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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump appeals to his base. And what is one definition of base?
A person of very low character.
Consider Trump's base.
They are the racist core that moved to the GOP ranks after the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were passed.
They are the unreconstructed sympathizers who dream of Dixie.
They are the southern flag wavers.
They are the apologists for Trump's misogyny.
They are the 1% who want to make us all poorer to make themselves richer.
They are the tax cheats who sympathize with Trump.
They are the people who solicit and accept Russian money, like Manafort, like the NRA, and perhaps like many other GOP "leaders".
They are the people who make every excuse for Trump's gross venality.
They are the people who make every excuse for Trump's gross stupidity.
They are the people who make every excuse for Trump's gross incompetence.
They are the people who make every excuse for Trump's sociopathy.
Have I missed anything about Trump's base?
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Trump appeals to his base. And what is one definition of base? (Original Post)
guillaumeb
Sep 2018
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lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)1. in a word, they are deplorable.
I'm sure I've heard that word before...
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)3. And proudly deplorable. Some seem to see it as an asset. eom
Initech
(100,081 posts)2. People like these douchebags:
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)4. Indeed.
Alex Jones was born to be a Trump supporter.
Response to guillaumeb (Original post)
pamdb This message was self-deleted by its author.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)6. Yes, that is one definition of a large segment
of FOX watching Trump supporters.
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)7. He certainly appeals to people's...
...baser instincts.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)8. They are cultists
Like many cult type regions they follow without question, defend their leader no matter what, believe all the "lies" spewed by the leader, and no matter how hard you try, you can't convince them they have made a mistake in following their leader.
Yes they are composed of all kinds of people, KKK, nazis, racists, evangelicals who want the end of the world to come, and others who are gullible enough to buy into what the con man tells them.