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The ReTHUG mob led by their leader is now screaming (Original Post) malaise Oct 2018 OP
Your posts are almost always relevant and informative. Thanks. nt Atticus Oct 2018 #1
Fuck Democracy,... His base worships America ruled by military junta. magicarpet Oct 2018 #2
They would support destroying the US Government in its entirety. kentuck Oct 2018 #3
Yep and the root of that? Duppers Oct 2018 #4
Hell, it isn't just fundamentals. Ligyron Oct 2018 #29
I have three cousins that voted for Trump. The religious one is by far the worst. CrispyQ Oct 2018 #31
I do too. Voted for trump BECAUSE OF Mike Pence. calimary Oct 2018 #32
They must be praying for TRump to be impeached. Duppers Oct 2018 #44
You should out the religious one (the one on FB)...this kind of hate does need to be countered ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #37
That was horrifying. C_U_L8R Oct 2018 #5
I haven't heard any condemnation from M$Greedia malaise Oct 2018 #6
Why is it always "lock HER up"? Why don't they ever want to lock a HIM up? Cousin Dupree Oct 2018 #7
Good spot malaise Oct 2018 #8
Good ole reich-wing misogyny. Duppers Oct 2018 #11
Winner! lunatica Oct 2018 #36
For no other reason than opposing the Dear Leader, they want to "lock HER up" Liberal In Texas Oct 2018 #9
Republicans are destroying America. dalton99a Oct 2018 #10
They want one party rule malaise Oct 2018 #12
pResident McCheese only chants about MontanaMama Oct 2018 #13
I just started watching "The Handmaid's Tale". llmart Oct 2018 #24
I can't even watch The Handmaid's Tale MontanaMama Oct 2018 #25
It can be difficult to watch... llmart Oct 2018 #28
Illuminating isn't it? lunatica Oct 2018 #38
Thanks for the heads up! llmart Oct 2018 #43
I'm a proud member of this mob: lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #14
Is this pic from the Women's March? FakeNoose Oct 2018 #19
Yup. NYC! lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #20
I have a NYC connection and I'll try to come to the next march in January FakeNoose Oct 2018 #23
To me, NYC is the best place for a march: We fill the avenues from above Central park west all the w lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #42
I miss the good-old-days when Russia was the enemy. Rather than the mothers of america. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #15
No shit. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #26
Trump Leads Crowd In 'Lock Her Up' Chant For Dianne Feinstein UCmeNdc Oct 2018 #16
That's all they have. geardaddy Oct 2018 #17
That it is. sandensea Oct 2018 #18
They WANT us to react on an emotional level to all of this. Samspadesnark Oct 2018 #21
You'd better malaise Oct 2018 #27
Trump's main leadership technique. Blame a woman for everything. UCmeNdc Oct 2018 #22
This is more than blaming women malaise Oct 2018 #30
I shudder to think how this ends. calimary Oct 2018 #35
I watched some of it. CrispyQ Oct 2018 #33
First Hillary. Then Pelosi. Then Maxine Waters. Then Dr Ford. Now Dianne Feinstein. Just disgusting iluvtennis Oct 2018 #34
Not just disgusting malaise Oct 2018 #39
Didn't We Just Hear, Five Days Ago. . . ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #40
Which is why this is criminal malaise Oct 2018 #41
Extremists and radicals. lpbk2713 Oct 2018 #45
Mob rule in Omaha Nebraska, they made their kids watch, September 1919 populistdriven Oct 2018 #46

magicarpet

(14,154 posts)
2. Fuck Democracy,... His base worships America ruled by military junta.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 09:35 AM
Oct 2018

With their fearless leader Generalissimo Bonespurs in charge.

kentuck

(111,098 posts)
3. They would support destroying the US Government in its entirety.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 09:38 AM
Oct 2018

They would prefer anarchy to the present status quo. Why? They are programmed that way.

Duppers

(28,121 posts)
4. Yep and the root of that?
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:05 AM
Oct 2018

#1
For Christian fundamentalists, being taught to suppress critical thinking begins at a very early age.
It is the combination of the brain’s vulnerability to believing unsupported facts and aggressive indoctrination that create the perfect storm for gullibility. Due to the brain’s neuroplasticity, or ability to be sculpted by lived experiences, evangelicals literally become hardwired to believe far-fetched statements.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/neuroscientist-explains-evangelicals-wired-believe-trumps-lies/
Hat tip to Arkansas Granny.


#2: Classical psychology's misplaced anger issues. ...which they're too ignorant to understand.


CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
31. I have three cousins that voted for Trump. The religious one is by far the worst.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:01 PM
Oct 2018

One of the other ones has come around, & the second one is pretty quiet about all of it. But the zealot? He shouts his stupidity & ignorance all over his FB page, & like your 2nd point, he isn't even aware of how stupid he is. He is the most ignorant, the most uninformed, & the most hateful. I had to unfriend him cuz every post was about the lying left, the evil left, the hateful left, the violent left, the hypocritical left. A significant segment of our population is infected just like him & they equate democrats with Satan. It sounds crazy but they are deadly serious about their anti-gay/women/POC agenda.

Duppers

(28,121 posts)
44. They must be praying for TRump to be impeached.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:38 PM
Oct 2018

So their man can drive the Dominionists'
agenda faster.


Folks, google "Dominionists" and see whose pic pops up.


SWBTATTReg

(22,129 posts)
37. You should out the religious one (the one on FB)...this kind of hate does need to be countered ...
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:14 PM
Oct 2018

and clearly put down if this guy is calling for violence...

malaise

(269,008 posts)
6. I haven't heard any condemnation from M$Greedia
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:11 AM
Oct 2018

This is shocking - lock up the Democratic Party after you steal the 2016 elections and now lock up Dianne Feinstein.

Don the Con and his mob are out of control. This is absolute madness.

Liberal In Texas

(13,553 posts)
9. For no other reason than opposing the Dear Leader, they want to "lock HER up"
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:30 AM
Oct 2018

Where is this reminiscent of? Oh yeah, Russia and North Korea.

MontanaMama

(23,317 posts)
13. pResident McCheese only chants about
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:45 AM
Oct 2018

locking women up. It’s beyond disturbing because he would do it if he could.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
24. I just started watching "The Handmaid's Tale".
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:33 AM
Oct 2018

Chilling, chilling, chilling.

I read the book when it came out, but watching the series is giving me goosebumps knowing that this is what the orange asshole and his old fart GOP men cohorts would just love to see happen in this country.

MontanaMama

(23,317 posts)
25. I can't even watch The Handmaid's Tale
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:37 AM
Oct 2018

because it feels like it is already in process in America. Yes, it’s chilling to say the least.

llmart

(15,540 posts)
28. It can be difficult to watch...
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:41 AM
Oct 2018

but I also think it's important for people to watch it to wake some of them up. Yes, there will be people who tell themselves it's only fiction, but maybe, just maybe there'll be lots of them who will think twice - especially young women.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
38. Illuminating isn't it?
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:15 PM
Oct 2018

Wait till you see the second season. It gets much more into what it would be like.

By the way the second season was given a thumbs up by the author Margaret Atwood, because it explores her premise perfectly.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
19. Is this pic from the Women's March?
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:16 AM
Oct 2018

I can't see the faces or read the signs. But all the pink hats suggest to me the Women's March.
Something to be proud of, and to encourage our daughters in.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
23. I have a NYC connection and I'll try to come to the next march in January
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:31 AM
Oct 2018

My son and daughter-in-law live in lower Manhattan and I usually visit them during the Christmas holidays. But I'm thinking maybe this year I'd like to come in January for the Women's March because it's such a meaningful protest. I think my son and grandson would march too, but my daughter-in-law usually can't take a day off from work. Long time ago I used to live in New York myself, but I've been in Pittsburgh for the last 30 years or so.




lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
42. To me, NYC is the best place for a march: We fill the avenues from above Central park west all the w
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:13 PM
Oct 2018

way south to the 50's. The helicopters get the most amazing overhead pics, and they always know how many people are there based on how many blocks we fill.

Plus, it's always a wonderful vibe, with bands singing and banging as they walk. Great signs, and the highlight, booing frump tower on 5th ave.

NYC police know exactly what they're doing, so, it's very safe. bundle up: The city is so near the sound, and surrounded by the two rivers, and the wind howls down the avenues!

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
17. That's all they have.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 10:58 AM
Oct 2018

I was in NYC over the weekend and saw a guy with a placard on Central Park West near the Natural History Museum. When I passed him he opened it up. Written on it was "Jail Blasey Ford." I wanted to throw my water bottle at him, but thought he wasn't worth the energy.

The rest of the way to the subway station, I thought, "What did she do that was illegal?" Then I thought about the type of person who was holding the sign and said to myself that in their world anytime a woman stands up for herself, they think she's breaking the law.

sandensea

(21,635 posts)
18. That it is.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:09 AM
Oct 2018

Cheeto's two best buddies: Putin and Argentina's Macri are doing the very thing as we speak.

King Con is just waiting for his chance.

Samspadesnark

(75 posts)
21. They WANT us to react on an emotional level to all of this.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:25 AM
Oct 2018

That is why they persist in doing this. Don't give them the pleasure. Instead, we need to concentrate on our message, our tactics, our voting, our fund-raising. They intend, as all propagandists do, to distract the enemy (who they consider to be us); don't let them. A divided nation will never conquor this. E pluribus unim, patriots unite, and 'carry on', fellow Americans.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
22. Trump's main leadership technique. Blame a woman for everything.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:27 AM
Oct 2018

Then convince a mob it is all the woman's fault things are screwed up.

malaise

(269,008 posts)
30. This is more than blaming women
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 11:58 AM
Oct 2018

Last edited Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:28 PM - Edit history (1)

This is encouraging your base to lock up the legitimate opposition.

calimary

(81,281 posts)
35. I shudder to think how this ends.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:09 PM
Oct 2018

We saw what happened in World War 2. And how far it got, and how shocking and terrifying the extreme practices became. I shudder to imagine where this path we’re on now, already with so many eerie and frightening parallels, will lead. And what it will finally take to snap America out of this nightmare.

I keep reading about how cruelty is “A Thing” now. The pent-up resentment and long-simmering hatred now boiling over (because it’s being ALLOWED to and sanctioned - even intentionally STOKED - from the very top). This won’t end well. And when it finally does end, what will be left? HAH! Sounds like a promotional slogan for a “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” sequel.

CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
33. I watched some of it.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:04 PM
Oct 2018

He is taking an ax of hate to our country & chopping it in two. I hate this man so much. Every morning I wake with this heaviness of dread knowing he's still out there.

ProfessorGAC

(65,049 posts)
40. Didn't We Just Hear, Five Days Ago. . .
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:37 PM
Oct 2018

. . ."innocent until proven guilty"?!?!?!?

They would lock her up, for what? NOBODY (not DiFi, or anybody else) has even been charged with anything.

But, "lock her up"? What imbicility!

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