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otohara

(24,135 posts)
50. Was He Bombarded w/anti-Hillary Memes?
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 04:19 PM
Jan 2017

I had to sign off FB for 3 months because my son's progressive Millennial friends were passing around the same shit the right-wing/Russians were passing around.

There was a lot of pressure to not vote or go 3rd party

It was all emails and "everyone hates her" repeated over and over again for months..... bettyellen Jan 2017 #1
PROPAGANDA done well. MaeScott Jan 2017 #40
Months? YEARS. hollowdweller Jan 2017 #41
Willie Pep? Hoyt Jan 2017 #2
Yep! Willie Pep Jan 2017 #4
millions just like your friend stayed home, for the same reasons putitinD Jan 2017 #3
Funny how an allegedly intelligent person fell for the email crock brush Jan 2017 #43
This!!!!! check077 Jan 2017 #45
So some of these non voters claim Doreen Jan 2017 #5
They didn't need to believe Trump. The MSM ran with RW anti-Hillary propaganda tblue37 Jan 2017 #14
You can't really blame the MSM totally The REAL BLAME lays with the Pubs They HATE her, & napi21 Jan 2017 #22
Joediss Joediss Jan 2017 #28
I have ZERO respect for anyone who didn't vote LibraLiz1973 Jan 2017 #6
+1000 oasis Jan 2017 #17
+10,000 Nonhlanhla Jan 2017 #34
To continue the trend, BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #39
Agree! check077 Jan 2017 #46
Hopefully by the time his 60 he will realize his mistake.... Historic NY Jan 2017 #7
ding ding ding! You nailed it LibraLiz1973 Jan 2017 #10
Bill Clinton said it best and it fell on deaf ears............ Historic NY Jan 2017 #15
I don't think he'll do anything any of the other rethugs wouldn't do. dionysus Jan 2017 #18
I think his stance on Russia guarantees he'll do things they wouldn't LibraLiz1973 Jan 2017 #21
And China- I'm wondering if his deals were going bad there or they wanted to recall loans or bettyellen Jan 2017 #49
Sorry for the bitchy tone, BTW LibraLiz1973 Jan 2017 #8
No worries. Willie Pep Jan 2017 #11
That's some Fox News BS LibraLiz1973 Jan 2017 #20
The emails/Clinton foundation were both fake scandals. He just doesn't want to own up to fucking up. brush Jan 2017 #44
AMEN! nt SylviaD Jan 2017 #53
I heard a lot of the same from 2naSalit Jan 2017 #9
Please slap your friend in the face with a dead trout Blue_Tires Jan 2017 #12
The right has a huge, raucous, screaming propaganda machine. Kablooie Jan 2017 #13
Keyword repeated through post "He". Just another guy making excuses for their sexism. TeamPooka Jan 2017 #16
these type of people are followers . they try to act like nobody is good enough but their reasons JI7 Jan 2017 #19
United steel workers ConSciousReset Jan 2017 #23
Emails BainsBane Jan 2017 #24
I have a neighbor who didn't vote because she knew here in Connecticut Hillary m-lekktor Jan 2017 #25
Yes, I think the electoral college discourages people from voting Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2017 #36
I completely agree.nt m-lekktor Jan 2017 #37
46% of eligible voters did not vote after a crazy man spent 18 months spewing hatred and lies. Trust Buster Jan 2017 #26
Does he pay his parents rent or stay at their house for free? nt LexVegas Jan 2017 #27
What a terrible thing it would have been, to have had a President who used email. dawg Jan 2017 #29
I've crossed off all Hillary-haters and non-voters from my "Friends" list. Paladin Jan 2017 #30
This sounds like the typical voted for Trump but won't admit it kcr Jan 2017 #31
This is what I don't get. Assuming for the sake of argument Hillary is corrupt, why would you Vinca Jan 2017 #32
Because he's new hollowdweller Jan 2017 #42
That doesn't make any sense. betsuni Jan 2017 #33
Your friend is too picky. Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2017 #35
The problem was MichMary Jan 2017 #38
The media kept pounding the fact that they azmom Jan 2017 #47
My son who is a big Ron Paul type ribrepin Jan 2017 #48
Was He Bombarded w/anti-Hillary Memes? otohara Jan 2017 #50
Sorry but after watching that maggot during the primary and thinking you should give him any onecaliberal Jan 2017 #51
I weep for humanity Generator Jan 2017 #56
And he's not stupid because.... Iggo Jan 2017 #52
I have a good friend who also didn't vote this election time. I was stunned because I figured all CTyankee Jan 2017 #54
If you have the capacity to acknowledge that Trump is a racist misogynist... SaschaHM Jan 2017 #55
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