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In reply to the discussion: Christmas with my right wing parents [View all]colorado_ufo
(5,717 posts)46. Trump is a world-class liar
and deceived a lot of people who themselves are used to telling the truth. For many of them, particularly the older people, it is difficult to imagine that someone could lie like that, so therefore they believed him.
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Good people can be Trump supporters. It creates cognitive dissonance for me, but I know some. They
Amaryllis
Dec 2018
#13
A Christmas Tale for our times. Thank you. Thank you to your dad. Thank you to your mom.
NBachers
Dec 2018
#16
There's a lot of love and caring in so many people, imperfect as they may be.
summer_in_TX
Dec 2018
#54
Thanks you for sharing. I had ultra-rightwing parents who did good things for other people in their
Nitram
Dec 2018
#37
Your post confirms my suspicion that some Trump voters are teddy bears at heart.
planetc
Dec 2018
#45
thanks for that - i don't know if it applies to your parents but a lot of the
certainot
Dec 2018
#49