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This is really an indictment of how ignorant much of the general public is (Original Post) zebonaut Aug 2016 OP
Its not Ignorance Cryptoad Aug 2016 #1
He's just going to keep ratcheting up the crazy, and nobody seems able to stop him Siwsan Aug 2016 #2
America has been dumbed down by 24/7 propaganda peddling talking heads liberal N proud Aug 2016 #3
A "Requirement" to have Fox on? Thats Goebellian Propaganda zebonaut Aug 2016 #4
Go into a restaurant that televising FOX and ask them to change the chanel. liberal N proud Aug 2016 #7
Good for you! zebonaut Aug 2016 #11
Well, at least 50% of the population thinks he is a moron. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #6
Look at the Black guy in the green shirt Tanta Aug 2016 #8
When I saw that earlier I made a comment about how that crowd is full of neanderthals PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #5
Intentionally encouraged, saidsimplesimon Aug 2016 #9
For trump supporters it's like a living live fairy tale. Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2016 #10

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
1. Its not Ignorance
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 12:13 PM
Aug 2016

General Public is growing more and more stupid. One day soon we will have to face the Q: How does a democratic society of Idiots function?

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)
2. He's just going to keep ratcheting up the crazy, and nobody seems able to stop him
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 12:17 PM
Aug 2016

I truly believe that he feels he is omnipotent.

I noticed similar behaviors in my mother, when she started heading into dementia/Alzheimer's. I wish I had realized, much earlier, what that behavior was indicating.

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
3. America has been dumbed down by 24/7 propaganda peddling talking heads
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 12:18 PM
Aug 2016

They stuck FOX news in every fast food restaurant by offering to put satellite in their establishment with the requirement that they always have FOX on.
Then the people come in and get fat on fries and dumb on FOX.

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
7. Go into a restaurant that televising FOX and ask them to change the chanel.
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 01:10 PM
Aug 2016

I have many time and am always told that it must be left on FOX.

I have walked out of several after the told me that.

PersonNumber503602

(1,134 posts)
6. Well, at least 50% of the population thinks he is a moron.
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 01:01 PM
Aug 2016

I'm guessing it might even be more since there even seems to be at least a chunk of republicans who do not like him either.

Tanta

(42 posts)
8. Look at the Black guy in the green shirt
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 01:38 PM
Aug 2016

I thought it looked like "I came here to hear a 2nd opinion but man...was this a bad idea..."

PersonNumber503602

(1,134 posts)
5. When I saw that earlier I made a comment about how that crowd is full of neanderthals
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 01:00 PM
Aug 2016

I got a weird look from someone who I'm assuming is a Trump supporter.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
9. Intentionally encouraged,
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 03:19 PM
Aug 2016

by lack of opportunities for funding education, to act out when manufacturing jobs were shipped offshore? The spin from the Republicans it's not our fault, it's the fault of those liberal tree huggers.

The folks that voted for rumpft, 13M of over 300M, are not a majority.

GOTV is my suggestion if we wish to turn the tide.

Wash. state Desk Jet

(3,426 posts)
10. For trump supporters it's like a living live fairy tale.
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 06:02 PM
Aug 2016

Trump as the golden goose in the fairy tale claims it will be so good and so great, he will lay golden eggs at their feet.They are all so very excited. Fast and easy the promise of something for nothing seems to be to them. He has taken the trickle down concept and blown it up into a stark raging flood-the golden shower down!
But do they know if it sounds too good to be true it isn't ? No of course not ! It's a twisted far fetched fools gold rush.

They want to believe so very badly and it's a shame.

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