• SGGeorwell@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    What was it, 2015? When did we first read this whole story, pretty much in its entirety, already? Was it ten fucking years ago? I told my Trump family about this and they ignored it. Now it animates their being. What gives? Why now? Are they that slow that it’s literally a whole decade? I’m tired of these morons

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      11 days ago

      Presumably, his supporters are trying to find a way out without having to admit to themselves that they have supported an unscrupulous monster. That is probably why they are now pretending that they did not know what has actually been known since the 1990s.

      This allows people to maintain their identity and not have to worry that their worldview is fundamentally wrong. They can then move straight on to the next cult leader that preaches pretty much the same hateful ideology.

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        10 days ago

        Hopped on r/conservative recently. They’re exhausted or fucking pissed that they got duped. People saying “Harris would have been worse” or whatever mental gymnastics they get fed are doing so meekly. Many are just checking out. The channels we most use to communicate are stages for psychological warfare where people don’t know which way is up, and it’s an exhausting battle. We’re stuck between trying (and succeeding in many areas) to improve our institutions and having no faith in any of them, while these fuckers spit in our face and act like we’re fucking stupid. We’re all in this together, and I think it’s a great time to connect with our Republican brethren. Say we didn’t want Harris, either. We agree on most things. We keep getting kneecapped, but anywhere you look, you can find people fighting the good fight. For the leftists like myself, please consider this: we have common enemies, and they B benefit greatly from making you assume you know your neighbor. Red hat? Wants to exterminate you. Racist. Ignorant. You should really just ask them, rather than assuming you know. Please tell me if this is word salad. I’m bipolar and have been experiencing psychotic symptoms. Love you guys.