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lame54

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14. That makes no sense...

Reply to Amishman (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 02:06 PM

Oct 10

A vote IS support even if you have to hold your nose

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Why do good people support Trump? [View all] Different Drummer Oct 10 OP

This one is easy toxicopoulus2 Oct 10 #1

And many are just damn dumb. Duppers Oct 10 #41

Because they are not good people. What is so hard to understand? ramedy Oct 10 #2

I would venture to say that there aren't any good people who do. Aristus Oct 10 #3

YouTube Video Recommendations Lead to More Extremist Content for Right-Leaning Users, Researchers Suggest TomCADem Oct 10 #38

Prior to smart phones people rarely had 24/7 targeted whispering JanMichael Oct 11 #42

Easy answer. Good people do not support Trump, so asking why is moot. Autumn Oct 10 #4

They are not good people. NameAlreadyTaken Oct 10 #5

I once knew a good man who was staunchly Republican. The reason? His father. peppertree Oct 10 #6

Rabid dad or not, he is responsible for his own being in the world Dave says Oct 10 #25

Social media rewards 'more extreme ideas,' Washington Post technology reporter says TomCADem Oct 10 #40

That makes sense. qwlauren35 Oct 12 #48

Yeah, a lot of them support him BECAUSE of those traits. progressoid Oct 10 #7

no good person does obamanut2012 Oct 10 #8

Another word needs to go between "do" and "good" Zambero Oct 10 #9

Bc they're racist and sexist XanaDUer2 Oct 10 #10

Or they want to stuff their religion down your throat. Dan Oct 10 #30

Good people DON'T and would NEVER. onecaliberal Oct 10 #11

Plenty of people who don't support Trump are going to vote for him anyway Amishman Oct 10 #12

Good post nt XanaDUer2 Oct 10 #13

That makes no sense... lame54 Oct 10 #14

I think this is exactly right. NT Patton French Oct 10 #24

Good post, but that does not make the Trump voter a good person Dave says Oct 10 #29

Because they are nazis. Basso8vb Oct 10 #15

How do "good people" become nazis? 0rganism Oct 10 #20

Because, like the great Rick James once said... SKKY Oct 10 #16

He is a demagogue who plays to theirr fears and then promises to protect them from the Bogeymen. Ping Tung Oct 10 #17

"They Thought They Were Free: the Germans, 1933-1945" makes for an excellent read on the topic 0rganism Oct 10 #18

"people who at least profess honesty and decency" - key word is "profess" - that alone does not make them good people Dave says Oct 10 #31

They don't. ismnotwasm Oct 10 #19

They are only good to people like themselves, not to others. ananda Oct 10 #21

"Good" is subjective. And on a sliding scale. haele Oct 10 #22

They don't kevink077 Oct 10 #23

New research shows how TikTok and YouTube Shorts are bombarding users with misogynist content TomCADem Oct 10 #39

Or perhaps just dumb and brainwashed? kevink077 Oct 11 #43

"I Did My Research!!!" TomCADem Oct 11 #46

Saw a great quote that i can't find atm TxGuitar Oct 10 #26

People who support Trump are evil and stupid, to put it mildly. milestogo Oct 10 #27

Must be low information voters . townie Oct 10 #28

That arent good people. OLDMDDEM Oct 10 #32

Good People Do Bad Things Rumaging Oct 10 #33

Trick question. nilram Oct 10 #34

If you're no. 1 issue is that you hate migrants, then you're not a good person. Yavin4 Oct 10 #35

For the same reason "good" people supported every despot in history. nycbos Oct 10 #36

Reading all these comments there is a lot of Tree Lady Oct 10 #37

That is just the tip of it. OldBaldy1701E Oct 11 #44

When did "good" become defined as callous, treasonous, lying, stupid authoritarians? TheKentuckian Oct 11 #45

Fox News and other right wing organizations brainwashing Tribetime Oct 12 #47