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OAITW r.2.0

(30,849 posts)
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:01 PM Mar 2023

You know all of these Trump folks that went to his rallies?

The ones that believed he spoke to them and was the most honest and forthright politician of our generation?


Boy, are they going to be be surprised when the truth comes out. The rest of us will be, "yeah, no shocker here"....

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underpants

(193,610 posts)
1. Will they even hear the truth?
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:05 PM
Mar 2023

It’s not just their media (which is expanding into weirdness) they can deluge themselves with whatever “facts” they want.

OAITW r.2.0

(30,849 posts)
5. At some point, Mr. Underpants, they have to sniff the reality of their situation.
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:09 PM
Mar 2023

It's not going to be a happy smell.

Bev54

(12,995 posts)
13. It doesn't matter if they hear it or not, they will never believe it, that is obvious by
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 01:11 AM
Mar 2023

what has already been exposed. These morons are so far going, I am not sure anything can bring them back.

Timewas

(2,560 posts)
3. No
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:07 PM
Mar 2023

They will not believe any of it....Call it fake news, witch hunt but never believe he is guilty of any wrong doing.

Woodwizard

(1,223 posts)
4. No the excuse will be, made up charges for political reasons.
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:08 PM
Mar 2023

Standard reply for the faithful. Works for any situation where logic may need not apply.

OAITW r.2.0

(30,849 posts)
6. For the naysayers on this thread,,,,,
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:14 PM
Mar 2023

Trump managed to convince his rubes for 6 years that reality was lying to them. Now. he will be will testifying under oath. Can't wait to see the new reality he's forcing his rubes to confront.

Scrivener7

(57,561 posts)
14. But don't forget: these are people who believe you and are giant lizards wearing people suits.
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 09:07 AM
Mar 2023

So there's that.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
9. Not any time soon. Maybe 10 yrs from now kind of like the Vietnam war
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:28 PM
Mar 2023

I grew up near Kent, OH. I worked as security guard for awhile in the late 70s while I was going to KSU. I remember talking to an old guy at the plant I was working. When he found out I was going to KSU he told me his reaction to the shootings was they should have shot a few more. But now he thought it was terrible and the war was a mistake.

OAITW r.2.0

(30,849 posts)
10. This is not the 70's. And, as a 70 YO, I can atest to this.
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:36 PM
Mar 2023

Reality happens so much faster now.....it's news cycle fast. The reality of Trumps crimes will be broadcast and there is no media defense that will be able to change the narrative. Trump is truly and historically fucked. When Coke. Jr. escapes to Uraguay for asylum, that's when you know Trump is truly fucked.

 

Silent3

(15,909 posts)
11. These people are highly truth-resistent
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 12:03 AM
Mar 2023

Making their conspiracy theories more convoluted will be the way most of them go.

Any awakening, for those few who can change, will likely be slow in coming, not anything that will hit them like a sudden revelation.

moondust

(21,109 posts)
12. Frank Luntz sez...
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 12:13 AM
Mar 2023

FWIW, he was on CNN a little while ago after conducting a focus group. He said the MAGA cult is still hooked and don't care about the "truth." The good news he had is that independents are increasingly drifting away from the cult and are ready to move on from TFG.

Scrivener7

(57,561 posts)
16. The love for tfg among his cult was never based on anything he said or did. It was based
Wed Mar 22, 2023, 09:08 AM
Mar 2023

on his telling them their worst thoughts and deeds were acceptable.

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