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In reply to the discussion: From Substack: Why does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? [View all]LilElf70
(432 posts)I call it the National Enquirer mentality.
The National Enquirer has been around for decades. Why? Because people, for some unknown reason, like to hear gossip, lies, bullshit, and conflict. It gets their attention. Why I'll never know, but it sure as hell has a following.
Now think about Trump. Ever since he got his narcissistic attention, which he absolutely loves, all he's done is spread gossip, idiocy, lies and ignorance on a daily basis. It's all about the attention. Everyone know it. It's constant, and it changes every day. On any given day, he often repeats items that drew attention by the media the previous day. What's the saying? If you repeat the same thing over and over, without proof of your findings, people will start to believe it. I find that true. On top of that, add the fact that it has to be all about him. All the time. And don't forget he owes people/cities millions, and no one does a thing about it. How many times has be broken the law? This, in turn makes him look like some kind of God like creature to his cult followers. It does not matter what he does, as no one cares. As a God, you are entitled to make mistakes, without penalty. As long as he continues to open his mouth and be in control of the conversation, we don't have a chance in hell of beating him. Winning in 2020 for the dems was a blessing. Trump was seen as a bad seed then. How soon we forgot. Sad, isn't it. And now we pay.
No one on the left would even consider taking this position in life. Ever!!! Kamala ran a pretty good campaign, given the time she had. It should have been enough, but it wasn't. The crazies are back. Now we have to deal with this fake presidency that may destroy our constitution and democracy. God help us all.
Unfortunately, the bad guys have won. And now I'm hearing from many dems that they will never vote again. That's exactly what the republicants want. I'm hoping we will get over it in the next 4 years, change their minds, and destroy the republicants the next time around. Voting is the only way to take a stand.