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.

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. (Original Post) 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

JCanete

(5,272 posts)

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

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:21 PM

Dec 2016

JHan

(10,173 posts)

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

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:22 PM

Dec 2016

niyad

(119,909 posts)

3. one of my friends told me, before the hacked election, that her brother-in-law believed

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

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.

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

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?

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

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.

Reply to RonniePudding (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:39 PM

Dec 2016

Lotusflower70

(3,093 posts)

7. That just shows

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 02:46 PM

Dec 2016

How stupid some people are. Mindless masses.

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