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RDANGELO

(3,434 posts)
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:42 PM Mar 2019

The most disturbing thing to me about the Trump presidency.

is the number of people who have refused to acknowledge that he was never fit to be president. This is a testament to what Fox News and other right wing media have done to our society. We have masses of people who are conditioned to abandon any critical thinking skills and only react instinctively when it comes to politics. There may be some of it on the left also, but it is different because it comes from such a dark place from the right. What Fox News is pushing is xenophobia and veiled racism. Trump is our first Fox News watching president. What is scary, is that he may not be the last. If the Democrats win big in 2020, I am convinced that they need to start standing up to Fox News; the President needs to take the lead and call them out on their hate.

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The most disturbing thing to me about the Trump presidency. (Original Post) RDANGELO Mar 2019 OP
And so little movement. They still love him California_Republic Mar 2019 #1
They all know he's a lazy fuckup and a lying sack of shit, but ... Snake Plissken Mar 2019 #2
Don't forget overturning Roe vs Wade TrogL Mar 2019 #14
I never quite figured that out jmowreader Mar 2019 #16
Ha ha. Like Trump cares. He will happily "end" abortions. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #21
Also, knowing Trump... jmowreader Mar 2019 #25
What this Demonstrates is How Thoroughly Corruption has Permeated our Country dlk Mar 2019 #3
It's truly hard to say. J_William_Ryan Mar 2019 #4
They're not "conservatives" - they are not conserving ANYTHING. They're radical fuck ups. DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #7
Deplorables are receptive to white wing media. Without that, WWM would not exist. Hoyt Mar 2019 #5
radicalized Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #19
Yep. Hoyt Mar 2019 #22
They hate us more than they fear his flaws. Grasswire2 Mar 2019 #6
Zactly...but we haven't screwed them. Duppers Mar 2019 #11
The most disturbing thing about the Trump presidency lonely bird Mar 2019 #8
The most disturbing thing is how many "elected" rethugs hold office -- the amount of diva77 Mar 2019 #9
Do you really think Tump is going to reach over and turn off the remote on Fox News? Fat chance. trickyguy Mar 2019 #10
thank you... myohmy2 Mar 2019 #12
You nailed it. onecaliberal Mar 2019 #26
25% of this country should know better. meadowlander Mar 2019 #13
There are only two kinds is Trump supporters... bedazzled Mar 2019 #24
Don't forget what happened to Obama when he tried to buck Fux dhol82 Mar 2019 #15
Bezos, Steyer-- BadgerMom Mar 2019 #17
I watched Bill Maher last night and was surprised to find that Fux BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #18
Because Fox is FREE on most cable packages Brainstormy Mar 2019 #23
I didn't know that. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #27
Fox News ? Ani Yun Wiya Mar 2019 #20
If anyone tried, this would be the result. Different Drummer Mar 2019 #28
He hates the same people they hate. Different Drummer Mar 2019 #29

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
2. They all know he's a lazy fuckup and a lying sack of shit, but ...
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:58 PM
Mar 2019

And long as he continues to deliver the greed and racism, they will ignore everything else.

They're basically junkies and the drugs they're addicted to are racism and greedy, so they will completely overlook the fact that their dealer is a lowlife criminal as long as he delivers the racism and greed. Once he stops delivering it they will have no use for him and treat him like the piece of shit that he is.


This is why Trump can never denounce the lowlife White Supremacist Nazis, if he does they will turn on him.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
16. I never quite figured that out
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:04 AM
Mar 2019

Why are they expecting a man who's paid for several abortions in his time on this earth to ban them?

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
21. Ha ha. Like Trump cares. He will happily "end" abortions.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 09:31 AM
Mar 2019

Because he's a fucking shameless hypocrite, like every other Republican.

Skippy, Muffin, and their sorority friends will never, EVER want for safe abortions in this country. They will just fly somewhere on a convenient, impromptu Instagram adventure and have that little bit of side business attended to while they post pictures of themselves enjoying drinks with little umbrellas in them.

For the rest of us poor schlubs, it won't be quite so easy. Or pleasant.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
25. Also, knowing Trump...
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:30 PM
Mar 2019

...he will try to impose a requirement that all women of childbearing age take a pregnancy test before getting on an international flight or crossing the Canada or Mexico borders in ground transport.

I wonder: what would happen if the government created a Bold Compromise: we will ban abortion except in cases of life and health of the mother, but we will task our FBI to create a list of anti-abortion Americans. Any mother can voluntarily place her newborn with a randomly selected person on this list, and the person so selected would be forced to raise the child without government financial assistance. I wouldn’t want to do it because babies are not baseball cards, but what would our Abolish Abortion crew do if they were at risk of having to raise a baby they don’t want?

J_William_Ryan

(1,756 posts)
4. It's truly hard to say.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:09 PM
Mar 2019

Conservatives and Republicans are such blind partisan hacks they’d never acknowledge the fact that Trump is unfit to be president – they’ll blindly support any Republican president no matter how wrong and reprehensible.

Indeed, most on the right likely know Trump is a miserable scumbag, but lack the courage to admit it.

DemocracyMouse

(2,275 posts)
7. They're not "conservatives" - they are not conserving ANYTHING. They're radical fuck ups.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:42 PM
Mar 2019

Nobody should garnish those hate junkies with the delicate bon mot "conservative."

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. Deplorables are receptive to white wing media. Without that, WWM would not exist.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:11 PM
Mar 2019

We have a lot of ignorant, racist people in this country. It’s their fault, not media.

Duppers

(28,126 posts)
11. Zactly...but we haven't screwed them.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:21 AM
Mar 2019

They live in an educational and info void and their hate comes from their inferiority complex?

lonely bird

(1,688 posts)
8. The most disturbing thing about the Trump presidency
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:45 PM
Mar 2019

IS the Trump presidency.

Never forget Lonely Bird’s Theorem: “We The People” are stupid.

diva77

(7,654 posts)
9. The most disturbing thing is how many "elected" rethugs hold office -- the amount of
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:57 PM
Mar 2019

ongoing election fraud has tipped the balance to such an extent that we barely recognize ourselves. If we had hand marked, hand counted paper ballots on election day at the precinct level with public oversight, and absentee ballots for special needs only, we wouldn't be where we are today.

There are many other facets of election fraud we need to address such as purges of registered voter rolls, barriers to voter registration, etc. which the rethugs have undermined.

trickyguy

(769 posts)
10. Do you really think Tump is going to reach over and turn off the remote on Fox News? Fat chance.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:06 AM
Mar 2019

He's only helping all those supporters have less critical thinking skills because
he doesn't lack any.
But he knows how to stoke them with fear and hate. That's his strong suit.

myohmy2

(3,176 posts)
12. thank you...
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:23 AM
Mar 2019

" If the Democrats win big in 2020, I am convinced that they need to start standing up to Fox News; the President needs to take the lead and call them out on their hate. "

...this is why we need a 'warrior' for our Presidential Candidate not a 'peace-maker'...there is no peace to be made with the Red Hats, their leaders or their media supporters...

...the best we can do is contain the Red Hats, coral their leaders and media supporters then send them back underground from whence they came...given time, we'll then be able to improve the fabric and health of our society...

...this is important; we must find someone to go toe-to-toe with MAGA Man and beat him at his game...if not, there'll be four more year of this living hell to go through...

...hang in there, keep your powder dry and beware of all Red Hats...

...

meadowlander

(4,402 posts)
13. 25% of this country should know better.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:26 AM
Mar 2019

20% is batshit insane or stupid but the rest of Trump's supporters and "independents" have no excuse.

They either haven't turned the news on for three years or they are so mindblowingly selfish they're happy to give up democracy for slightly lower taxes.

bedazzled

(1,769 posts)
24. There are only two kinds is Trump supporters...
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:06 PM
Mar 2019

The incredibly stupid and vicious and the incredibly greedy and vicious

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
15. Don't forget what happened to Obama when he tried to buck Fux
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:39 AM
Mar 2019

He got creamed by the press and the right. Had to backtrack.
It will be a hard fight to get control back. We will need legislators who are not afraid of vilification.

BigmanPigman

(51,626 posts)
18. I watched Bill Maher last night and was surprised to find that Fux
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 01:43 AM
Mar 2019

is the most relied upon source for campaign info for both Dems and GOP voters. They had more than Fakebook, and the other top three TV stations combined. Why the Hell do Dems watch Fux for campaign info????????????????

Brainstormy

(2,381 posts)
23. Because Fox is FREE on most cable packages
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 10:50 AM
Mar 2019

folks like us have to pay for MSNBC. I just don't think you can underestimate this.

Different Drummer

(7,642 posts)
29. He hates the same people they hate.
Sun Mar 17, 2019, 04:22 PM
Mar 2019

In their eyes, that goes a long way toward making up for his lack of bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ). And he does lack those. Severely.

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