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Locut0s

(6,154 posts) Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:06 PM Feb 2017

How many GOP elected officials do you think are so deluded that they believe the lies?

Because it's obvious that a large block of GOP voters who choose to live in the Fox News and Alex Jones bubble actually believe in this insanity. Millions of illegals voting, death panels etc. But I wonder what percentage of GOP senators etc actually remain wilfully ignorant. Believe in the kool-aid they drink. And which know the truth but choose to lie because they are basically evil.

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How many GOP elected officials do you think are so deluded that they believe the lies? (Original Post) Locut0s Feb 2017 OP

oh they know and they are fine with it..wink wink nudge nudge nt msongs Feb 2017 #1

Depends on the lies Warpy Feb 2017 #2

Good point. I wasn't thinking of the fairytale that is the conservative mythose... Locut0s Feb 2017 #6

I think the number is shrinking... Blanks Feb 2017 #3

Believing the lies or not isn't really the issue for them IMO. old guy Feb 2017 #4

The entire "freedom caucus" in the house for sure. Glamrock Feb 2017 #5

These People will do what they are told Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #7

for the officials I think it's more along the lines of -- fierywoman Feb 2017 #8

msongs

(67,356 posts)

1. oh they know and they are fine with it..wink wink nudge nudge nt

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:08 PM

Feb 2017

Warpy

(111,137 posts)

2. Depends on the lies

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:14 PM

Feb 2017

I think most of them believe in the Free Market Fairy. They also believe an economy can be run without a demand side. Most believe people are poor because they're lazy. A great many of them believe in Rich Man's Calvinism.

As for Trump's fantasy that terrorists all come from countries he doesn't do business with, they know that's bunk.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

6. Good point. I wasn't thinking of the fairytale that is the conservative mythose...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:30 PM

Feb 2017

The whole pull yourself up by your bootstraps garbage that also believes that the concept of priveledge doesn't exist.

Indeed I also believe they believe that lie. And that's actually a much larger lie.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

3. I think the number is shrinking...

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:21 PM

Feb 2017

When an elected official is taunted in their home district, and it's covered in the news and social media, I think they know they aren't fooling anyone.

They've gotta figure out that pretending that they don't believe the lies isn't gonna work if they want to keep returning to Washington.

old guy

(3,283 posts)

4. Believing the lies or not isn't really the issue for them IMO.

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:24 PM

Feb 2017

Just so the voters believe it and keep voting for them. White wing politics 101.

Glamrock

(11,787 posts)

5. The entire "freedom caucus" in the house for sure.

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:29 PM

Feb 2017

I don't think Ryan, McConnel, McCain, Graham, etc. believe that crap. But, more than happy to play along.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

7. These People will do what they are told

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:41 PM

Feb 2017

by the persons cutting their Campaign Checks. Laughingly years ago there was a name for this and it was catching the D.C. virus. It becomes money and power and the Social Contacts that drives their ambitions.

fierywoman

(7,668 posts)

8. for the officials I think it's more along the lines of --

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2017, 08:29 PM

Feb 2017

-- "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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