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dmr

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28. I think some, but not all, were swayed by the GOP's acquiescence.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 06:51 PM
Jun 2020

If their silence means he's okay, then he's okay. After this, those people just fell in line. No minds of their own.

Add to Fox, Rush, etc that also acquiesced (remember in the very beginning, Trump was considered a crazy disaster) ... well, there you go.

It's all about not having minds of their own. Followers to their own detriment.

I'd feel sorry for them, but I don't. I do feel bad for all the rest of us, though. We get punished for their lack of will and critical thinking.

I said a long time ago that if the GOP stood up to Trump, the base would begin to follow. At least some of them. You know, peer pressure. Sounds so junior high schoolish.

Every blatant laughable lie Trump spews is an assertion of dominance over his followers RockRaven Jun 2020 #1
All the MF45 supporters I personally know have complained about their f'ed childhoods kimbutgar Jun 2020 #2
How did this happen. I seem to recall in the first of 2016 he didn't have a huge following until Dream Girl Jun 2020 #3
I think some, but not all, were swayed by the GOP's acquiescence. dmr Jun 2020 #28
He was on TV for free every day spouting his crazy shit scarytomcat Jun 2020 #31
And most of the GOP Senators, many that he's insulted personally Walleye Jun 2020 #4
He's got dirt on them. volstork Jun 2020 #16
Well, His pal Vlad did used to wnylib Jun 2020 #19
Remember Ingersollman Jun 2020 #35
The trump supporters have no self respect. They have arrogance, which is usually BComplex Jun 2020 #5
i believe this to be correct bigtime Jun 2020 #14
They don't care though. They're the kids AleksS Jun 2020 #6
I think MAGAts envy his narcissism and power and view him as their role model bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #7
not enough time mnmoderatedem Jun 2020 #8
Wonder if all the stupidity we're seeing today is the result of lack of discipline in schools and KS Toronado Jun 2020 #9
That's a new angle bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #11
basically the opposite for the trump supporters Locrian Jun 2020 #13
+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2020 #29
You might want to read up on trauma and child abuse (or use the sarcasm tag). eom Duncan Grant Jun 2020 #30
Saying his base would ignore murder tells us neither he nor his base cares about rule of law, Karadeniz Jun 2020 #10
if you respect someone you don't lie to them constantly bigtime Jun 2020 #12
His followers vote for him ashling Jun 2020 #15
*ding!* Winner. crickets Jun 2020 #18
Sadly, so true. Every word. wnylib Jun 2020 #21
Wow. That totally sucks. I guess Fox "news" has done its job. BComplex Jun 2020 #23
+1 Exactly. Niagara Jun 2020 #27
Lifelong Democrat trump became a republican to run for office. mwb970 Jun 2020 #17
he ran to the left but is governing as a rightwing dictator scarytomcat Jun 2020 #32
The evil liberal boogyman Cosmocat Jun 2020 #20
Yup. And Hillary was the ultimate wnylib Jun 2020 #22
trump supporters are really stupid people Gothmog Jun 2020 #24
They even repeat his lies to themselves. ooky Jun 2020 #25
try to imagine Trump and his gold digger inviting them into his home Skittles Jun 2020 #26
He knows they are as immature as he is. louis-t Jun 2020 #33
Drives libruls crazy keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #34
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