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surfered

(9,791 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 10:50 AM Tuesday

Trump and GOP strategy

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Good but also, per Arendt, tRump/Vought/Thiel want you to think everything is lies and distrust the truth Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #1

A good case can be made from history gab13by13 Tuesday #2

If you showed this to MAGAs, they would think it only applies to Dems progressoid Tuesday #3

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,632 posts)

1. Good but also, per Arendt, tRump/Vought/Thiel want you to think everything is lies and distrust the truth

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 10:55 AM

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You see it on DU, expressed as reflex automatic cynicism that indicates a closed mind. In our case, DU, a leftist mind but still a closed mind in the always-cynics. They have succumbed and tRump/Vought/Thiel cheer auto-cynics because they are less likely to vote ("politicians are all the same" ) and less likely to be motivated to protest ("it is useless" ).

gab13by13

(30,109 posts)

2. A good case can be made from history

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 11:09 AM

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that most civilizations fell because of lies.

progressoid

(52,164 posts)

3. If you showed this to MAGAs, they would think it only applies to Dems

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 11:28 AM

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They still think there is a liberal media that bows to Biden/Obama/Clinton.

They have no sense of introspection. They have no idea that this meme is about them.

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