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summer_in_TX

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54. Well put!

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:16 PM

Dec 2022

The number of people in America who believe in a "reality" that is far from the truth makes the US nearly ungovernable. How is consensus on a path forward ever reached?

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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