's 1984 didn't really - or mostly - apply to America. How wrong, unfortunately.
This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
TEENSY silver lining: I'm no sociologist or political scientist, but I'm STILL going to give the Russians at least little edge over Americans in loving their nationalistic autocrats......
Unfortunately, this is more than counter-balanced in my mind with regularly hearing that it's still neck-and-neck in the swing states. Trump getting fewer-than-expected votes in red states is going to be of zero consolation when he wins enough purple states.
I heard a depressing fact this morning. The 2020 election will not be decided by the issues in front of us today. Instead, due to the electoral college, Many Billions will be spent in October to influence a tiny amount of swing state swing voters. So a couple of million low info voters in a few states that are not engaged whatsoever in any issues will make the decision on whether we remain a democracy or not. They make the decision for everyone else. Isn't that nice?
Of course. And it's less than millions. Depending on how you count, I think that it's just tens or hundreds of thousands. Two notable possible conclusions from that:
1) The Electoral College is bad.
2) The Electoral College would be fine IF we didn't have TENS OF MILLIONS willing to vote for an autocrat.
This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
TEENSY silver lining: I'm no sociologist or political scientist, but I'm STILL going to give the Russians at least little edge over Americans in loving their nationalistic autocrats......
It’s odd as I sit back and read the nonsense you post. I’m actually starting to get it. You are Joe. I see how he gets the appreciation as your leader because he has absolutely no idea what he’s doing (or he is the Devils candidate), and you have no idea what you’re talking about.
you guys literally have American prisoners of War getting beat down overseas, and your concern is some flake hooker who makes up stories and talks to dead people, because she can satisfy your thirst.
It's been said before, but highlighted above is the REALLY surprising and disappointing part. And points out how "un-great" America was all along. IT WOULD BE ONE THING if roughly half of America was fooled by a smart, likable, "good actor" politician right out of central casting. As in something like, "Yep, the perhaps good-looking, and perhaps young, smart, knowledgeable, seemingly decent guy fooled everyone. He's really Mussolini. Too bad, but we can't feel TOO bad about that. It's simply true that there are bad people who are really good actors."
BUT NO. IT WAS DONALD TRUMP. The blind can see him coming a mile away.
And yet.
America is very far from great.
There is no doubt that American exceptionalism was a bit of a patriotic and nationalistic fantasy. But Trump put a wrecking ball that concept for sure. He exposed this country to be a bunch of gullible fools.
The deaths dropped after inauguration because the vaccine was introduced. Biden had F*CK ALL to do with the vaccine other than telling people not to take it because Trump was involved.
Way more people died under Biden and death spiked multiple times.
You're a liar and a moron.
You come across as if you may be having a medical emergency. If you feel as if your mind is spinning out of control, try dialing 911.
Seriously, get help - if not for yourself, then for those who care about you (your mom?).
You make a false claim. The claim is refuted with evidence and you have no response but insults.
TEENSY silver lining: I'm no sociologist or political scientist, but I'm STILL going to give the Russians at least little edge over Americans in loving their nationalistic autocrats......
you guys literally have American prisoners of War getting beat down overseas, and your concern is some flake hooker who makes up stories and talks to dead people, because she can satisfy your thirst.
Unfortunately, this is more than counter-balanced in my mind with regularly hearing that it's still neck-and-neck in the swing states. Trump getting fewer-than-expected votes in red states is going to be of zero consolation when he wins enough purple states.
I heard a depressing fact this morning. The 2020 election will not be decided by the issues in front of us today. Instead, due to the electoral college, Many Billions will be spent in October to influence a tiny amount of swing state swing voters. So a couple of million low info voters in a few states that are not engaged whatsoever in any issues will make the decision on whether we remain a democracy or not. They make the decision for everyone else. Isn't that nice?
You mean like Georgia in the past presidential election when NY and California Democrats flooded the state with money to give Biden the presidency and control of both houses of congress?
This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
Cult members wringing their hands over the 1% of media that isn't openly working for their cult.
The lack of self awareness is incredible.
The right didn't minimize the event the left just lied about what happened.
he puts together a coalition to save Ukraine: no credit
He puts together a coalition to stop Iran's mass attack on Israel: no credit
He ends covid: no credit
He ends the trump crime wave: no credit
Longest stretch of sub 4% unemployment ever: No credit
He ends inflation, mostly: no credit
He got a massive infrastructure bill in place: no credit
all time highs in the stock market: no credit
high home values: No credit
Zero scandals in the White House: No credit
He gets $17bn for israel's defense but holds back some bombs: no credit
Democracy is the best of a lot of bad ways to run a nation. Hard to have a good democracy when it's full of fools and people who hate democracy and facts.
Jesus Christ Baghdad agip. This post is pathetic even for you.
Biden's Afghanistan surrender was an international disgrace. No he doesn't get credit for being completely incompetent.
Biden's weakness and incompetence caused the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No he doesn't get credit for losing a war he started.
Biden literally gave Iran the greenlight to attack Israel. NO you don't get credit for giving a terrorist regime permission to attack an ally.
Biden didn't end COVID time ended COVID. He killed 3x as many people as Trump did and by his own standards he should resign in disgrace. Of course he doesn't get credit.
Democrats demanding the cops be disbanded and then committing record levels of crime is a DEMOCRAT crime wave not a Trump crimewave.
Inflation was under 2% when the moron took office. It's not down. No you don't credit for lying about lowering inflation.
Home values are high and no one wants to buy one because Biden's incompetence has interest rates through the roof.
Zero scandals. LOL!
Congress have $17B for Israel's defense and Biden is blocking the aid to win voted in Deerborn, Michigan and Mogadishu, Wisconsin. He doesn't get credit for being corrupt he should be IMPEACHED for betraying an ally for politics.
Biden inherited a very bad hand from Trump and fixed just about everything. That's what the history books will say.
That's also what the history books will say about Obama. He inherited a very bad hand from Bush2 and fixed just about everything.
And probably for Bill Clinton too. He inherited a bad hand from Bush1 and fixed just about everything.
Huh. Anyone spot the pattern of Rs leaving the WH with the nation a disaster and a Democrat saving it? Anyone? If you squint?
This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
Again, most people, I think, thought that Orwell's 1984 didn't really - or mostly - apply to America. How wrong, unfortunately.
You should really at least read the book once if you're going to bring it up every day. It doesn't say what you think it says.
President Biden welcomed the back-to-back reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to the White House on Thursday, but he flubbed when referencing one of the team's members.
Jesus Christ Baghdad agip. This post is pathetic even for you.
Biden's Afghanistan surrender was an international disgrace. No he doesn't get credit for being completely incompetent.
Biden's weakness and incompetence caused the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No he doesn't get credit for losing a war he started.
Biden literally gave Iran the greenlight to attack Israel. NO you don't get credit for giving a terrorist regime permission to attack an ally.
Biden didn't end COVID time ended COVID. He killed 3x as many people as Trump did and by his own standards he should resign in disgrace. Of course he doesn't get credit.
Democrats demanding the cops be disbanded and then committing record levels of crime is a DEMOCRAT crime wave not a Trump crimewave.
Inflation was under 2% when the moron took office. It's not down. No you don't credit for lying about lowering inflation.
Home values are high and no one wants to buy one because Biden's incompetence has interest rates through the roof.
Zero scandals. LOL!
Congress have $17B for Israel's defense and Biden is blocking the aid to win voted in Deerborn, Michigan and Mogadishu, Wisconsin. He doesn't get credit for being corrupt he should be IMPEACHED for betraying an ally for politics.
Biden inherited a very bad hand from Trump and fixed just about everything. That's what the history books will say.
That's also what the history books will say about Obama. He inherited a very bad hand from Bush2 and fixed just about everything.
And probably for Bill Clinton too. He inherited a bad hand from Bush1 and fixed just about everything.
Huh. Anyone spot the pattern of Rs leaving the WH with the nation a disaster and a Democrat saving it? Anyone? If you squint?
The pattern is here you never understand anything and will root for your team no matter what.
This cannot be overstated. Just look at Jan 6th. In the week after that happened the disdain for that event was widespread. All demographics. It was only a tiny fraction of the GOP that dared to keep defending Trump after that national embarrassment. Even the fox news Trumpers had enough of Trump. The country was ready to move on and never have that happen again.
Yet, immediately the whitewashing and spin went into action. Today, the right wing has completely minimized the event. And Trump feels that he can now run around the country suggesting it was a great day for America. Those that did it were patriots. And even sing quasi religious songs to celebrate that day.
We used to think Propaganda in Russia could never be duplicated here. Now we know Americans might be even more gullible than Russians were in the Soviet Union.
They are in a cult. Once the base was told J6 was fine they all quickly fell back in line. No other explanation besides brainwashing and cult mentality.
Jesus Christ Baghdad agip. This post is pathetic even for you.
Biden's Afghanistan surrender was an international disgrace. No he doesn't get credit for being completely incompetent.
Biden's weakness and incompetence caused the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No he doesn't get credit for losing a war he started.
Biden literally gave Iran the greenlight to attack Israel. NO you don't get credit for giving a terrorist regime permission to attack an ally.
Biden didn't end COVID time ended COVID. He killed 3x as many people as Trump did and by his own standards he should resign in disgrace. Of course he doesn't get credit.
Democrats demanding the cops be disbanded and then committing record levels of crime is a DEMOCRAT crime wave not a Trump crimewave.
Inflation was under 2% when the moron took office. It's not down. No you don't credit for lying about lowering inflation.
Home values are high and no one wants to buy one because Biden's incompetence has interest rates through the roof.
Zero scandals. LOL!
Congress have $17B for Israel's defense and Biden is blocking the aid to win voted in Deerborn, Michigan and Mogadishu, Wisconsin. He doesn't get credit for being corrupt he should be IMPEACHED for betraying an ally for politics.
Biden inherited a very bad hand from Trump and fixed just about everything. That's what the history books will say.
That's also what the history books will say about Obama. He inherited a very bad hand from Bush2 and fixed just about everything.
And probably for Bill Clinton too. He inherited a bad hand from Bush1 and fixed just about everything.
Huh. Anyone spot the pattern of Rs leaving the WH with the nation a disaster and a Democrat saving it? Anyone? If you squint?
So what does a party do when it can no longer win the popular vote and sees the writing on the wall?
Biden inherited a very bad hand from Trump and fixed just about everything. That's what the history books will say.
That's also what the history books will say about Obama. He inherited a very bad hand from Bush2 and fixed just about everything.
And probably for Bill Clinton too. He inherited a bad hand from Bush1 and fixed just about everything.
Huh. Anyone spot the pattern of Rs leaving the WH with the nation a disaster and a Democrat saving it? Anyone? If you squint?
So what does a party do when it can no longer win the popular vote and sees the writing on the wall?
it either modifies its unpopular stance and policies....
or it becomes a regional party rather than a national party...
or it takes the GOP's current path and swears to take power no matter what the election results are. That's the end of democracy and that's what we're looking at because of the Republican Party. If they lose the electoral college again they will try again to stop the electoral votes from being counted so the House can elect Trump. A perfectly legal, perfectly Constitution coup and the end of democracy in America. And that will be defended by virtually every elected Republican in DC.
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So what does a party do when it can no longer win the popular vote and sees the writing on the wall?
it either modifies its unpopular stance and policies....
or it becomes a regional party rather than a national party...
or it takes the GOP's current path and swears to take power no matter what the election results are. That's the end of democracy and that's what we're looking at because of the Republican Party. If they lose the electoral college again they will try again to stop the electoral votes from being counted so the House can elect Trump. A perfectly legal, perfectly Constitution coup and the end of democracy in America.
part two is that the Dems absolutely positively have to turn Texas blue or at least purple. If that happens the GOP will have to change its crazy violent anti-Constitutional ways and try again to actually win elections with reasonable policy and reasonable candidates.
