The front page of the New York Times. 5 days before the election.
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2026
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This is why I have no sympathy for the "we were lied to" crowd. No you weren't! You just thought he'd do the awful things to someone else!
I’m not sure how to reply.
Their level of delusion and cognitive dissonance is so large it is difficult to describe.
With a fist. Conservatives only respect strength, and violence. That is their language. Every time you try to use words, you might as well be making grunts for all the good it will do you.
But a punch to the face? They understand that very well.
Don't fall for the projection trap that just because you can be swayed by words, means they can. Punch 'em, and they will get the message.
The news that American conservatives see is not the same as the news that everyone else sees. Part of the trick of a media bubble is lying so comprehensively that sources from outside the bubble sound genuinely out of touch with reality, a belief that is consistently and purposefully reinforced by sources inside the bubble. A lot of conservatives in the bubble, especially those that work two or three jobs, don't really have time to fact check everything they see on the news, hear on the AM radio, read on twitter, etc. Some of them (a depressingly high number of them) did genuinely want awful things to happen to others, some of them didn't, but they all were certainly lied to and manipulated.