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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
20. Because they have faced an unrelenting existential threat for 4 decades
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 11:34 AM
Jun 2023

Most of their most precious myths have been destroyed by science and reason and now they "cling to their Bibles and guns".
Because without access to power and money, they are pathetic peons. no_hypocrisy Jun 2023 #1
That makes sense. kentuck Jun 2023 #3
They live in a bubble that is always stroking some kind of outrage. Claustrum Jun 2023 #2
A lot of them are white small business owners Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2023 #9
Well done, except for the bit about Mexico Brenda Jun 2023 #16
The Floridians go to Cancun/Cozumel on the cruise ships. Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2023 #23
Because they hate the United States. And everything we stand for Walleye Jun 2023 #4
Their Lord & Savior is being threatened. TheBlackAdder Jun 2023 #5
They have been brainwashed to be angry about their lot in life and lied to about who is doing it. LonePirate Jun 2023 #6
Because their default setting is "Enraged" . . . hatrack Jun 2023 #7
Because in their eyes libs won and they lost even though Biden is doing the very same thing Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #8
Because they were taught the color of their Johonny Jun 2023 #10
Anger is a powerful drug Maeve Jun 2023 #11
Yup. This. Breeding grievance and resentment in people Hortensis Jun 2023 #21
merely markie Jun 2023 #12
This may have been their best chance to have full control of the country Norbert Jun 2023 #13
All of the above is out AKwannabe Jun 2023 #14
Practice, practice, practice JHB Jun 2023 #15
Default mode. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #17
Racism, mainly. GoodRaisin Jun 2023 #18
TFG supporters are idiots which is why they like TFG LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 #19
Because they have faced an unrelenting existential threat for 4 decades grantcart Jun 2023 #20
Think Archie Bunker who would be a MAGA-Don today andym Jun 2023 #22
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