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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,712
    Tim Simmons said:


    F’em everyone has sources to get informed whether they chose to be uninformed is their choice! 
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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    Sort of along the same vein... 

    Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City

    "It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against the mayor who promised to blow up the city and those who voted for the mayor who promised to blow up the city. And now that the mayor, whom I voted for, is blowing up the city, as he promised, I’m one of many people who are being unfairly blamed for something I didn’t want. Okay? I didn’t want the mayor to blow up the city like he mentioned many times; I just wanted him to fix the old bowling alley like he promised in passing once. Anyone saying I’m partially responsible for the explosions is just a sign that they have no argument.

    Before you rush to cancel me, try to remember the mayor made lots of promises, and I didn’t expect him to keep them all. Yes, he promised to turn our playgrounds to glass and take a blowtorch to the schools; yes, he said that he was going to use napalm on every grocery store, but, as I said, he also promised he was going to fix the old bowling alley.

    Oh, how I loved that bowling alley as a kid. It’s been closed for twenty years, so when the mayor mentioned he’d fix it if we elected him, I had to give it a chance. To be fair, he was also the mayor a few years ago, made the same promise, and failed to fix the bowling alley then. But he did live up to his promise to reintroduce smallpox into local daycares, so at least you know he can get things done, unlike the other guy who did neither of those."... continues 

    Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,621
    I think there are several things going on here. Some combo of:
    • MAGA media dominance.
    • Inept Democratic campaigning.
    But also:
    • Some people were OK with the cruelty "as long as it's not happening to me." And now they're surprised it's happening to them.
    • Some people just thought Trump was cool. (It's weird but apparently true)
    • Some people just heard snippets like "price of eggs" and "eating the pets."
    • Some people were so sucked in by the MAGA misinformation machine that they really believed things like "he's only deporting the criminals" (no; he said they're all criminals); "they're just trying to end obvious corruption," and  that you know, all these billionaires were really in tune with what it's like to struggle and people like AOC are the out-of-touch elites.
    You could argue Trump's campaign was about the most open and honest campaign we've seen. But people either didn't hear it, were fed biased/polished versions of it, didn't believe it, or figured the Deep State would stop the real bad stuff from happening. Even I'm surprised by how fast it's happening. But we knew it was coming. 
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  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 3,006
    Excellent take! I enjoy your posts.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,609
    OnWis97 said:
    I think there are several things going on here. Some combo of:
    • MAGA media dominance.
    • Inept Democratic campaigning.
    But also:
    • Some people were OK with the cruelty "as long as it's not happening to me." And now they're surprised it's happening to them.
    • Some people just thought Trump was cool. (It's weird but apparently true)
    • Some people just heard snippets like "price of eggs" and "eating the pets."
    • Some people were so sucked in by the MAGA misinformation machine that they really believed things like "he's only deporting the criminals" (no; he said they're all criminals); "they're just trying to end obvious corruption," and  that you know, all these billionaires were really in tune with what it's like to struggle and people like AOC are the out-of-touch elites.
    You could argue Trump's campaign was about the most open and honest campaign we've seen. But people either didn't hear it, were fed biased/polished versions of it, didn't believe it, or figured the Deep State would stop the real bad stuff from happening. Even I'm surprised by how fast it's happening. But we knew it was coming. 
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,779
    edited February 11

    OnWis97 said:
    I think there are several things going on here. Some combo of:
    • MAGA media dominance.
    • Inept Democratic campaigning.
    But also:
    • Some people were OK with the cruelty "as long as it's not happening to me." And now they're surprised it's happening to them.
    • Some people just thought Trump was cool. (It's weird but apparently true)
    • Some people just heard snippets like "price of eggs" and "eating the pets."
    • Some people were so sucked in by the MAGA misinformation machine that they really believed things like "he's only deporting the criminals" (no; he said they're all criminals); "they're just trying to end obvious corruption," and  that you know, all these billionaires were really in tune with what it's like to struggle and people like AOC are the out-of-touch elites.
    You could argue Trump's campaign was about the most open and honest campaign we've seen. But people either didn't hear it, were fed biased/polished versions of it, didn't believe it, or figured the Deep State would stop the real bad stuff from happening. Even I'm surprised by how fast it's happening. But we knew it was coming. 
    A tweak to this, it was the most transparently dishonest campaign. They certainly weren’t honest (wE hAvE nO iDeA wHaT pRoJeCt 2025 Is AbOuT), but they were certainly telegraphing their moves in their rhetoric and have followed through. 
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,621
    Tim Simmons said:

    OnWis97 said:
    I think there are several things going on here. Some combo of:
    • MAGA media dominance.
    • Inept Democratic campaigning.
    But also:
    • Some people were OK with the cruelty "as long as it's not happening to me." And now they're surprised it's happening to them.
    • Some people just thought Trump was cool. (It's weird but apparently true)
    • Some people just heard snippets like "price of eggs" and "eating the pets."
    • Some people were so sucked in by the MAGA misinformation machine that they really believed things like "he's only deporting the criminals" (no; he said they're all criminals); "they're just trying to end obvious corruption," and  that you know, all these billionaires were really in tune with what it's like to struggle and people like AOC are the out-of-touch elites.
    You could argue Trump's campaign was about the most open and honest campaign we've seen. But people either didn't hear it, were fed biased/polished versions of it, didn't believe it, or figured the Deep State would stop the real bad stuff from happening. Even I'm surprised by how fast it's happening. But we knew it was coming. 
    A tweak to this, it was the most transparently dishonest campaign. They certainly weren’t honest (wE hAvE nO iDeA wHaT pRoJeCt 2025 Is AbOuT), but they were certainly telegraphic their moves rough rhetoric and have followed through. 
    Fair point. I neither knew nor cared if Trump understood Project 2025 because I knew he'd do what he could to implement it either way.

    That said, there was a transparency to it. "On day 1, I'm going to..." Deporting people? Ending federal departments? Things like this are not a surprise. He was pretty open about it.

    One lasting memory of this, which would only matter if we have contested elections, is that there's no mistake that they're getting things done. It makes previous administrations (including 45) look complicit and slow. MAGA, unlike Democrats, get things done...that's going to sell.
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    2024 Napa, Wrigley, Wrigley
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,779
    Yep
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,609
    OnWis97 said:
    Tim Simmons said:

    OnWis97 said:
    I think there are several things going on here. Some combo of:
    • MAGA media dominance.
    • Inept Democratic campaigning.
    But also:
    • Some people were OK with the cruelty "as long as it's not happening to me." And now they're surprised it's happening to them.
    • Some people just thought Trump was cool. (It's weird but apparently true)
    • Some people just heard snippets like "price of eggs" and "eating the pets."
    • Some people were so sucked in by the MAGA misinformation machine that they really believed things like "he's only deporting the criminals" (no; he said they're all criminals); "they're just trying to end obvious corruption," and  that you know, all these billionaires were really in tune with what it's like to struggle and people like AOC are the out-of-touch elites.
    You could argue Trump's campaign was about the most open and honest campaign we've seen. But people either didn't hear it, were fed biased/polished versions of it, didn't believe it, or figured the Deep State would stop the real bad stuff from happening. Even I'm surprised by how fast it's happening. But we knew it was coming. 
    A tweak to this, it was the most transparently dishonest campaign. They certainly weren’t honest (wE hAvE nO iDeA wHaT pRoJeCt 2025 Is AbOuT), but they were certainly telegraphic their moves rough rhetoric and have followed through. 
    Fair point. I neither knew nor cared if Trump understood Project 2025 because I knew he'd do what he could to implement it either way.

    That said, there was a transparency to it. "On day 1, I'm going to..." Deporting people? Ending federal departments? Things like this are not a surprise. He was pretty open about it.

    One lasting memory of this, which would only matter if we have contested elections, is that there's no mistake that they're getting things done. It makes previous administrations (including 45) look complicit and slow. MAGA, unlike Democrats, get things done...that's going to sell.
    destruction is much easier than construction. that's not getting things done. but I agree that the maga lapdogs won't be able to tell the difference. 
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  • mickeyrat
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  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,621
    Too bad Ramaswamy isn't with DOGE anymore, He can tell us a story of how he talked to some of the employees and that they are happy to sacrifice their livelihoods for the great good.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,722
    Getting rid of pennies does make sense though. Canada did that several years ago, and it's really way better to not have to deal with them.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,779
    It is a good move.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,779
    I don't doubt that theres government waste of tax payer dollars and I'm all for efficiencies. Elon and Trump aren't the ones I trust to get it done though.
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,779


  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    Tim Simmons said:


    It's almost like one (or in this case two) issue voters are dumb.
  • Hawk123
    Hawk123 Posts: 2,369
    edited February 17
    dignin said:
    Tim Simmons said:


    It's almost like one (or in this case two) issue voters are dumb.
    Exactly, President Musk said it the other day, “the people are getting what they voted for”. When I read these kind of interviews and playing dumb and saying “I didn’t know” or “I didn’t believe”, that’s the problem. They were laser focused on egg prices and pets not getting eaten. They turned a blind eye to the biggest threats to them and now everyone will be paying a big price except for the oligarchs. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    This is what happens when you have a large percentage of a population that is poorly educated, genetically deficient, inbred, prone to cult behavior, or any combination of those factors.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,712
    I’m all out of fucks to give to the voters who are now claiming “I didn’t know “ deal with it we will all have to deal with it but at least I can say 
    I DONT VOTE for RAPIST’s 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    josevolution said:
    I’m all out of fucks to give to the voters who are now claiming “I didn’t know “ deal with it we will all have to deal with it but at least I can say 
    I DONT VOTE for RAPIST’s 

    If they really "didn't know" (i.e. didn't have the sense to see through the bullshit or didn't understand critical thinking), they should by now, and certainly will know when the shit it's the fan they plugged in.  But as my wife said today, they only watch radically biased hard right MAGA news and those media sources are well studied in deceiving the herd (or flock).  I think some of them will end up in some really awful situation and will STILL blame it on the "libs".  Good GOD it's maddening!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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