Are the TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES (TM) a little thing?
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The challenge here is between Democrats who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you … and Republicans who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats under Joe Biden created.”
As usual, every accusation is a confession.
It is astounding that Magats actually believe this bullshit.
What actually happened to them to lose critical thinking skills
Our public education system.
And the takeover of media and other ways to control how people think, creating the echo chambers to tell you what is real and what isn't. There are echo chambers everywhere, it's human nature to settle where you feel best and confirming of your world views. But the Fox News et al is a totally artificial and heavily walled version of this, for that purpose. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
It really is that simple. As someone who's gone through the enshittified version of school, I can attest shit is bad. I'm even more astonished this isn't an every second talking point.
This is a long-term solution and a short term fix.
Hatred and fear.
People always talk about the poor little dumb folks who got sucked in by propaganda. But that's not the important part. We are all vulnerable to enough brainwashing.
But it has to be the right brainwashing.
These people were all brainwashed with "you're the best because of your birth.", "Those people were born dirty and evil.", "I'm going to hurt all those other people in the worst way a person can imagine."
Magats aren't bad because they were propagandized. They are bad, and that was used to propagandize them.
fear leads to anger anger leads to hate hate leads to maga
Fox News initially, then social media delivered the one-two punch to fry their brains.
Just need to know how to read between the lines.
The challenge here is... to destroy the country... to permanently disempower you... and Republicans... are trying.”
Vance has reversed victim and offender.
Standard abuser playbook.
They're radicalized, isolated into echo chambers, and victims of an identity cult. They will believe any and everything until they get professional help.
Well, not all of us have a debilitating fetish for couches, so we focus on "little things" like paying for housing and feeding our families
We should be focused on the big things. I agree.
Like my powerful need to eat. (along with the rest of my family's).
Also my powerful need to be safe and health care.
And generally have a functional government that respects my most basic rights as a person.
Did I mention my powerful need to eat?
Sorry, that's part of "affordability" a made-up word by the Dumocrats (did you even know dumb has a b in it?) and also "JD" says it's part of the "little things".
So...if you are going into debt just to eat, don't worry, that's "little things" and "JD" "Vance" has some real galaxy-brain shit to talk to you about.
Little things: little paycheques, little future, little opportunity, little hope. Little things.
And food. Don’t forget food
Democrats who want to destroy the country.
Meanwhile said Democrats in New York: you can unsubscribe from services more easily. Hope this makes your life a little easier.
Too late buddy, we're gonna fuck you up at the polls.
like his penis.
and Republicans who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats under Joe Biden created.
Do dickheads like "JD" or any other accomplices name what any of these are and specifically which policies caused them?
Nope. ALL conservatives are pathological liars. 100% of them. There are no exceptions. A conservative will look you in the eye and lie to you about what they want for lunch.
Ah, you've met my sister.
Vice President JD Vance thinks…
I’ll stop there.
"We need to focus on the big things...big billowy cushions, leather covered padded arms..."
Republicans: "You're too focused on the little things."
Also republicans: "WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR FUCKING UNDERWEAR?!?"
Republicans have never legitimately trying to solve any problems ever
The little things like: specific examples
The big things like: vague examples
As usual, still out of touch with average issues that affect mainstreet and the average joe. Does "It's the economy, stupid" ring a bell?
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The little things: affordable health-insurance, being able to eat, having a job that pays enough, affordable housing instead of homelessness.
like stupid ass culture war shit that’s divides us into two major groups..?
Yeah, "men in women's sports" is the real galaxy-brained shit we should all be focused on. Not things like the price of, well, just about everything being so much higher.
We are not focused on you short stuff.
Trump has been president for 6 of the last 10 years, it's wild to think that anyone buys this childish "but Biden!" shit.
“The challenge here is between Democrats who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you …
Hi, this is your regularly scheduled reminder that every Republican accusation is really a confession.
Should focus on big things like the Iran war.
The files are not "little".
What he really means is "y'all are too focused on things that make us look bad", which is also everything.
The only way these cunts should be going further is off the end of the fucking pier.
Gaslighting, noun gas·light·ing - psychological manipulation of a people over an extended period of time that causes them to question the validity of their own thoughts and perception of reality.
Example Sentence: JD Vance is openly gaslighting Americans when he claims people are too focused on the little things.
… voted for us… wished congressional republicans had gone further… Biden.
Wow. Way to deflect EVERYTHING.
Little Things
Like the president's hands, or Vance's morals
Remember when Biden and Kamala told US voters " no actually you don't understand. You're actually doing pretty well economically"?
Anyways. vibe.
Yeah, good to hear the same death rattles coming out of the current admin
bingo.
if you have to tell people to not believe the things they observe, think, and feel, immediately prior to an election... well.. lets just say that if thats the case, things have not gone as planned.
I would never accuse this administration of having plans to help people
The metrics for measuring our economic health haven't been tied to the well being of the total population for a long time. The entire political system has been hiding behind wall-street growth for generations. Inflating that even with money magic. The moment we stepped off the gold standard we started playing a game of math and fantasy.
At the risk of sounding like a D&D player, fantasy and math are fine, the problem is that some classes are totally overpowered
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