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sakabatou

(42,158 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:12 PM Jan 2020

Can't believe my aunt

She thinks it's okay for Trump to be surrounded by yes men and for anyone to have a differing opinion to leave. UGH!

If this needs to be moved to the Lounge, then I'll move it.

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Can't believe my aunt (Original Post) sakabatou Jan 2020 OP

I'm sorry you have relatives like this lunatica Jan 2020 #1

I have no idea, but I did ask her to explain herself sakabatou Jan 2020 #9

(((hugs))) samnsara Jan 2020 #2

She is not alone. A lot of Americans feel that way. rurallib Jan 2020 #3

1 in 3 FiveGoodMen Jan 2020 #5

Please don't move it to the Lounge! yardwork Jan 2020 #4

I never know either. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #6

Nah, you're just fine, except for your aunt's Foxination w/Donnie Two Scoops. marble falls Jan 2020 #7

As far as I know, she detests Fox "News" sakabatou Jan 2020 #8

So there's no known cause. Tough case. marble falls Jan 2020 #11

I would agree with your aunt, except for one teeny detail gratuitous Jan 2020 #10

I haven't gotten a reply in several hours sakabatou Jan 2020 #13

Comes from large-scale brainwashing so we see government as..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #12

It's the authoritarian mindset. hunter Jan 2020 #14

+1, they need the perceived safety of following lead paths vs doing the leading and it can be ... uponit7771 Jan 2020 #17

This is definitely a legit topic for general discussion. MANY of us pnwmom Jan 2020 #15

I now asked if she's defending him sakabatou Jan 2020 #16

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

1. I'm sorry you have relatives like this

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:14 PM

Jan 2020

Maybe she’ll change her mind as things get really bad.

sakabatou

(42,158 posts)

9. I have no idea, but I did ask her to explain herself

Reply to lunatica (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:45 PM

Jan 2020

Still waiting on the reply.

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

2. (((hugs)))

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:15 PM

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rurallib

(62,423 posts)

3. She is not alone. A lot of Americans feel that way.

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:17 PM

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FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

5. 1 in 3

Reply to rurallib (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:18 PM

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yardwork

(61,650 posts)

4. Please don't move it to the Lounge!

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:18 PM

Jan 2020

This belongs right here in General Discussion. The Lounge is our escape from the madness!

Sorry about your aunt. Let me tell you about some of my relatives....

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

6. I never know either.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:24 PM

Jan 2020

marble falls

(57,112 posts)

7. Nah, you're just fine, except for your aunt's Foxination w/Donnie Two Scoops.

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:35 PM

Jan 2020

sakabatou

(42,158 posts)

8. As far as I know, she detests Fox "News"

Reply to marble falls (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:44 PM

Jan 2020

marble falls

(57,112 posts)

11. So there's no known cause. Tough case.

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:10 PM

Jan 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

10. I would agree with your aunt, except for one teeny detail

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:03 PM

Jan 2020

Trump has not demonstrated infallibility. As such, it is quite important for anyone, but especially the President of the United States, to hear opposing viewpoints on the possibility - however remote - that he could be wrong. Does your aunt think that Donald Trump, author of more than 15,000 documented lies during his time in office, is infallible?

sakabatou

(42,158 posts)

13. I haven't gotten a reply in several hours

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:53 PM

Jan 2020

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

12. Comes from large-scale brainwashing so we see government as.....

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:28 PM

Jan 2020

a business operation rather than a conduit for public service. Thank the right-wing media and our obsession with the stock market for that.

When seen through the lens of the CEO of a corporation, it's considered OK for him to surround himself with yes-men and yes-women.

Conversely, government organizations should be shining examples of diversity.

KY............

hunter

(38,317 posts)

14. It's the authoritarian mindset.

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:33 AM

Jan 2020

Some people *need* authorities.

I don't get it.

It would be no fun at all for me here on DU if everyone agreed with me.

I treasure the times people have changed my mind.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

17. +1, they need the perceived safety of following lead paths vs doing the leading and it can be ...

Reply to hunter (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 07:21 PM

Jan 2020

... categorical; one category a person is a trail blazer another they're dunder heads.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

15. This is definitely a legit topic for general discussion. MANY of us

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:37 AM

Jan 2020

are frustrated by people in our lives like that.

sakabatou

(42,158 posts)

16. I now asked if she's defending him

Reply to sakabatou (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 06:36 PM

Jan 2020

If she is, I'm cutting her out with a caveat. She has to donate to a specific group with a receipt. I'm thinking Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Support, Inc..

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