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highplainsdem

(48,966 posts)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 11:49 AM Feb 2021

"When you don't vote to convict and remove a criminal, he is celebrated by a cult of personality

which doesn’t care that he is a tremendous liar, a bigly danger to democracy, a spreader of death and destruction. He’s the leader of the PAC, where he stars in his own pity party."


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"When you don't vote to convict and remove a criminal, he is celebrated by a cult of personality (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2021 OP
It's not that they "don't care." It's that they celebrate him... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1
Remember how many people loved Bonnie and Clyde. They were straight up violent murderers. ratchiweenie Feb 2021 #2
Yep. Serial killers in prison have groupies pen-palling them and proposing... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #3
The people in Queens loved John Gotti. LastDemocratInSC Feb 2021 #4
Which is why me so vocal re witnesses. Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #5

Wounded Bear

(58,645 posts)
1. It's not that they "don't care." It's that they celebrate him...
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 11:51 AM
Feb 2021

for his mendacity, his crudeness, and his all around general assholiness.

Wounded Bear

(58,645 posts)
3. Yep. Serial killers in prison have groupies pen-palling them and proposing...
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 12:06 PM
Feb 2021

Half of the populace is below average in intelligence.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)
4. The people in Queens loved John Gotti.
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 01:48 PM
Feb 2021

The numerous acquittals that earned him the "Teflon Don" title turned him into a folk hero. And he capitalized on it by throwing big July 4th street parties. Kinda like Trump going to CPAC to get his fix of adulation.

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