@GottaLaff@atrupar I keep thinking of what Mitt Romney said about what his Republican colleagues said in private when he confronted them about Trump. “We don’t stand up to Trump because we are afraid for ourselves and our families “ spineless cowards is an understatement /it’s so much worse
@GottaLaff@xwex we’re back to you don’t vote for just the candidate running, but all those standing behind. Trump could not hold a cabinet together. They all left to write a book about just how crazy he is. Contrast that with the experienced people Biden has surrounded himself with.
@GottaLaff@atrupar These are the same tactics that Berlusconi used in Italy during his time. Normalize what used to be shocking. Make people focus on some of his shocking acts (underage sex parties, for which I know some part of the population was actually sickly proud of him) to distract from the larger criminal scheme he was undertaking. All of this while paving the way for the fascist party that is in power at the moment, and leaving behind a trail of bigotry, misogyny, and corruption.
@GottaLaff@atrupar
In the words of Trump, “the Lamestream Mainstream Media lies.”
MSM has normalized 45’s trash behavior. They’ve amplified his hate and helped sow distrust in the political process. All on the interest of monetary gain.
The corporate media needs to be held responsible. Otherwise we’ll see an end to democracy and an end to free speech. Which will mean the end of journalism and media houses.
Corporate media has to hold themselves responsible.
@GottaLaff@atrupar These are the same tactic that Berlusconi used in Italy during his time. Normalize what used to be shocking. Make people focus on some of his shocking acts (underage sex parties, for which I know some part of the population was actually sickly proud of him) to distract from the larger criminal scheme he was undertaking. All of this while paving the way for the fascist party that is in power at the moment, and leaving behind a trail of bigotry, misogyny, and corruption.
@GottaLaff@atrupar Turns out a more of people who work in the news, and certainly people who own news outlets, are quite happy with his aims and goals. Thus, he gets treated as if he's not a delusional, paranoid, omnibigot.
@GottaLaff@atrupar from the beginning it was clear he was defective, not a fully developed human being, void of empathy and the intellect to hide that. He was stuck running with that, he with the rest of us never guessing he would attract so many of the same. The crisis isn't trump, it's the fact we never realized there were so many others like him, never prepared for that.He's liberated the worst in people
@GottaLaff@atrupar he’s not duped the media, they are behind him. The owners of most of the media are supportive. They in turn manipulate those less educated and those lacking in critical thinking skills. And the collective noise they make is amplified.
I disagree. 45 has not conned the media. They feed off of his absurd BS. They keep hoping for more over the top crap from the orange mop head. That orange mop head makes ratings and ratings make revenue. Think of it as a collaboration.
@GottaLaff@atrupar it was a frightening thing to realize that he was only saying things many in the GOP wanted to say, but felt restrained until he gave them permission to say all the hateful, hurtful, vile toxic shit.
More disturbing signs of what is to come. Trump has convinced a majority of his party that the Big Lie is true, that the insurrectionists are hostages, and that his indictments are proof of innocence.
Most dangerous: They believe that only he -- and he alone -- can save them.
Acyn:
CNN Early Exit Polling: Do you think Biden legitimately won the 2020 election. Here in South Carolina in this primary today, only a third, 32% say that he did legitimately win
Yep and it perfectly leads them to Jack Probesiec's "End democracy" diatribes.
Biden isn't legitimate -> 60+ court cases saying Biden did win are evidence the courts are rigged and unfair. -> Congress is corrupt and didn't certify Trump.
If the courts, the legislature AND the executive branch are all corrupt. What exactly is left for MAGA to even consider keeping of our current world order.
@GottaLaff "Here in South Carolina in this primary today, only a third, 32% say that he did legitimately win"
Whenever you read a stat like this, you have to step back and remind yourself that this is referring to the 25% of the country that currently explicitly identifies as Republican. https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
(Independents are evenly split.) So here, 68% (the non-32%) of 25% is 17%... In other words, less than 1 in 5 people who might vote believe that Biden didn't win.
@GottaLaff Do they do exit polls around a crowd? I’m curious if any of those “No” votes were from people who didn’t want other republicans within earshot to hear them say differently. Or someone who was scared to answer differently than their spouse/SO next to them.
@GottaLaff If his indictments are "prof ofinnocence" that what's up with the delay tactics in Flordia? If he's "innocent" wouldn't he be loudly demanding his right to a speedy trial to show that the charges against him are bogus?
The trouble is, they've fully franked the Republican Party as an actual religion.
They've insured that the problem will be generational. I think we'll have this problem until what will essentially be a religious war, is fought. One can just hope that their numbers are suppressed by the J6 convictions, and they just aren't, and don't want to be, that 'convicted'.
@GottaLaff@atrupar Any sane person can tell that Trump is not Presedential at all, whatever that means. Yet, Biden is having a hard time defeating a nincompoop like Trump, what does it say about Biden?
If Democrats cared for US enough they too would look for ways to tone down some rhetoric and try to build bridges instead of alienating an increasing section of the society. #StopCallingPeopleFascist make policies that more people can get behind and offer good leadership, Bident ain't it.
And ironically the media apparently believes that after they successfully replace our democracy fascism, they’ll still retain their CoNational rights to free speech & free press, be able to protect their sources, etc. They are gullible idiots—they may as well believe in the tooth Fairy !