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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 72 points 2 years ago (7 children)

its just so crazy that this guy is a presidential candidate especially given his previous presidency. We really need a collection of verifiable trump facts as there are so many. He fondled woman vaginally, he blackmailed a foreign leader, hes been supportive of violent protest if its supportive of him. I mean this is just off the top of my head but I know there is so much more but ironically there is so much it makes it hard to remember it all.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 45 points 2 years ago (4 children)

We really need a collection of verifiable trump facts as there are so many.

This is pretty much worthless to anyone that is currently maga. There are no such things as facts that come from outside of their leaders mouth. A sycophant who defends him today, is a "secret liberal" tomorrow if he says something that goes against Trump. They won't believe anything they don't want to.

The only people that matter are those "on the fence" that are Republicans but don't want Trump. If they only stick to fox news though they'll never get these "facts." :(

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean much of it did come out of his mouth.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True, for those instances "he was kidding, stop being dramatic." Or "he didn't actually mean that, he meant (whatever makes him not sound crazy)!" :(

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 2 years ago

which is what is so crazy. its not even about if something is true now. its just, meh, I don't care.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The only facts these people believe are Alternative Facts^tm^

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't worry about convincing the magas or even non-maga Republicans. Non-voters are much bigger issue, but also a bigger potential for reasoning.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the biggest issue with them is the apathy that keeps them from voting in the first place. I can't even convince my own mother or step father to vote at all because "they're all the same" as far as corruption goes... :(

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's still a good opening for you to choose any topic important to you or them to talk about.

"both are the same" is mostly used as an excuse for being ignorant. Simply speaking your opinion might be enough for them to show support for you, if they're supporting parents.

If my child came to me asking me to take a stance in the school board election, I most definitely would, because I don't give a shit about school board elections.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

There are no such things as facts that come from outside of their leaders mouth.

Except when he says stuff that they don't like, in which case they say "oh, he didn't really mean it."

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Facts are useless against trumpers. Satirize them. Laugh. Let them hear nothing but a chorus of laughter when they speak. They need to know how many people find them so absurd it borders on humor.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is what we are dealing with in America. A piece of human waste represents a large portion of America. In fact they worship him.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

represents a large portion of America. In fact, they worship him

They literally want to install him as a dictator.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Some of them do. Most of them believe, despite his own statements to the contrary, that he'd never do such a thing.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah but then red hats make their own webpage showing every positive thing during trumps presidency and every negative thing during Biden’s and Obama. Factually verified, multiple sources.

Because their base doesn’t know that correlation isn’t causation.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 2 years ago

I downloaded the pdf. 360 pages taht only goes through 2021.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He has been shown in court to have raped a woman and it makes no difference to his voters. It's a brainwashing cult. Also, some of them have such twisted ideas of masculinity that they admire a man who rapes.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

I think changing fundamentally the way construction works in New York and the US in general to damage the working class is the one that pisses me off the most.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (2 children)

To Trump supporters, this sound like "The deep state doesn't want Trump to be president". Messaging like this reinforces their narratives

[–] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can anyone really be so dumb as to see people who Trump himself appointed to office and worked closely with saying "this guy is an evil wannabe dictator" and think "man, those guys are part of the deep state conspiracy to destroy Trump"?

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Yes, I have family this deep in the cult

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Tbh I'm skeptical that this is a demographic that exists in any meaningful capacity.

I hope I'm wrong on this...

[–] n1ck_n4m3@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fuck every last one of them for thinking that growing a conscience now matters. They can all die cold, alone and in disgrace for betraying our country when it really mattered. Them stepping up now is fucking worthless. It's too late.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

I also warn against voting for a Nazi like Trump.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

it's almost like you should've done something when you could and it mattered, you fucking cunts.

no no no, if I say something now, I can't sell it in a book later, preferably unreasonably close to an election.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, it's annoying they're saying this now but I don't mind it. How much of this is just lip service though and will they still vote Trump? And Trump supporters won't listen to them anyway. Once you turn on Trump, you're a traitor to them and they don't want anything to do with you.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

if anything this helps him. we've been over this. fearing them doesn't work. they like being scary. they are fascists, you think liking Hitler is bad for them? they love it. we know it doesn't work.

"weird" did work. that they can't handle. I don't know why dems dropped that and more are back to "ohh they're so scary". makes them look strong and dems look weak.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Might be a little late for that

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

The problem is that he can run again in the following election if he doesn't die of old age by then. Even then, the seed that was planted will grow into something even worse and someone else, that's probably more competent, will take his place. And each election at every level will be a continuous fight between good and evil.

Unless every trumpist is accused of treason, you will never, ever, have a chance for an election with more than two parties.

[–] Trincapinones@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but what’s your uncle Jeb and his sister wife think?

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