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Clouds Passing

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17. That is exactly the case! And all this other malarkey about brown lady and the economy is more

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 09:37 AM

Nov 13

BS from the RW media, which has completely saturated all of America. Don’t think for a second they’re not doing it in other countries, because it works.

PS… this is one of the best OPs I have seen in a long time, mopinko. Thank you for your enlightenment.

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they won because they lied. over, and over, and over. they built a whole ecosystem of lies. [View all] mopinko Nov 13 OP

Yup, you get it gab13by13 Nov 13 #1

Propaganda bdamomma Nov 13 #28

And they built an amplifier to broadcast the lies: FOX News and AM Radio. bluesbassman Nov 13 #2

the thing about the rw media- mopinko Nov 13 #5

"Nice work, Bros." - Moloch (R) BoRaGard Nov 13 #3

FDR had "Happy Days Are Here Again" and no_hypocrisy Nov 13 #4

We still believe and rely on the goodness of people. cachukis Nov 13 #6

hopefully that illusion has been shattered. mopinko Nov 13 #8

Mostly from a mob perspective. Alone, the id shows cachukis Nov 13 #16

That's all Republicans do is lie. They are really Emile Nov 13 #7

and they'll get worse until we wise up. mopinko Nov 13 #10

That's not the only problem EarlG Nov 13 #9

salient point. that's the trouble w the truth. it's never simple, but we all wish it was. mopinko Nov 13 #13

it's a drug to them now. how do u get someone off drugs when they dont want to? mopinko Nov 13 #15

Yep agreed and it wont make a difference how well we do oldmanlynn Nov 13 #11

when ppl start getting hurt, we have to not shy away from telling them they brought it on themselves. mopinko Nov 13 #14

and markie Nov 13 #22

You see how they use the wealth Farmer-Rick Nov 13 #23

In this instance...that loud voice needs to be total silence. Stop tuning into cable news including msnbc which is PortTack Nov 13 #24

We needed to break up bdamomma Nov 13 #32

Well, this OP might win the prize for the most realistic set of reasons why this election was..... you chose! usaf-vet Nov 13 #12

That is exactly the case! And all this other malarkey about brown lady and the economy is more Clouds Passing Nov 13 #17

how much of it is imported now? mopinko Nov 13 #18

The reason authoritarianism is spreading so trendily is the gobbles media! Lies are addicting! Clouds Passing Nov 13 #19

This. yardwork Nov 13 #20

"The end of objectivity" krkaufman Nov 13 #21

"we left it up to the democrats" to fact check st ronnie. mopinko Nov 13 #25

Yes, they won because of the lies and their amplification on Fox News and other right wing media. Martin68 Nov 13 #26

Forget about any objective data from the johnnyfins Nov 13 #27

Trump Told 30,000 Lies His Last Term Mr.Bee Nov 13 #29

Time to use propaganda also Blue Full Moon Nov 13 #30

A web of lies to suppress enough votes to swing the election JCMach1 Nov 13 #31

Turns out we (DH and me) made a HUGE mistake in parenting Bettie Nov 13 #33

Trump got more press coverage than any other former President in history. lees1975 Nov 13 #34

More coverage then any Felon in history RANDYWILDMAN Nov 13 #36

They won because America is a shitty place, filled with worse people. Moostache Nov 13 #35

The fairness doctrine's loss Tesha Nov 13 #37

then we got citizens united. mopinko Nov 13 #38