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musicblind

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14. we cannot be like them

Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:06 AM

Jul 2024

we have to remain the party of facts. someone attempted to assassinate trump. that is a fact. if that fact leaves you with an uncomfortable feeling of cognitive dissonance, you should get over it quickly. there are few things worse than people who live in information silos while wallowing in confirmation biases.

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The conspiracy theories make us look bad [View all] iemanja Jul 2024 OP

What would you say is Trump's record on telling the truth? ZZenith Jul 2024 #1

This has absolutely nothing to do with his truthfulness iemanja Jul 2024 #2

I'm not justifying the continued belief in such a thing. ZZenith Jul 2024 #4

Knee jerk reactions are one thing... robbob Jul 2024 #22

Sorry, but it's entirely too early in the investigation... Wuddles440 Jul 2024 #36

What-aboutism is the weakest excuse for CTs. "Conceivable" includes "realisticly almost impossible". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #10

The dead firefighter was in on it as were the severely wounded BeyondGeography Jul 2024 #3

Rest in Peace. Also, not even tRump would put himself in rifle sights of 20 yo troubled man. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #11

That's the biggest reason why you know it wasn't staged Dorian Gray Jul 2024 #20

Perhaps staged and he didn't know ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #52

Trump does not care if people die Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #30

Even himself? nt yagotme Jul 2024 #39

Nothing is going to happen to him, he's much to important. Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #40

Headshot at 130 yards is easy for some, difficult for others. yagotme Jul 2024 #42

So you think they deliberately allowed it to happen? iemanja Jul 2024 #46

Snipers were inside buildings iemanja Jul 2024 #53

😯 I hadn't seen that detail yet. intheflow Jul 2024 #63

It wasn't the brightest, to be sure. iemanja Jul 2024 #65

I just keep hearing that dialogue from Billy Madison in my head Sympthsical Jul 2024 #5

"Just asking questions!" cloaks the real agenda: seeking confirmation, avoiding unconfirming info. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #13

CT that DNC/Establishment/Hillary rigged the 2016 primary gave Trump the idea of rigging and used it betsuni Jul 2024 #6

And he says the same thing about Joe Biden who has close to 50 years of honorable service Rhiannon12866 Jul 2024 #7

Really? Hadn't noticed those conspiracy theories. How deep did the Post have to dig to find them? Pompoy Jul 2024 #8

There was one prominent on the DU Greatest page, so no digging needed muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #12

There are many such posts on this site iemanja Jul 2024 #47

Big knr. Thanks Lucky Luciano Jul 2024 #9

we cannot be like them musicblind Jul 2024 #14

Well said Deminpenn Jul 2024 #16

We have spent so much time trying to not be like them hadEnuf Jul 2024 #26

So depressingly true! Wuddles440 Jul 2024 #34

I remember being chastised here for saying Russia helped him get elected in 2016. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #15

Can you provide links? Kaleva Jul 2024 #17

As a reader I remember it. edisdead Jul 2024 #37

Should be easy enough to find using advanced search Kaleva Jul 2024 #43

Oh yes, Russian interference was a hoax because Russia was nice and Democrats bad; hacking Democrats' betsuni Jul 2024 #24

Bush let 9-11 happen on purpose JI7 Jul 2024 #18

After decades of them spraying shit all over reality, I will not defend Trump nor stamp out anti-Trump rumors. GreenWave Jul 2024 #19

This. I'm really not going to worry if my distrust of the convicted felon "looks bad" to someone. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #29

Exactly. Everything is a scam, and after that the sarcasm Nixie Jul 2024 #35

Right! edisdead Jul 2024 #38

Right there with you. hamsterjill Jul 2024 #50

In the immediate aftermath sunnybrook Jul 2024 #21

It's totaly dumb but the right is pushing conspiracys on this 1000000 times more. Quixote1818 Jul 2024 #23

Asking questions about anything to do with Trump is NOT foolish. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #25

If blueanon helps us to win, I'm fine with it ecstatic Jul 2024 #27

It is very naive not to question the motives of a ruthless sociopath. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #28

Try just conspriacy Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #31

It's funny how they can literally say or do anything with zero repercussions.... BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2024 #32

I don't want to feed this ridiculous conspiracy stuff. But I saw an arial photo of the fair grounds doc03 Jul 2024 #33

Discounting everything you don't like as conspiracy is what makes us look bad Blue Full Moon Jul 2024 #41

If you're able to provide solid evidence, then it's not iemanja Jul 2024 #48

Showing sympathy to a CONVICTED criminal/sex abuser that tried to overthrow the government is what's really BAD tenderfoot Jul 2024 #44

Nothing else on the planet is bad? iemanja Jul 2024 #49

Your compassion for evil is heartwarming. tenderfoot Jul 2024 #54

Nice strawman you have there iemanja Jul 2024 #60

Not if they're presented as idle speculation DFW Jul 2024 #45

Fox passes it off as a news channel iemanja Jul 2024 #51

I just don't really see informal, idle speculative discussion Torchlight Jul 2024 #55

The gossip columnist who wrote this is a media whore online suegeo Jul 2024 #56

Thanks for your sexist tropes iemanja Jul 2024 #59

Of all the problems we face in this election senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #57

What's the lack of transparency? iemanja Jul 2024 #61

I guess we care about very different things senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #64

"Documented"? iemanja Jul 2024 #66

Lack of coverage is a form of propaganda and slanting the news senseandsensibility Jul 2024 #67

Goalposts moved iemanja Jul 2024 #69

it would help if the media was more comprehensive about the reports about his background bigtree Jul 2024 #58

We need to be 100% suspicious of MAGA, 100% of the time. Wingus Dingus Jul 2024 #62

he first chyrons were laughable... WarGamer Jul 2024 #68