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In reply to the discussion: I know some very good, kind and gentle Trump supporters. [View all]Squinch
(50,911 posts)253. This BEGAN with the demonization of others. No one went to Fox and Breitbart
and Limbaugh unless they ALREADY wanted to engage in public demonizing of women and people of color. This was never a "friendly rivalry" that got out of hand. This was evil people finding each other.
No innocent victims fell prey to this message. Evil people FOUND this message and felt that it was the words they had always wanted to say.
These are not good people.
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Honestly, I think it's impossible for a left wing version of what's wrong with the right.
mountain grammy
Jun 2017
#172
If they call clear videotape "a liberal media lie," then you consort with beyond-stupid creatures.
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#200
They didn't vote FOR him because he said that, they voted for him IN SPITE of his saying that
trentwestcott
Jun 2017
#156
Dream on. Our style of government is not made to handle the kind of extremists that
catbyte
Jun 2017
#208
It's amazing that all this targeting seems not to affect black women
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#6
+ a zillion . Someone telling me it was men who liked voting for trump . I mention the low
lunasun
Jun 2017
#18
I think their "kind and gentle" nice is the biblical equivalent of praying on the street corners.
hunter
Jun 2017
#125
I Know Plenty of Them and They Are Perfectly Fine With Trump as Long as They can Get Their Tax Cuts
Stallion
Jun 2017
#9
Kind and gentle but sorta fucked up huh? Oh well not everyone thinks for themselves but cool story
lunasun
Jun 2017
#20
So true. I tried to warn them, but they were on some sort of high from the daring of this man.
The Wielding Truth
Jun 2017
#95
I have neighbors like that, kind, always willing to help someone, and far from wealthy! However,
napi21
Jun 2017
#28
AND they don't care! They live their own life. Might extend it to their neighborhood, but that's
napi21
Jun 2017
#146
I know of one decent Trump supporter and I think she's disconnected from the news.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2017
#31
A lot of normally nice people can be stirred up to do bad things, like vote for Trump.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#33
A lot of good Germans went outside and watched thier neighbors or storekeepers be removed to
lunasun
Jun 2017
#87
people who are good, kind and gentle do NOT support misogynist, racist ASSHOLES
Skittles
Jun 2017
#40
Those people support him too, but there's still some people who were gullible enough...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#75
And again, let's go back to Lioness's question: how come people of color are largely immune to
Squinch
Jun 2017
#69
I think some of them are brainwashed too, but I'll give another example.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#103
What's the question exactly? Brainwashing in general? That was answered.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#115
If you are someone who falls for the Trump(R), Breitbart, Fox news fearmongering,
Squinch
Jun 2017
#234
Are you kidding here? Policing as an institution in the United States has been shown, time and
Coventina
Jun 2017
#239
I'm mostly saddened when it reaches the level of thinking each indivudual cop...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#240
OK. Well, I am a white woman. Why is the fear mongering not working on me? Why did it not
Squinch
Jun 2017
#86
It's not brainwashing. It's confirmation of bias. They were bigoted to begin with. This just
Squinch
Jun 2017
#90
Yes... if they're stupid enough to watch FOX News and swallow all of it. n/t
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#110
AGREE with WHAT? That "kind and good" people allied themselves with "LOCK HER UP!"? With the Billy
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#201
Brainwashed is right. Some of them really believe that the Clintons murdered people too.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#61
If a person subscribes to the drumpf doctrine they are hardly very good,
democratisphere
Jun 2017
#56
"OPINION"? You think this new Republican "health-care" (tax) bill is just an "OPINION"?? You think
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#203
Absolutely not, the healthcare tax cut for rich bill is abhorrent, robotic Bullshit
MiddleClass
Jun 2017
#244
Yes, we are living in bizarro world, where people are admiring the emperor's new clothes...
Honeycombe8
Jun 2017
#60
If you buy evil with your vote, blood doesn't wash off your hands for some random act of kindness.
hay rick
Jun 2017
#63
I know a lot of people who voted for Trump. They are neither good, nor kind, nor gentle.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#64
Some very good, kind and gentle people voted Pablo Escobar into the Chamber of Reps of Colombia
Snake Plissken
Jun 2017
#67
How would you pronounce it ? I'm thinking Poe-whips , powwp? I like it too for in public
lunasun
Jun 2017
#97
If my crazy aunt poisons my kids, it doesn't matter how nice and gentle she is, my kids are still
LaydeeBug
Jun 2017
#85
The existence of ONE Black Trump supporter does not disprove that Trump supporters are racist.
athena
Jun 2017
#264
Nope, the most racist people I know are black. Making assumptions about all whites
MiddleClass
Jun 2017
#265
that you could vote for trump tells us all we need to know about your character.
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#101
At some point... some age... people have to take responsibility for their crap beliefs.
deurbano
Jun 2017
#105
Good, kind, and gentle people don't vote for evil monsters like Trump.
50 Shades Of Blue
Jun 2017
#108
as far as I know, I don't. Those I do know live in fear and are brainwashed followers
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#113
If they are for the health plan as it seems to be shaking out, they don't sound compassionate.
Hoyt
Jun 2017
#137
Sorry, but I don't believe that anyone who voted for someone who mocks the disabled is "kind and
lunamagica
Jun 2017
#144
A good number of communists wouldn't lose sleep over doing the same either, so meh.
Marengo
Jun 2017
#242
Sure, Kolyma and Vorkuta were recreation facilities, and the Laogai was just one big happy fun..
Marengo
Jun 2017
#263
What's truly frightening is that your collaborationist screed has received 39
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2017
#177
Individuals such as Rupert Murdock should be investigated, as well as the small number of kingpins
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#180
It's dangerous! They're not accountable to the public through elections, yet...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jun 2017
#186
We have free speech, but little protection against contrived free speech to influence
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#189
And, they become more powerful and more powerful. Today, most citizens are a bunch of clucks being
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#191
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#198
A lot of the voters for Trump I talked to only voted against Hillary, they believe the things said
Wiseman32218
Jun 2017
#216
Bwahahahahahaaaaa ....yes, only kind and gentle people support these trump quotes
spanone
Jun 2017
#217
Trump is trying to take health care away from the sick, the poor, the disabled, and the elderly.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2017
#222