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Charging Triceratops

(165 posts) Wed Mar 6, 2024, 09:29 AM Mar 6

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I really, truly don't understand it [View all]

I don't understand how so many people can support and vote for a traitorous, criminal, incoherent con man who is the furthest thing from what a president of the United States should be.

I don't understand how so many people have forgotten how this monster called the Covid pandemic a hoax, wanted to "slow the testing down" and sought refuge in the shadow of murderous foreign despots.

I don't understand how, in a nation that values education and thoughtful discourse, a stupid, trust-fund idiot who uses the same vapid phrases over and over again can gain the respect and support of so many people.

Where did my America go? Did Limbaugh and Fox "News" really destroy that much of it? Are we really that far gone that a decent, hard-working man like Joe Biden, who captains a great economy and a quest for freedom around the world can be so vilified in countless polls and commentaries?

I really, truly do not understand it.

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I really, truly don't understand it [View all] Charging Triceratops Mar 6 OP

Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to turn out the serious might of a Democratic victory when there's a high ... marble falls Mar 6 #1

Not a mystery Roy Rolling Mar 6 #70

'Tis a perplexity, indeed Bucky Mar 6 #2

Remember what TSF said in 2016 after winning the then Nevada Caucuses? ProudMNDemocrat Mar 6 #3

The ground was plowed by rw radio. rubbersole Mar 6 #30

that is exactly how it happened Tumbulu Mar 6 #69

That was when the effect of Dumbing Down America was felt most... MiHale Mar 6 #56

It's all about money, political power, and control bucolic_frolic Mar 6 #4

Religion is the tool Farmer-Rick Mar 6 #15

Biden's real crime in the eyes of the media EarlG Mar 6 #5

I think you have put your finger on this exactly... FalloutShelter Mar 6 #29

Nailed it. MontanaMama Mar 6 #51

I think you nailed it. Ocelot II Mar 6 #55

You got it. He is not 'Hollywood' enough. OldBaldy1701E Mar 6 #61

Yep, and it seems to me to have been getting worse and worse over the decades. raccoon Mar 13 #79

What is being experienced... Hugin Mar 6 #6

Take a look at what all dictators do and that's your answer.. Look at the rise of Nazi Germany. mitch96 Mar 6 #7

Low information voters. n/t John1956PA Mar 6 #8

You are not alone....it's a mystery. surfered Mar 6 #9

This helps explain it. surfered Mar 6 #10

We live in a country of sick people ramapo Mar 6 #11

I keep trying to figure it out, too. The manipulation with constant lies might explain some of it. Timeflyer Mar 6 #12

Plus ca change Jean Genie Mar 6 #13

Feels more like fables of the reconstruction to me. dawg Mar 6 #23

Limbaugh & Fox "news" sure did a number. Basic LA Mar 6 #14

I don't think anyone understands it. I guess it is the hate doc03 Mar 6 #16

"Did Limbaugh and Fox "News" really destroy that much of it?" William Seger Mar 6 #17

He reflects their base anger, failure and resentment. usonian Mar 6 #18

He supports their hate and empowers their petty grievances getagrip_already Mar 6 #19

It's actually really easy to understand. Act_of_Reparation Mar 6 #20

I hear you. Joinfortmill Mar 6 #21

Right there with you. 91 felony charges ecstatic Mar 6 #22

How? Lack of civics education plus profit-motive Big Media plus bad actor adversarial meddling Bernardo de La Paz Mar 6 #24

The Shitstain made hating others that don't look or think like you not just okay but something to be proud of. Haters NoMoreRepugs Mar 6 #25

That part of the nation does not value education relayerbob Mar 6 #26

This helps to explain, but not take away the worry about those of such a different mindset who live among us. Bumbles Mar 6 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Mar 6 #45

Thanks, what a GREAT article and website! Abolishinist Mar 6 #52

Thanks for this! Bookmarking for later. Ocelot II Mar 6 #57

So based on that article... ecstatic Mar 6 #73

This is america as it always was quakerboy Mar 6 #28

They lack empathy. That's it. And in that missing void they fill up on fear, hate, anger... FailureToCommunicate Mar 6 #31

They are toxic people I_UndergroundPanther Mar 6 #62

Pb ffr Mar 6 #32

It was actually a bad night for recons. Several states with 30% + recons who say they won't vote for dump. onecaliberal Mar 6 #33

There are so many truly uncurious STUPID fucking mush brains in the world - not just here it's all over. Apathetic GuppyGal Mar 6 #34

What angers me the most ScratchCat Mar 6 #35

Agreed happy feet Mar 6 #39

The pandemic bdamomma Mar 6 #66

He made COVID crisis worse bmichaelh Mar 6 #36

Limbaugh and Fox News helped a lot, but lees1975 Mar 6 #37

Betsy DeVoss I_UndergroundPanther Mar 6 #63

It's the lure of the snake oil. calimary Mar 6 #38

Trump and Right Wing Populism has givben them a sense of respectibility for raciism, misogyny, and hatred. Ping Tung Mar 6 #40

The economy over the last 50 years has been horrible in most places IbogaProject Mar 6 #41

I do: Republican Owned Media is why live love laugh Mar 6 #42

What you are watching in this country Mr.Bill Mar 6 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author moondust Mar 6 #44

It's definitely bizarre SouthernDem4ever Mar 6 #46

Trump has given them permission to hate freely and openly * Oopsie Daisy Mar 6 #47

I've said this many times. WarGamer Mar 6 #48

Too many Americans take democracy for granted. llmart Mar 6 #49

I think it's the die-hards who want to "Make America Racist Again". forgotmylogin Mar 6 #50

Glad I scrolled to the bottom of the discussion BaronChocula Mar 6 #53

I actually reposted this in the clear in GD. forgotmylogin Mar 6 #54

Wish I_UndergroundPanther Mar 6 #64

I think it HAS become a sickness BaronChocula Mar 6 #68

K&R Blue Owl Mar 6 #58

It's not "your" America GenThePerservering Mar 6 #59

Sorry for offending you with a hopeful possessive metaphor Charging Triceratops Mar 6 #60

You just described worse and just hit a couple of the reasons why. TheKentuckian Mar 6 #67

It was worse before. Elessar Zappa Mar 7 #77

gods are authoritarian creatures kiri Mar 6 #65

How do we know what, exactly , the American people are thinking? Pegasus30 Mar 6 #71

Well, for starters, soldierant Mar 6 #72

Fox news is telling them lies and they're eating it up Tribetime Mar 6 #74

Republicans know how to own people's amygdala SomedayKindaLove Mar 6 #75

I blame Ronnie Rat Raygun RocRizzo55 Mar 7 #76

I don't understand either SleeplessinSoCal Mar 13 #78