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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe best thing to come out of Trump's rally yesterday:
In his speech, he managed to convince his supporters to be pro-vaccination. And it only took reverse psychology. In previous speeches he told them that vaccines work, and he got boo'ed. But this time he said that the vaccine was being withheld from them because they're white. That's what he said. Suddenly, his supporters were upset that they can't get the vaccinations.
And, as for not getting treatment, truthfully, the unvaccinated are taking more than their fair share of hospital beds. Which means, that the Cro-Magas are not being discriminated. Quite the opposite.
It's not about the facts. It's about knowing how to motivate them.
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Lovie777
(12,313 posts)this is extremely dangerous and more danger towards POCs and other religions.
shithole and hitler as one.
Baitball Blogger
(46,753 posts)And that is going to affect the GOP's success in the elections.
But, putting that aside, I want to believe that the media can expose this twist in his logic to show what a lunatic he is.
And you know those three black supporters were strategically placed behind him.
Lovie777
(12,313 posts)Bashing and blaming Pres. Biden, VP Harris and the Democratic Party (except those two WV and Az senators) is their dutiful quest. Damn the threats from all things GQP.
paleotn
(17,938 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Trump said that they could not get the vaccines because they are white? Wow!
They then changed their minds and wanted to get vaccinated?
That is not a good thing to come out of his rally after all. Talk about indoctrination and enslavement to a man-god?
malaise
(269,144 posts)of insurrectionists
Baitball Blogger
(46,753 posts)or we're all in a world of hurt. If nothing else, that's how long it will take for the DOJ to make their case on the Insurrection, and hopefully, we'll get more Democratic Senators in office (think Val Demmings) to offset Sinema and Manchin.
DownriverDem
(6,230 posts)are our first challenge. If McCarthy becomes speaker, he said he would kick off Dems from committees, impeach Biden and end all investigations.
lame54
(35,313 posts)malaise
(269,144 posts)of insurrectionists
Emile
(22,861 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,849 posts)I don't want them to get vaccinated.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)I honestly don't see most of these assholes running out and getting vaccinated because Dear Leader is claiming that only minorities are being allowed the vaccine. I'm sure they're just so confused at this point, they'll all throw up their hands and just keep going as they are.
lame54
(35,313 posts)"They refuse to give me vaccine that I don't want for a virus that doesn't exist that Biden is failing to get under control."
Lovie777
(12,313 posts)they will not get jabs nor wear masks. A good friend of the family is now in the ICU at Veteran's hospital on the ventilator clinging to life, I wonder what he is thinking now because he was adamant about no vaccinations and wore his mask basically below his nose.
twodogsbarking
(9,784 posts)agingdem
(7,852 posts)what binds Trump and his base is mutual hate and permission to openly display that hate...last night's Nazi rally was not an appeal to vaccinate, it was motivational vomit to kill THE OTHER...
bucolic_frolic
(43,249 posts)so he's trying to stem the blood-letting. But now his base is confused - vaccine so bad the evil government doesn't want us to have any. Wonder if the cognitive dissonance might cause a few to wake up to reality.
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)Suburban white girl here. No lines, no waiting, no turning away.
A straw man. The Republicans crafted a parody of Democrats, and their base Base believes this crap.
bucolic_frolic
(43,249 posts)"Cartoon Hillary" 2016
paleotn
(17,938 posts)If anything, he understands racist politics, consciously or by instinct.
paleotn
(17,938 posts)but they still won't get vaxed. The former worries me, but part of me is good with the later. Particularly since covid is uncontrollable at this point.
louis-t
(23,296 posts)and county health dept. employees to "GIVE ME THE SHOT IMMEDIATELY OR AHM GUNNA START SHOOTING!~!!1!!11"
Aviation Pro
(12,181 posts)And getting vaxxed and boosted was easy-peasy.
Fuck this racist motherfucker.
msfiddlestix
(7,284 posts)He could be counted on to do just for the entire 4 years in office as well as before and after. .
packman
(16,296 posts)They'll be lined up to make sure those dirty, hippy, liberal commies don't get their shots before them
Idiots - all of them
Talitha
(6,611 posts)He's got to be dumber than dumb if he hasn't realized by now that he's losing his supporters to the virus. Getting booed at the other rally for suggesting vaccination probably stung him a little. So now he's blaming racism for all his dead supporters.
But why had he changed his tune at all? C'mon, he doesn't care about his supporters dying. He isn't a humanitarian, he's a grifter. He doesn't do anything if it doesn't benefit him.
It's my guess that he invested in the vaccine, and is making money from it somehow. Of course he wants them all to get vaccinated now.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)Trump must be thinking his voters are dying off because of covid.
SunImp
(2,224 posts)applegrove
(118,748 posts)DemocraticPatriot
(4,383 posts)I would prefer that they remain unvaccinated, and rely upon their MAGA natural immunities...
basically, if they can't vote in '24, I consider it all to the good. Too bad for their surviving loved ones... yes, too bad.