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11-14-2020, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by d-ray657
Let me clarify. if one is quoting a statement, quotation marks are appropriate. You suggested that the use of quotation marks was, in essence, dishonest, and an expression of hate. You could not accept that his representation of the statement was accurate, therefore you deemed it "highly biased,"i.e. fake news. Or did I misquote you?
By the way, do you have an eyewitness account that contradicts the one reported here?
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It's nice to know I am loved. Perhaps I am guilty of a slight embellishment or error. Eyewitness accounts are not always 100% accurate, after all. That's why witnesses are usually asked; "To the best of your ability....". But, the basic premise of a brainwashed stooge getting angry when confronted with reality is something I'm sure we've all experienced. The poor woman had been thoroughly indoctrinated in fervent political propaganda and went ballistic in the face of truth. Plausibility is my proof.
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11-14-2020, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by barbara
I just can't figure the hold Trump has over his followers. Are these the same kind of people who would have followed Jim Jones into the jungle?
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Maybe we can get tRump to lead his followers off into a jungle somewhere. After all he's led them around by the nose for four plus years. There he can have all the rallys, golfing and kitty grabbing he can stand.
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11-14-2020, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by d-ray657
Let me clarify. if one is quoting a statement, quotation marks are appropriate. You suggested that the use of quotation marks was, in essence, dishonest, and an expression of hate. You could not accept that his representation of the statement was accurate, therefore you deemed it "highly biased,"i.e. fake news. Or did I misquote you?
By the way, do you have an eyewitness account that contradicts the one reported here?
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I pointed out that the use of quotation marks was incorrect. You are implying the essence. A highly biased telling of a story doesn't make it fake news.
There is but one eyewitness account as far as I know. Pretty sure you also know this. Nice fake question.
I'd be remiss not to point out that post 8 begins: "Something like that did happen..."
Edit: From post 21: "... the basic premise of a brainwashed stooge getting angry when confronted with reality is something I'm sure we've all experienced. The poor woman had been thoroughly indoctrinated in fervent political propaganda and went ballistic in the face of truth. Plausibility is my proof."
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11-14-2020, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by barbara
I just can't figure the hold Trump has over his followers. Are these the same kind of people who would have followed Jim Jones into the jungle?
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Here's a deep dive into this question. Dates to 2018. From Bob Altenmeyer's blog. The basic answer is, authoritarian followers bond very tightly to their leader. https://theauthoritarians.org/48-2/
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11-14-2020, 02:09 PM
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That Bob Altenmeyer fella, I think he's got a pretty good handle on the subject. Of course Donny wouldn't have been quite so successful had the GOP not spent decades priming the pump.
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11-14-2020, 03:08 PM
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It's what Trump took advantage of.
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11-14-2020, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RickeyM
That Bob Altenmeyer fella, I think he's got a pretty good handle on the subject. Of course Donny wouldn't have been quite so successful had the GOP not spent decades priming the pump.
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Decades and decades. This observation by Henry Wallace dates to the 1940's:
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“The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Their newspapers and propaganda carefully cultivate every fissure of disunity .…They claim to be super-patriots, but they would destroy every liberty guaranteed by the Constitution. They demand free enterprise, but are the spokesmen for monopoly and vested interest. Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.”
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, April 9, 1944.
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11-14-2020, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99
Decades and decades. This observation by Henry Wallace dates to the 1940's:
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At long last someone finds Wallace. However, Wallace is also instructive on the character of the DNC.
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11-14-2020, 06:37 PM
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The Cold War may not have happened if conservative Democrats had not kept Wallace off the ticket.
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11-15-2020, 12:20 AM
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Trump fulfilled the promises that suited him to keep that he could, he made a lot of statements that may or may not be considered "promises" have that evaporated without note by his cult and enablers.
Remember that he is a bullshit artist, con man, and profligate serial liar with no interest in the procedure or responsibilities of the presidency, only the power, prestige, and opportunity to grift the office to the fullest degree.
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