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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA large portion of the Republican voter base has been sheltered from the truth by Fox News
and Right Wing talk radio.
Sure there are a lot of deranged cult members who will literally give their life for Trump to the bitter end, and there are those who only care about the racism and greed Trump is providing them, but there is a significant segment of the population that has just been lied to and genuinely do not realize it yet. Once they realize they have been conned by Trump all along they will turn on him and it won't be pretty.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)But we don't feel we can do anything about it.
(Not even return the Fairness Doctrine)
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... cause the secretary was in her own world.
Same with MAGA Cultist, they're in their own world planet
TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)But I don't know what we can do about That-they are choosing to believe the fantasy.
We need to focus on the otherwise unengaged people and fightimg the RW disinformation machine working overtime on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)Most won't. My bet.
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)once they are exposed to the truth.
Some people rely strictly on their car radio for news and others only watch Fox News.
Only 19% of the population was in favor of Nixon's impeachment until they were exposed to the truth.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)In 1973/74 we didn't have Faux & brainwashing RW radio. I wish I were more positive. I plan to get feedback from my very RW neighbor later - he's my weathervane.
But thanks for being positive - I need that as it functions as an antidepressant for me.
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)They isolate themselves, too, by choice.
Lib 4 Life
(97 posts)that's just as important, maybe more.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)How could they not know the truth? I think they're just criminal sycophants, hanging on for the bucks $.
Lib 4 Life
(97 posts)these republican elected officials aren't really the best or brightest and that's a product of conservatism. really.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)hearings 'a disgrace'. Panel all seem to agree, and spend minutes until 1st commercial break talking about Biden's sons millions. Video of Warren disapproving of Biden Jr. in Ukraine and China.
Sole non trump comment came from Juan Williams who stated that the whistleblower was brave, knowing what could happen for [bringing up an important issue]. Rest of panel jumped all over that possibility. Total disdain. Then to trump airstrip harangue.
Summary. fox viewer who did not see hearings, or see Shep Smiths introduction at 3p - had no idea what actually happened.
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)But there will be a breaking point, which we are already beginning to see.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)dameatball
(7,380 posts)of the blame lies with the RW news outlets, but in the end, when people want to watch what supports the views they already hold the blame lies squarely on those viewers. Too lazy, too full of hate to look at alternative news sources. F em.
Lady_Chat
(561 posts)Fox and right wing radio, that's their bible. If doesn't come from those two sources: "it's not the truth...it's fake."
mitch96
(13,817 posts)So True. My conservative friends dont know of half of the stuff we discuss here.
Election meddling? meh...... deep state
Moskow mitch's new derapaska oligarch aluminum plant in Kentucky? nope
I could go on and on. All I get from them is conspiracy theory built on half truths..
uggh..
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kacekwl
(6,993 posts)I think very few will want to be the person who says so to their fellow trumpers. They will be shunned by the rabid racist trumpets as liberal commies.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,461 posts)And they wont here.
Theyre a hopeless, brainwashed cult.
rainin
(3,010 posts)unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)They are fundamentally different from those who believe in listening to all sides and using good judgement to see the most likely truth.
JI7
(89,174 posts)nuxvomica
(12,361 posts)These were his soft supporters, and every one said they voted for the "least corrupt" candidate in 2016. Seriously, a lot of low-info voters actually thought Hillary was more corrupt but when pressed they can't explain why. It is obvious to them by now that Trump is just a pile of garbage. He had one chance with these people and he blew it spectacularly, epically, maybe the biggest blown chance in history. And that was before the whistleblower.
IcyPeas
(21,741 posts)limbaugh, hannity and levin the other day in his speech at the U.N. called them great men.
think of that. these are the nutjobs our president praises while he was calling the rest of the media liars and corrupt.... he said this at the United Nations! He believes their shit.