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City Lights

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28. Wow! I don't know how these people will ever be able to be

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 11:18 AM

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reached. They will continue to believe what they want to believe.

My aunt was a dyed-in-the-wool Republican. She would pass along garbage emails to me and I'd try to explain that what she sent wasn't accurate. I would send her a link to Snopes where her email was debunked and she'd shoot back that "Snopes was just another opinion." I could never get through to her.

She would complain about a specific situation that was happening in DC that she didn't like and when I would point out that Republicans were the ones pushing that, or that Republicans were in control, she would immediately pivot to "all politicians are corrupt." Any time I would point out that something she was against was being done by Republicans, she would "both sides" it.

Until the day she died, she believed that Nixon was the fall guy.

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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 Saturday OP

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

Yeah Arthur_Frain Saturday #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL Saturday #2

Me too Arthur_Frain Saturday #10

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The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain Saturday #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg Saturday #17

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

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24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian Saturday #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain Saturday #24

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

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

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain Saturday #13

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

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain Saturday #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg Saturday #19

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

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain Saturday #15

Wow! I don't know how these people will ever be able to be City Lights 17 hrs ago #28

I forget the specific event I "trolled" her with Arthur_Frain 14 hrs ago #30

It's really sad and frightening. City Lights 13 hrs ago #31

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

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain Saturday #16

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

"Everybody does it" PatSeg Saturday #20

+ struggle4progress Saturday #23

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

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem Saturday #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering Saturday #27

Maybe look at the races where Democrats do win? WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #29

If There Were More Of Them Than Us... ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #32