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usonian

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22. 24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end.

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:44 PM

21 hrs ago

The "hope" is that whoever is on that side of the fence, who is not part of the cult (show me) or who has just been FAFO'ed to hell, could drop the groupthink.

I did an amateur study of cults and addiction. They appeal to people's weakest aspects. And "breaking out is hard to do" ... even for those not zombied or addicted.

I posted a list of "Let me betray you" tweets, and the expected FAFO's.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221281666
And "waffling" used to be a big no-no in politics.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219770873

We "get the point" immediately, but the addiction hides it all.

Until there's some kind of breakthrough.

Cult? Never. Others, maybe,

But we can't count on changing "hearts and minds". Sheeat, those get so frozen.

Just win, Baby.

https://democraticunderground.com/100216524810

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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 Yesterday OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL Yesterday #2

Me too Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #10

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

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg 21 hrs ago #17

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

I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead. Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #12

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian 21 hrs ago #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain 21 hrs ago #24

Unlike Spain, Italy and Germany, I think there are enough powerful people to halt the takeover. usonian 20 hrs ago #25

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear Yesterday #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #13

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

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg 21 hrs ago #19

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

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #15

Wow! I don't know how these people will ever be able to be City Lights 6 hrs ago #28

I forget the specific event I "trolled" her with Arthur_Frain 3 hrs ago #30

It's really sad and frightening. City Lights 2 hrs ago #31

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

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #16

They win by lying, cheating, and stealing. If we do that, their natural retort is "Eveybody does it" struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #18

"Everybody does it" PatSeg 21 hrs ago #20

+ struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #23

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

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #27

Maybe look at the races where Democrats do win? WhiskeyGrinder 5 hrs ago #29

If There Were More Of Them Than Us... ProfessorGAC 2 hrs ago #32