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usonian

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4. They play to the old, reactive brain. And vice versa. Here:

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:53 PM

10 hrs ago

Better to blame someone else than make any effort to improve yourself or others.

It's just like antisocial media. Hate and derision drive clicks.

Fascist playbook, if you read history.

You might find solutions or hints there. It has happened to a lot of countries.
Europeans, especially, know this game.

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How do we figure out how to do what they do, because it's why they win. [View all] Arthur_Frain 11 hrs ago OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL 11 hrs ago #2

Me too Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #10

We're in a bad place, but there are not more of them than there are of us. CrispyQ 10 hrs ago #3

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg 7 hrs ago #17

They play to the old, reactive brain. And vice versa. Here: usonian 10 hrs ago #4

I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead. Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #12

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian 6 hrs ago #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain 6 hrs ago #24

Unlike Spain, Italy and Germany, I think there are enough powerful people to halt the takeover. usonian 5 hrs ago #25

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear 10 hrs ago #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #13

It's sad really, but this happens in virtually every election: Janbdwl72 10 hrs ago #6

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg 7 hrs ago #19

A large part of their winning strategy is the fact that they have an City Lights 9 hrs ago #7

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #15

Decades of RW media, especially RW talk radio, which has been particularly effective in rural areas. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #8

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #16

They win by lying, cheating, and stealing. If we do that, their natural retort is "Eveybody does it" struggle4progress 7 hrs ago #18

"Everybody does it" PatSeg 6 hrs ago #20

+ struggle4progress 6 hrs ago #23

My theory? Goes something like this: B.See 6 hrs ago #21

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 4 hrs ago #27