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fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
Tue May 24, 2022, 12:48 PM May 2022

I don't believe the American people, in general, know how serious the Jan 6th investigation is.

The American people have a long history of sleep walking through life. They have a long history of being fooled.

WWII was two years old before the American people woke up with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Wow, I didn't know Germany and Japan are trying to take over the world. Fucking clueless. The same thing happened leading up to the civil war. The people did not have a clue. They had no idea how bloody things were about to be.

I would bet over 50% of the American people have no idea what's coming with the committee hearings and the DOJ investigations. They are sleep walking through life. It is an American tradition.

The good news is, once you wake the American people up, they do the right thing.

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I don't believe the American people, in general, know how serious the Jan 6th investigation is. (Original Post) fightforfreedom May 2022 OP
Meanwhile the Orange Anus is working on a 2024 presidential run. CentralMass May 2022 #1
Why not? A guy just won his primary from jail. louis-t May 2022 #2
Changed a word for ya Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #3
GQP: "It's all just politics as usual." moondust May 2022 #4
There is nothing coming. njhoneybadger May 2022 #5
+1 BannonsLiver May 2022 #8
I bet 50% flat out don't care inwiththenew May 2022 #6
They know insurrection is serious, fully approve and would do it again. Irish_Dem May 2022 #7
Agreed inthewind21 May 2022 #9
We're A Pathetic Country SoCalDavidS May 2022 #10
They have a media environment where this is all fake new, didn't happen, and is ANTIFA's fault. Hassin Bin Sober May 2022 #11
I think it's intentional on the media's part. yonder May 2022 #12

moondust

(20,002 posts)
4. GQP: "It's all just politics as usual."
Tue May 24, 2022, 01:17 PM
May 2022

"Move along, nothing to see here."


If it's all just politics as usual then it's not criminal, right? No penalty for politics. Might as well go back to sleep.

BannonsLiver

(16,434 posts)
8. +1
Tue May 24, 2022, 02:10 PM
May 2022

The OP is confusing justified cynicism with lack of awareness. The reality is Dump is never going to be held accountable for what he did. It’s the American way.

inwiththenew

(972 posts)
6. I bet 50% flat out don't care
Tue May 24, 2022, 01:39 PM
May 2022

If you take say 30% for Republicans then throw in another 10% for independents who lean Republican then another 10% for people who are more concerned with the things like sports or reality tv or the seemingly endless supply of super hero movies you can easily get to 50%. May even be more.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
9. Agreed
Tue May 24, 2022, 02:15 PM
May 2022

You are spot on. I'd be willing to say more than 50% couldn't even come close to passing a HS civics class.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
10. We're A Pathetic Country
Tue May 24, 2022, 02:18 PM
May 2022

The media has done an excellent job making people believe we're "The Best Country In The World."

There are Billions worldwide that wouldn't come live here, even if they could.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,335 posts)
11. They have a media environment where this is all fake new, didn't happen, and is ANTIFA's fault.
Tue May 24, 2022, 02:22 PM
May 2022

All at the same time.

Hitler and Goebbels would have creamed in their jodhpurs over a right wing cable/internet system we have now.

yonder

(9,669 posts)
12. I think it's intentional on the media's part.
Tue May 24, 2022, 03:09 PM
May 2022

So when the SHTF at the public hearings next month, they can slip right into the standard GOP defense the hearings are a Democratic construct to make the magaloons look bad.

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