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patphil

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12. They embraced him because they wanted to believe what he said was true actually was true.

Reply to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 03:36 PM

Dec 2022

It's easy to fool people who want so desperately to have their false beliefs "validated".
When it comes to lies and manipulation, Trump is a master craftsman...like Hitler.
He knows how to play people, and there are 10's of millions of Americans out there who were not just willing to be played, but anxious for it.

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I heard a good explanation of why Trump voters went nuts for Trump. [View all] fightforfreedom Dec 2022 OP

Clearly! Great explanation. BComplex Dec 2022 #1

They also showed just how gullible a large number of Americans are. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2022 #2

Indeed - they were out to prove Lincoln wasn't quite correct..... MyOwnPeace Dec 2022 #29

Hell, Codifer Dec 2022 #39

Zackly. cilla4progress Dec 2022 #53

In his prime, he knew how to work a crowd of dupes. CrispyQ Dec 2022 #3

Yes, gave him a ton of name recognition KS Toronado Dec 2022 #16

name recognition falls under "familiarity" NJCher Dec 2022 #63

Yes, and find that person quick KS Toronado Dec 2022 #64

Yes, I think so PatSeg Dec 2022 #20

I think of Fox more like reality TV in a different reality. CaptainTruth Dec 2022 #27

Did you ever seen The Loudest Voice in the Room? PatSeg Dec 2022 #35

Haven't seen or read it. I'll look into it. CaptainTruth Dec 2022 #72

Well put! summer_in_TX Dec 2022 #54

Yep not fooled Dec 2022 #23

Yes and he's very proud of being the "greatest" conman PatSeg Dec 2022 #36

That would make him an opportunist, at a minimum, BadgerKid Dec 2022 #4

They all live in their own little brain bubble cutroot Dec 2022 #5

Or even simpler. moondust Dec 2022 #6

Read We Were Eight Years in Power Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2022 #7

Racism is at the heart of the anti-abortion, anti-contraception movement too. OMGWTF Dec 2022 #30

I think that one thing added to that Bettie Dec 2022 #8

Without Right Wing media, he would never have had a chance in politics. Caliman73 Dec 2022 #9

Exactly TheRealNorth Dec 2022 #10

Trump didn't watch Fox for decades, he was a democrat Hamlette Dec 2022 #11

I used to watch Alex Jones when he was on YouTube. Haggard Celine Dec 2022 #62

I'm starting to believe it Hamlette Dec 2022 #74

They embraced him because they wanted to believe what he said was true actually was true. patphil Dec 2022 #12

At the heart of Republican obstinacy and vitriol (and conformity) is Fox News propaganda Bucky Dec 2022 #13

And Trump continued to consume right-wing TV and radio even while in the White House. keep_left Dec 2022 #14

Yes, and about 2 decades of the Apprentice franchise. Joinfortmill Dec 2022 #15

Simpler than that. WarGamer Dec 2022 #17

I'd love to ask one of his supporters how does it feel to be brainwashed ? kimbutgar Dec 2022 #18

It was going to happen eventually. A Fox News watcher becomes president. everyonematters Dec 2022 #19

Cable news hasn't been around that long Warpy Dec 2022 #21

I think this is a good explanation. Ohioboy Dec 2022 #22

I remember reading that he also had conversations with Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh to Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #24

Dunning-Krueger plus confirmation bias... Wounded Bear Dec 2022 #25

People vote for people because they like them. Why is this treated like a big puzzle? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #26

Angry people being vulnerable to a populist demagogue who comes along and fans their rage Just A Box Of Rain Dec 2022 #28

I remember there was an Onion headline at the start of the Trump administration: Initech Dec 2022 #31

Made hate great again. gibraltar72 Dec 2022 #32

Great explanation MiHale Dec 2022 #33

Trump became their sacred cow Nululu Dec 2022 #34

Racism is biggest appeal IMHO n/t hibbing Dec 2022 #37

"I heard a good explanation of why Trump voters went nuts for Trump." Botany Dec 2022 #38

RW outlets manufactured the shit, then Trump spoon-fed the flock. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2022 #40

He's right-wing hate radio come to life. Like a comedian, he kept the material the audience betsuni Dec 2022 #41

yup. limbaugh was saying 'trump' about 50 times/hour when i sampled some after hearing trump called certainot Dec 2022 #48

I don't think we like to admit it, but FOX and the other right-wing media have had a bigger impact hadEnuf Dec 2022 #42

This! nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #66

He's always been a con man. YoshidaYui Dec 2022 #43

They have no cognitive thought process. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #44

Fox News runs the GOP GregGilman Dec 2022 #45

Same reason people went nuts for this guy: DFW Dec 2022 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Dec 2022 #47

"Donald Trump is what this country needs", "I voted for Trump, he's gonna fix Obamacare"" czarjak Dec 2022 #49

Finally something that makes sense Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #50

Trump Simply "Stepped Into An Empty Suit That Had Been Tailored By Decades of Fox News." TrollBuster9090 Dec 2022 #51

Sounds cilla4progress Dec 2022 #52

PT Barnum KentuckyWoman Dec 2022 #55

Right on the money. Trump just fed Fox News tested bullshit to the GOPers, and Martin68 Dec 2022 #56

8 yrs ago..talk radios fav subject was immigration..trump took it and ran with it Demovictory9 Dec 2022 #57

The bigots moniss Dec 2022 #58

Yes, they keep saying that Trump tells it like it is. raging moderate Dec 2022 #59

Fascist Oligarch eXtremists network directs the merged Gangsters of Putin and U.S. Taliban. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #60

They live in a world of denial and delusion. mwb970 Dec 2022 #61

The dumbing down of America began with Limbaugh and Faux News amplified it nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #65

Actually DownriverDem Dec 2022 #70

Hard to disagree with that nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #71

Yes! Catherine Vincent Dec 2022 #67

A con man thrives in an environment rich with marks Major Nikon Dec 2022 #68

I know a lot of folks DownriverDem Dec 2022 #69

Yep he had a regular Monday morning spot on Fox n Friends underpants Dec 2022 #73