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Irish_Dem

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3. Yes I have friends and neighbors who are oblivious to what is going on.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2025, 03:18 PM

Feb 4

Even some smart Dems who blithely think that someone will swat down Trump and Musk.
Certainly there is some easy remedy and of course Trump and Musk will have some guardrails
and back down.

So we have ignorant and uninformed people and those who engage in magical thinking
and no understanding how psychopaths and fascists operate.

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There are probably a lot of people who have no clue what is going on. [View all] milestogo Feb 4 OP

Just watch Traildogbob Feb 4 #1

Those things need to be shown to everyone... SleeplessinSoCal Feb 4 #19

You're absolutely right, Americans are largely completely unaware SheltieLover Feb 4 #2

Yes I have friends and neighbors who are oblivious to what is going on. Irish_Dem Feb 4 #3

I believe a lot of it is deliberate. This is a result of decades of the Republican party running filthy campaigns Walleye Feb 4 #4

We are in the midst of The Butterfly Revolution SoCal Roomba Feb 4 #5

They won't be oblivious in 2 years orangecrush Feb 4 #6

Two months more likely Evolve Dammit Feb 4 #17

Yep orangecrush Feb 4 #24

What news has FOX been discussing these days? IcyPeas Feb 4 #7

Since i boycott both that is a great question. Boomerproud Feb 5 #32

Hardly anyone Cirsium Feb 4 #8

When your premise is to steal from and kill the people already here LuvLoogie Feb 4 #9

That is the most terrifying thing of all. Most Americans have been successfully conditioned to be as docile and Karasu Feb 4 #10

The terminally somnolent may have their blissfully non-aware state Aussie105 Feb 4 #11

all of the above mokeyz Feb 4 #18

Could you please recall Rupert Murdoch et al.? He's spooky3 Feb 4 #26

They think it doesn't matter in large part because of the "both sides are the same" message * Oopsie Daisy Feb 4 #12

You can add the flame-thrower BumRushDaShow Feb 4 #20

Oh, god! I forgot about him. 🤮🤮 Oopsie Daisy Feb 4 #21

A lot of people who have no clue? LilElf70 Feb 4 #13

Nailed it Evolve Dammit Feb 4 #14

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; yowzayowzayowza Feb 4 #15

DEI socialism is the reason for the higher prices IronLionZion Feb 4 #16

As FDR said... ancianita Feb 4 #22

Back in 2019, during the Democratic presidential primary season - DeeDeeNY Feb 4 #23

I watch zero news. Iggo Feb 4 #25

They won't JustAnotherGen Feb 4 #27

That's exactly the problem. They don't know. summer_in_TX Feb 5 #28

I blame "No Child Left Behind." Qutzupalotl Feb 5 #29

Why isn't this the headline in every newspaper in the LARGEST FONT? Martin Eden Feb 5 #30

My own family is tuned out except for my older sister Beringia Feb 5 #31