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paleotn

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10. It wasn't about what's in it for them. It's about who they hate and scapegoat for their own perceived failures in life.

Reply to Brenda (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 06:03 PM

Jul 20

He's shitting on the very people and institutions they consider responsible for their failings. Libs in general, elites who actually know things, brown people who do much of the hard work in this country, trans people who make up an extraordinarily tiny part of our populace but are easy to attack, PBS, NPR, USAID (though few even knew that existed), and on and on and on. And they love him for it.

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Greg Isles from Blue SKy this is it in a nutshell [View all] yellowdogintexas Jul 20 OP

Dang. Nailed it. Easterncedar Jul 20 #1

Rather succinctly sums up the trump phenomenon...nt Wounded Bear Jul 20 #2

The truth malaise Jul 20 #3

a yup. bluboid Jul 20 #6

This reminds me of a friend describing someone he grew up with chowder66 Jul 20 #4

Well said, but please keep that tit free of honey ... LeftyLucie Jul 20 #5

Thank you LeftyLucie cydney_wong Jul 20 #9

Maybe that's the point? druidity33 Jul 20 #16

But it really is Stupid. Brenda Jul 20 #7

It wasn't about what's in it for them. It's about who they hate and scapegoat for their own perceived failures in life. paleotn Jul 20 #10

Trump's business acumen and hope for a prosperous U.S. wasn't what it was all about for them. 3Hotdogs Jul 20 #19

Exactly right! Painfully correct! liberalla Jul 20 #8

and now he's prez. the seven deadly sins in acton. AllaN01Bear Jul 20 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Jul 20 #12

republicons sold their souls for a pocket full of pedos BoRaGard Jul 20 #13

Just finished Southern Man BeneteauBum Jul 20 #14

while i'm here, I'd like to share this monument to their hate and stupidity CatWoman Jul 20 #15

Whew Kali Jul 20 #18

Trump interview with Larry King Paul-EM Jul 20 #17

Yep.......nt Figarosmom Jul 20 #20

Greg Iles is a wonderful writer Unwind Your Mind Jul 21 #21

Just like Hitler did. hadEnuf Jul 21 #22

The final "point" being, we're dealing with delusional man-babies. n/t ariadne0614 Jul 21 #23

At the risk of sounding redundant this is what Hitler did too jgmiller Jul 21 #24

I don't think blame has anything to do with it LostOne4Ever Jul 21 #25

That is as succinct and accurate description Hey Joe Jul 21 #26