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struggle4progress

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 04:22 PM Nov 2012

"Stabbed in the back" theories [View all]

Folk, who think they're winning when they're losing, are dangerous

We've seen them before

During the Great War, much of which was fought in France, the Kaiser told the Germans (until the end) that they were winning

They weren't winning, of course: they were losing, and it would only be a matter of time until their war effort collapsed

But the diehards never believed the Kaiser had lied to them; instead, they came up with elaborate conspiracy theories about how "the Jews" and "the Communists" had "stabbed them in the back"

These idiotic theories were quite resilient and affected German politics for years afterwards

During the Vietnam War, the US government repeatedly told Americans that they were winning the war

America wasn't winning, of course: the generals knew it, and all the insiders knew it, and it would only be a matter of time until the war effort collapsed

But the diehards never could believe their government had lied to them; instead, they came up with elaborate conspiracy theories about how "the liberals" and "the media" had "stabbed them in the back"

And these idiotic theories were also quite resilient and affected US politics for years afterwards

Be ready for a similar narrative among the deluded wahackadoodles who expected Romney to win: they will never believe any of their heroes lied to them -- they will be constructing new "stabbed in the back" theories to explain their loss of the election

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"Stabbed in the back" theories [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP
Good comparison. Fortunately, we won this one without "conventional weapons" libdem4life Nov 2012 #1
ten four heaven05 Nov 2012 #2
Given those facts, it would seem that false hope... dchill Nov 2012 #3
Ha ha. Republican loss of their election leads to Republican loss of their.... Bucky Nov 2012 #4
K&R! Mme. Defarge Nov 2012 #5
George Orwell's 1984 Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #6
oh, they are already there RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #7
Let the back stabbing begin! GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #8
The Hippies and the War Protestors ALSO... bvar22 Nov 2012 #9
So why is this a problem? Danascot Nov 2012 #10
IMHO, because deluded individuals are dangerous. fleabiscuit Nov 2012 #12
I propose we round up and detain the 47% of Americans who supported Mitt. Flatulo Nov 2012 #14
One big problem & symptom of other problems is the 3 or 4 times higher death threats against Obama. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #22
way too many veganlush Nov 2012 #11
there,s' no,thin,,g fugg,in,,, wr,,,ong, wit,h ,m,y, co,mma's struggle4progress Nov 2012 #13
Here, I fixed it for ya: freshwest Nov 2012 #15
fixed it? you done removed all my catastrophes! struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16
There is no such things as a CATastrophy. Only non-kitteh-catastrophes. So there! freshwest Nov 2012 #18
The two commas in the first sentence, while not incorrect, are quite unnecessary. Every other one of Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #25
not an anarchist veganlush Nov 2012 #26
I was joking, of course, but the commas are meant to clarify the written message, and, if used Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #31
The more they think they're winning the safer.. zentrum Nov 2012 #17
My current theory is blind hatred... DryHump Nov 2012 #19
Teabaggers have been lied to & manipulated for profit by RW media hucksters 99th_Monkey Nov 2012 #20
Just got a big huge laugh from a facebook posting. japple Nov 2012 #21
japple Diclotican Nov 2012 #24
Wait, so she moved to France??? smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #28
Yes, her husband's employer sent them. They have rented a huge old house japple Nov 2012 #32
struggle4progress Diclotican Nov 2012 #23
Good Information. Sognefjord Nov 2012 #34
Sognefjord Diclotican Nov 2012 #35
I don't recall being told we were winning Vietnam. It was all over the news... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #27
Say what? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #29
I know what I saw on TV. I KNEW we were not winning. Everyone knew. That's how I remember it. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #33
Honeycombe8 Diclotican Nov 2012 #36
Yes, those are the things I remember. I just especially remember the metal tubes. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #37
Honeycombe8 Diclotican Nov 2012 #38
They're already claiming that it's 'voter fraud' Sirveri Nov 2012 #30
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