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SMC22307

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38. C'mon. Vietnam? Right-wing media not having the reach it has now?

Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:42 PM

Nov 2018

Limpballs, Coulter, et al. have taken demonizing "the left" to new levels and have been doing it for DECADES. I have a 30-something former neighbor who is convinced "libtards" want to destroy SS and Medicare. He's grown up on FUX "News' and there's NO reasoning with him. He's convinced Drumpf is the great protector of these programs. This guy spends a lot of time on social medial and posts some of the dumbest things I've ever seen. I finally unfriended him because I couldn't take the stupidity. This is just one guy -- there are A LOT more out there like him.

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40%?! How does he even have 20% approval? [View all] edhopper Nov 2018 OP

They've internalized "Republican" as an identity, as much part of who they are as religion, gender, RockRaven Nov 2018 #1

A lot of the deplorables are uneducated drunks. padfun Nov 2018 #2

Racism SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #3

It really is all about racism and sexism. There's no viable Republican Party absent those things. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #19

He. Hates. Brown. People The Genealogist Nov 2018 #4

How can he hate non-Christians? PeeJ52 Nov 2018 #6

It doesn't matter jberryhill Nov 2018 #7

He has co-opted protestantism in a true fascist manner. Thomas Hurt Nov 2018 #11

Today's rightwing Christians are yesterday's segregationist. Blue_true Nov 2018 #17

He hates the very people who keep his hotels and clubs hum for the hoidy-toidy. Totally Tunsie Nov 2018 #18

IMO it's all about hatred and some love that, especially when directed toward brown people. RKP5637 Nov 2018 #5

belief in lies proud patriot Nov 2018 #8

The items you list are not reported negatively on their news sources. Funtatlaguy Nov 2018 #9

I have always been struck by iamateacher Nov 2018 #10

Fox News echo chamber. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2018 #12

Fox News. Rush Limbaugh. There are no other news sources for many. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #13

Trump is George Wallace radius777 Nov 2018 #14

Fox and Limbaugh and rightwing media lie to them sharedvalues Nov 2018 #15

If they watch Fox, they don't see that he makes poop jokes and talks about raking the forest. nt wiggs Nov 2018 #16

What he said. Rightwing media lies are reason he has support. sharedvalues Nov 2018 #20

Apparently Dorian Gray Nov 2018 #21

Have you heard his supporters interviewed? They are stunningly uninformed/misinformed. JudyM Nov 2018 #22

He may disrespect women, lie repeatedly... JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #23

But the polls put him closer to 40% edhopper Nov 2018 #24

30% racists, 10% just plain stupid people. JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #29

Russia? pwb Nov 2018 #25

only 2 reasons are keeping him afloat at140 Nov 2018 #26

Many Americans ONLY listen to right wing propaganda and think they are hearing all the news. Kablooie Nov 2018 #27

It is really eye opening Trenzalore Nov 2018 #28

Twenty-nine percent of the country is crazy. Think back to the Bush years... SMC22307 Nov 2018 #30

What about the other 10% edhopper Nov 2018 #31

Nixon had 24% approval uponit7771 Nov 2018 #32

And Trump is near 40% edhopper Nov 2018 #33

C'mon. Vietnam? Right-wing media not having the reach it has now? SMC22307 Nov 2018 #38

I think I realize this edhopper Nov 2018 #40

It is disheartening. But I'm encouraged by the midterms. SMC22307 Nov 2018 #41

Listen to Chris Hayes' podcast, "Why is this Happening?" Yavin4 Nov 2018 #34

+1, reason I keep saying the only way he can lose them is if he shows empathy towards a brown person uponit7771 Nov 2018 #37

30-40% of the population live in an alternate reality 0rganism Nov 2018 #35

The filthy rich and hicks. Kingofalldems Nov 2018 #36

That's been my depressed question all along. It has definitely come as a surprise. nt LAS14 Nov 2018 #39