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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:05 PM Apr 21

Half of the nation is afflicted with the Trump Derangement Syndrome...

...and the other half has no option but to react to it.

It's like a burglar has gotten into your home and he has a gun. It's impossible to focus on anything else until the burglar is gone.

The only choice is to surrender or to fight back.

Those afflicted by TDS are unstable. They do not care for this country. They do not care for their neighbors. They are mentally ill. They are a threat to society.

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Half of the nation is afflicted with the Trump Derangement Syndrome... (Original Post) kentuck Apr 21 OP
More like a third, tops. we can do it Apr 21 #1
Agreed. TwilightZone Apr 21 #5
The vast majority of people arent politically engaged... Mark.b2 Apr 21 #2
Happy to send this to greatest! raccoon Apr 21 #3
I see it here in Indiana. Emile Apr 21 #4

TwilightZone

(25,485 posts)
5. Agreed.
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 06:56 PM
Apr 21

A lot of people will vote for any Republican in any race, regardless of the candidates or circumstances. They're not all Trump diehards, as many seem to believe.

And a lot of people who will ultimately vote for Trump are largely apolitical and/or don't have much knowledge of the candidates or their political positions.

Mark.b2

(261 posts)
2. The vast majority of people arent politically engaged...
Sun Apr 21, 2024, 04:16 PM
Apr 21

I travel lots and talk to lots of people. I'll probe people to see if politics and current events interest them because I like discussing such things. It's a rare treat to find someone who does.

As has been stated here before, DU isn't the real world. We are unique in our political engagement t.

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