The administration's response to the Signal debacle is just suffused with contempt for their own voters. Just an endless belief that the people who support them can be tricked into believing the laziest misdirection imaginable.
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We cannot normalize the evil deeds of the enemy within, including lying, stealing, gaslighting, chaos sorcery and threatening its own citizens and other countries, including our allies. This is not normal. It's up to us to stop this nonsense.
Because they can. I haven't heard a single MAGAt say "hey,wait! This is some bullshit!". I have, however, heard MAGAts say "The lame stream media is trying to make something out of nothing."
Never underestimate the power of the reinforcement of existing belief. Republicans already believe the administration can do no wrong, they just need Hannity to confirm it for them.
It’s not a trick. They know it’s wrong they just don’t care because it’s their guys. The rest is all gaslighting and they’re just happy to be in on it.
It might be working. Even “reasonable” voices like Ben Shapiro and Erick Erickson are bending over backward to spin this. But let’s be honest, if this were Lloyd Austin, they’d be melting down on every platform. And they’d be right about one thing: he should resign. Same standard applies here.
Because a lot of Trump supporters want white nationalism whether they admit that or not. The transaction is they tolerate Trump for now, Trump prioritizes white men, the white men get all the jobs (their opinion, not mine). The rest is beside the point for the time being.
You say this like it’s some sort of surprise. Their voters are the dumbest people on the planet, and anybody paying attention over the past ten years should already know this.
Sadly, millions of maga supporters are gullible enough to believe anything their Republican masters say. If any maga supporters are reading this, “gullible” means “easy to trick.” 💙
Such staggering incompetence. Once again, Trump demonstrates his quality leadership. Wharton, my ass. Clearly Trump is a graduate of the Pontius Pilate School of Management. 🤦♀️
Yes, and there you have the power of turning politics into a quasi religion. I’m no psychologist, but it seems to be Maga would fulfill every requirement of being in a cult.
They believe that because many Rs voters are uneducated and ignorant. Instead of being taught the ABCs, they’re taught the Bible & religious mumbo jumbo.
I know a man who’s been brainwashed into believing that dinosaurs didn’t exist and the fossils in museums are fake.
They do believe it.
They're blaming the Atlantic, still.
They believe Signal was used because it's encrypted for national security, for government use. 🙄
I'm seeing it everywhere
many of these folks are raised in religions requiring blind obedience to their version of the Bible. I know women, for instance, who have gone to their pastor for help regarding their physically abusive husband and the pastor's response: it's their duty to support their husband. same skillset.
Unfortunately, it seems to work like a charm. Their conservative, Republican voters can't perceive the contempt and can, in fact, be tricked into believing the laziest misdirection imaginable, or at least persuaded to profess they are, to play along, as a tactic in their fight to own the libs.
I don’t want to be that doomerism guy, but it’s worth saying that anyone who has even dipped their toe into conservative media over the past three decades cannot be surprised by the administration’s optimism about this PR strategy
Narrator: Trump voters can be tricked into believing the laziest misdirection imaginable. Actually, most of them are not even tricked, they willingly accept it because they don't care. Burning the country down is fine, as long as some trans kid gets punched. Or brown person goes first.
Well it must be working or they wouldn't be making it their official policy. Most magats read at something like a 6th grade level or so I've been told, so expecting them to figure out how to do independent research; I'd be surprised if most of them could spell independent.
They’re right to think that. I know LGBTQ, women, veterans, with disabilities, on SS, who volunteer at a Food Bank and they’re unshakable in their support of Trump.
I am on a desktop. I don't use my pocket computer to go on the internet. (and I don't call them phones - they have moved well past that quaint moniker). I can only see to which post anyone replied, IF I can find the post to which I had replied. Not easily done - for this dinosaur anyway.
That’s what a cult does. They will die with the lies. In school when one student misbehaved and one did anything to stop it we all paid the penalty. That was the best life lesson any teacher could have given their students. Unfair you say. Maybe. Now put your boots on we fight for Democracy.
...and based on historical data, they would be correct.
Billionaire oligarchs (Google 'PayPal mafia') saw PJ2025, found their props (Trump/Vance), appealed to Americans base nature (fear = racism + misogyny) via their control of all social media (algorithms), and mind-f#cked the sheep for the bag💰
A lot of them can tricked. And a lot of them are willing to believe what they need to. They have community and massive support for each other. It's a cult.
I’m fairly certain the large majority people who support them absolutely love this misdirection. They have profound contempt for the liberal order, they know the administration is lying, and they love it.
They think it's some kind of master strategy to own the libs, that it's 3 dimensional chess by a business and tech genius and can't be comprehended by the woke mind.
Yes! Great break down. There's no tricking necessary when the supporters know and support the lawlessness. Because they all dream of a country where they enjoy the same lack of accountability.
While Republican lawmakers play along……they all need to be removed when they are up for reelection. In the meantime, demand Pam Bondi and FBI investigation into such incompetence which put our sons and daughters in the military at unnecessary risk
... Because they can. I'm not sure why people are still surprised. They intentionally court the least critically minded people on purpose. Their policies are wrapped around making more less critically minded people.
After their political recovery from Jan 6, it's clear to them they have cultivated a degree of credulousness in their voters that will allow them to weather pretty much any political storm if they double down and act shitty enough towards those of us trying to break the spell.
Well. Trumps super power is seemingly lack of shame. He doesn’t care. He will never apologize. & the fact he doesn’t apologize is why they still follow.
I dont see trump apologizing ever, so we have to pull the curtain back. And we create an inviting environment for them to jump back on our team 🇺🇸
If you ever wonder what the GOP thinks of its’ voters, look at the commercials they run on fox news, so many scams to trick elderly Americans out of their savings.
Somewhere along the line we need to acknowledge that Trump's base is a firm alliance of the most self-serving, the angriest, the most gullible, the least engaged and the just plain stupid. Pretty solid foundation.
POTUS is unaware of missing soldiers, and four of our nation's top clowns refuse to apologize for endangering troops in Yemen.
Is this enough for the American military to wake up and turn on this administration? Or are they still content licking boots while our country falls to domestic enemies?
Which is absolutely disgusting; a disgraceful desertion of everything our country has held sacred.
I know it’s easy to look at their bullshit and giggle; we scroll social media all day. We all snark. But this is the FUCKING WHITE HOUSE, posting this officially on social fucking media. WAKE UP.
I don’t have words to tell you my reaction when I realized that THE WHITE HOUSE posted this disgusting piece of garbage. I just sat and stared in horror. I think my heart broke again? It’s happened so many times in this administration I don’t know if that’s what this is anymore.
Are they wrong though? Trumpets believe whatever he tells them too, no matter how far fetched and contradictory. And they don’t care about the damage done, until it hits them personally at least. All they care about is that no one can seemingly stop them, that they’re owning the libs.
When their voters only devour news that gas lights and obfuscates the facts ; they have no clue and will blindly believe anything they are told . We are on the whole ; ignorant citizens.
Have you been on twitter? It’s filled with EXTRA Hegseth-support. Translation: if we defend the guy that put our troops in danger, that’ll REALLY own the libs
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That won't happen.
They're sheep.
They want respect, they need to stop being so willing to believe these people because they want to believe it.
The old sports adage. Keep running the same play until it's stopped.
Autumn Bridge
How many times do we have to actually see it happen before we accept that there is no "bridge too far" for these people?
I know a man who’s been brainwashed into believing that dinosaurs didn’t exist and the fossils in museums are fake.
Yes, that’s right. GOP BS.
They're blaming the Atlantic, still.
They believe Signal was used because it's encrypted for national security, for government use. 🙄
I'm seeing it everywhere
Proceeds to parrot Fox on 100% Trump good, 100% Dem anything is bad.
Centrists, ladies and gents.
Zee centrists.
Billionaire oligarchs (Google 'PayPal mafia') saw PJ2025, found their props (Trump/Vance), appealed to Americans base nature (fear = racism + misogyny) via their control of all social media (algorithms), and mind-f#cked the sheep for the bag💰
Ezra Klein and his podcast bros helped Trump "win."
Ezra Klein can get lost.
Not making it up, seriously
I'm already seeing people downplay it with "Well, no Americans got killed."
It's a cult. Realize that.
Their voters expect the contempt.
I dont see trump apologizing ever, so we have to pull the curtain back. And we create an inviting environment for them to jump back on our team 🇺🇸
I've seen it.
So have you.
They have a safety net - no need for practice or skill.
Is this enough for the American military to wake up and turn on this administration? Or are they still content licking boots while our country falls to domestic enemies?
I lost a best friend after 40 years because her family turned racist in the last year.
It’s shocking to the rest of us with a functioning brain.
I know it’s easy to look at their bullshit and giggle; we scroll social media all day. We all snark. But this is the FUCKING WHITE HOUSE, posting this officially on social fucking media. WAKE UP.