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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"When you don't vote to convict and remove a criminal, he is celebrated by a cult of personality
which doesnt care that he is a tremendous liar, a bigly danger to democracy, a spreader of death and destruction. Hes 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
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Remember how many people loved Bonnie and Clyde. They were straight up violent murderers.
ratchiweenie
Feb 2021
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Yep. Serial killers in prison have groupies pen-palling them and proposing...
Wounded Bear
Feb 2021
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Wounded Bear
(58,645 posts)1. It's not that they "don't care." It's that they celebrate him...
for his mendacity, his crudeness, and his all around general assholiness.
ratchiweenie
(7,754 posts)2. Remember how many people loved Bonnie and Clyde. They were straight up violent murderers.
Wounded Bear
(58,645 posts)3. Yep. Serial killers in prison have groupies pen-palling them and proposing...
Half of the populace is below average in intelligence.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)4. The people in Queens loved John Gotti.
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.
Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)5. Which is why me so vocal re witnesses.
Oh well, time to move on.
Meaning to the next Trump shit show.