Just because Trump won the election doesn’t mean we are supposed to forget he’s a malignant narcissist, a depraved sociopath snd a convicted felon who incited a deadly, violent insurrection. That’s what nearly half of the voters chose to overlook.
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I wonder how the parents, and grandparents, explain to their daughters, and granddaughters, that they proudly voted for a rapist who brags about grabbing women by the pussy.
I'd like to see journalists, such as you, use the time and space to educate eligible voters on how to move their party to put forward capable candidates with a platform beneficial to them. Choosing between 2 evils is so evil.
Don't blame voters for anything. You don't live in their shoes.
While all true many MAGAs say “ok he’s a narcissist but….” And clearly don’t understand the word
It means zero empathy! He doesn’t care about anyone other than self and actually will find other’s pain amusing
Please look up Stephen Spoonamore, Data Scientist (if you haven’t read about his concerns already. He is trying to prove there was fraud in the election. Find him on Substack. From bomb threats near a data center in PA, he’s convinced the results were manipulated.
AND very experienced at mind control.... one needs to know how it is done and how to get out of it... it is important and painful to come home to self reality... on some level we need to get through and support them, just like getting out of a cult!
They don’t understand his pathologies and the future danger/threat. It was easier to be mesmerized and validated by the TV personality and media sane washing. “He’s just like me.”
I am concerned as well, that due to the legislative power they currently hold, most of our legal efforts to block them will only serve to delay. We can only throw legal snowballs at them. They create lots of distraction but provide us little traction against their efforts to push America into a hole
Steven, I for one will never be able to overlook it. I hope we can rise together and overcome it, but I will remain forever baffled at how so many people could have been so stupid. Strength is needed for the road ahead.
They aren’t overlooking it. They believe it was a political frame job. Convincing them otherwise is impossible. I’ve tried with my brother. Any source that differs from that perception is discredited by him as being complicit.
Overlook? Perhaps they empower such a person because he reflects their values. Let's stop with making excuses for the behavior of adults and see them for who they are and hold them accountable for their choices
After some of the conversations I tried to walk away from yesterday, they didn't overlook those things, they don't think he is/did any of those things. Two different realities.
And no one so much as mentioning names of 5 Officers who died bcuz of that horrible day, doing their jobs protecting Capitol! The asshole is rewarded by sending him back to the Oval Office, this time to dismantle 3 branches of govt, destroy rule of law and claim country’s wealth for self and goons!
Saw a guy wearing a “Trump won” hat recently…. My husband and I thought:
1. We are aware. Nobody said differently?
2. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s dangerous for this country, a felon, incited an insurrection, etc etc.
3. Does it say nanny nanny boo boo on the back of the hat?
But we now know that idiots walk amongst us. They don’t understand healthcare, tariffs, the economy, how blackmail works, what unchecked power means, and they don’t get they voted for the guy who WILL take their guns away.
Fr. I was so niave the first time and didn't think trump would do much his first term. I was sorely mistaken and I learned my lesson. This is not a good time for America
In my lifetime, Donald J. Trump is the first President who I hope and pray fails. America doesn’t need his warped agenda. Four more years of one lie after another will drive us all to drink (or where legal, to smoke wacky weed).
I think at least some of his popularity is giving people cover to stop having to sound polite where mean or bigoted is what's underneath (and thus feel like they're picked on and mistreated for what they consider simple facts ).
And who knows what he did with national top secret info, maybe compromising agents and nuclear installations. Obviously this doesn't much matter to half the voters. WTH
Honestly, I am speechless. We all saw January 6th unfold before our eyes and our leaders did nothing to hold those responsible accountable. Now, “miraculously,” those responsible have won power? If we were watching this happen in Europe, we would be sounding the alarm. Instead, we silently welcome.
Amendment 14, Sec 3 is clear: our president-elect is ineligible to take office following impeachments and felonies finding him guilty of engaging in insurrection.
Please tell your Senator and House Rep to uphold the constitution, they hold the power to enforce or capitulate.
The fact that smart people keep saying he won, when we know he did not win, but cheated it's so disheartening.
Just giving it all away without a fight! He said he was going to cheat, we watched him cheat before, and witnessed the help he had this time. #36BombThreats
He can be all those things, what 45 can't be is a treasonous, position selling, bribe taking, anti constitutional threat. He is still a private citizen for the next 54 days. Are there any legal or constitutional minds out there with an opinion?
They didn't overlook it. They failed to really see it, believe it, process it, and vote intelligently. Years ago, Trump said Republicans will believe anything. Well, they did and gave trump and his rich friends America to use as their very own toy.
This election turns the Great United States into a colony of Russia. The rest of the world will need to treat us as they do Putin and Russia. Putin won, we lose.
I will not forget. And I will fight in every way necessary to keep him from destroying America. Done being nice. Done trying to make peace. Done trying to talk to MAGA. I'm gonna fight dirty, and I'm gonna fight hard.
Fox News convinced them it was all a hoax, an attempt by liberals to smear him! And sadly since they don’t watch anything else(except maybe NewsMax), they believed it
Exactly.
Just because he won an election doesn’t mean he’s not garbage.
Voters made a mistake.
It happens.
It doesn’t mean we have to say it’s a good thing.
It’s a disaster.
And at the end. Which will gnaw at his mind night and day. In two years the buzz will be who’s next and he’s done. And that will consume him. In the end he will be bitter and alone and scared AF
This, more than anything else, makes it impossible for me to reconcile with Trump voters. Especially the Christians. Preaching one set of values and beliefs, then puttting someone who’s the exact antithesis of that in power is pure hypocrisy. Sadly, they seem blind to this fact.
It seems like they use abortion as justification. It helps them feel good about themselves while they vote for someone so completely disgraceful. I think most Trump voters are filled with hatred and bitterness.
While I don't recall her name, a nun once said that if you aren't willing to feed, clothe, educate and nurture the child, you aren't pro-life, just pro-birth. Pro-choicers should call out the pro-birthers for their disconnect.
Maybe religious ones are blinded by their fanatical anti-abortion focus. As for the rest of them, no excuse for their choice unless it is as you say. They can’t say they didn’t know about DJT’s true nature, demonstrated over and over again at his rallies. Regardless, I can’t forgive them.
Elmo paid hackers.Republicans stole voting systems,voter data in 2021.Starlink is spyware.Elmo hacked NATO,DOD,Israel, Ukraine and altered navy drones to stop attack on Russian ships.Elmo has a FSB/KGB handler.
The absolute worst person to lead us at a time when there is much instability in the world, climate change catastrophes throughout the world, and on the brink of a another deadly H5N1 pandemic. He doesn't know how to govern. Has no interest in it. It was a way to stay out of prison.
I think it was Smerconish on CNN that recently posed the question about the election- did it change America or reveal it? It revealed it. When half the votes went to him given this, you can clearly see into the thoughts of a large part of our country.
Exactly. Just because slightly more people voted for him doesn’t mean those people are right. They are just as wrong now as they were before the election and unfortunately we’re all going to pay a price for their wrongness.
And someone in media pointed out that more votes were cast against Trump than for him - even with 10s of millions of drop-out Democratic voters. 49% Trump - 51% others
There has been a massive effort to demonize education, especially higher education, especially the humanities.
There has been an ongoing vilification of civil rights, of protection for vulnerable groups, affirmative action.
These are the right wing dots finally connecting…..
Regarding "stolen".
The 14th section 3 about insurrectionist continues to fester.
A disability (conviction) noted by the SCs(plural), both CO and SCOTUS.
Any in Congress can call for a vote to remove the disability of the R ticket.
Agree. It beggars belief that this maniac has been elected (again) & that so many people support him.
In Australia, we’re in federal election mode & are highly likely to have a Trump style government here … led by mining magnate & ardent Trump supporter, Gina Rinehart & her puppet, Peter Dutton. 😱
Now that you say that. We all know after these 4 years he cannot run for President again. But, I will bet he will start to try. He will start saying little things and in 2028 he will try. He will make up some rule. He doesn’t care about this country or the constitution. He only cares about himself.
Actually Steven, an interesting observation of mine is many of my Trump voting friends don’t believe that he is any of those things, including felon. “It’s all made up.” 🤷🇺🇸
I get the impression they didn't overlook those things to vote for him, that they voted for him because they approve those things, I bet they see the insurrection attempt as him keeping his word or something
89 million eligible voters didn't vote.
That's 36% of the total voting eligible population of 244 million. This means about 155 million participated a voter turnout of 64%. A slight decline from 2020.
She fought the couch and the couch won.
And they chose to elect that person OVER a very qualified black woman. I will never understand the levels of misogyny and racism it would take to knowingly vote for the 🍊🤡 over her, nor will I forget!
Trump's voters did not "overlook", ANYTHING. They voted for him precisely BECAUSE he's a depraved, malignant narcissist and sociopath. They LOVE these traits in him. Can't get enough of it!
What you don't want to face up to is, the average U.S. voter is a monster.
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Disqualify trump & vance in black and white
The dementia discussion abruptly ended after the election. It needs to continue.
Don't blame voters for anything. You don't live in their shoes.
It means zero empathy! He doesn’t care about anyone other than self and actually will find other’s pain amusing
1. We are aware. Nobody said differently?
2. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s dangerous for this country, a felon, incited an insurrection, etc etc.
3. Does it say nanny nanny boo boo on the back of the hat?
I think at least some of his popularity is giving people cover to stop having to sound polite where mean or bigoted is what's underneath (and thus feel like they're picked on and mistreated for what they consider simple facts ).
After first calling Mexicans criminals
And then announcing he wanted to ban “all Muslims” from entering the US
That he won the first time
An eye opening moment to the amount of bigotry and xenophobia that exists in America
Even if you gave those aholes everything they wanted, they’d have an updated regressive list because they’re lowest common denominator is hate, 24/7.
@thejan6plaque.bsky.social
says it all.
I don’t see a path forward to unity any time soon as the new government will promote more divisiveness.
Please tell your Senator and House Rep to uphold the constitution, they hold the power to enforce or capitulate.
Just giving it all away without a fight! He said he was going to cheat, we watched him cheat before, and witnessed the help he had this time. #36BombThreats
#PABCheated
#KamalaWon
Under 1/3 voted for decency, sanity and joy.
Over 1/3 for some inane reason didn’t vote and thus let evil win.
Managers should probably not be tying up the wives of their employees... Just sayin'.
Some interesting divorce case depositions...
Just because he won an election doesn’t mean he’s not garbage.
Voters made a mistake.
It happens.
It doesn’t mean we have to say it’s a good thing.
It’s a disaster.
There has been an ongoing vilification of civil rights, of protection for vulnerable groups, affirmative action.
These are the right wing dots finally connecting…..
The 14th section 3 about insurrectionist continues to fester.
A disability (conviction) noted by the SCs(plural), both CO and SCOTUS.
Any in Congress can call for a vote to remove the disability of the R ticket.
In Australia, we’re in federal election mode & are highly likely to have a Trump style government here … led by mining magnate & ardent Trump supporter, Gina Rinehart & her puppet, Peter Dutton. 😱
But we have to keep working to expose his true goals.
I look at a lot of maga as people who have been lied to and manipulated we need to work to reunite MERICA
OR
SCREAM IN THE DARKENESS
SHIT….
That's 36% of the total voting eligible population of 244 million. This means about 155 million participated a voter turnout of 64%. A slight decline from 2020.
She fought the couch and the couch won.
Trump's voters did not "overlook", ANYTHING. They voted for him precisely BECAUSE he's a depraved, malignant narcissist and sociopath. They LOVE these traits in him. Can't get enough of it!
What you don't want to face up to is, the average U.S. voter is a monster.