• ThePowerOfGeek
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    1502 months ago

    I swear this is part of a wider ongoing experiment. “What’s the most comically ridiculous, most bullshit conspiracy we can come up with that the maga cult will believe”.

    Whoever is behind it: please stop. We’ve known for a long time now that there’s is no bottom to that well.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      492 months ago

      Good. Trump needs a lot more than the MAGA cult to win an election (I wish I didn’t have to keep saying this). If we can convince them to start spreading the rumor about bigfoot in Ohio to the point that Vance and/or Trump starts talking about it, plenty of people leaning right will say, “this dude is nuts. No way am I voting for him.” They might not vote for Harris, but they also might not vote at all.

      • @grue
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        202 months ago

        Trump needs a lot more than the MAGA cult to win an election (I wish I didn’t have to keep saying this).

        But he doesn’t in order to seize power undemocratically, which is his real game plan here. Remember, the NAZIs never had more than 30-something percent support in 1930s Germany, either.

        • Flying SquidOP
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          72 months ago

          Okay, but that’s a totally different issue from what we’re discussing.

          Also, he doesn’t have the concentration of people to do it. January 6th happened because he was able to concentrate people in D.C. and was president at the time.

          • @teamevil
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            42 months ago

            No it’s not…if you think for a second that’s not the end game you’re going to be very disappointed when they steal the election

            • Flying SquidOP
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              42 months ago

              Whether or not it is the end game, that is a different issue from what I am discussing.

              • @teamevil
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                02 months ago

                We’re YOU in DC on January 6th? Cause I was for work and I’ve seen it with my own eyes

                • Flying SquidOP
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                  32 months ago

                  That is also not what I am discussing. I understand that you want to change the subject, but that does not work with me.

      • @[email protected]
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        92 months ago

        Ideology for many of the conservative mindset is more important that principles. The Democratic leaning voters are the ones that can be fickle enough to stay home but the Republicans would still vote

        • Flying SquidOP
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          52 months ago

          Plenty of prominent Republicans are already turning against him.

          • @njm1314
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            72 months ago

            The problem with all these “prominent” Republicans is I think they’re all liars. I think every last one will still vote for him come election day.

            • @[email protected]
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              32 months ago

              If he wins that will end the careers of those coming out against him. There is no reason for them to do so if they are going to vote for him.

              • @njm1314
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                12 months ago

                The only one saying it seemed to be people whose careers pretty much are over.

            • Queen HawlSera
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              12 months ago

              Given that Trump throws you out when you stop kissing his ass for even a second…

              (X) Doubt

          • @[email protected]
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            32 months ago

            I don’t hear any of that outside the prominent ones. The smaller local ones are dead set on voting for Trump in my neck of the woods. But we have the nutters like Matt Shea constantly siring the pot and North Idaho seems like a powder keg waiting to go off. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone doesn’t try another Ruby Ridge type standoff in the next 5 years.

            • Flying SquidOP
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              02 months ago

              Okay? You were claiming all Republicans will still vote for him. That’s demonstrably not true. If big name Republicans aren’t going to vote for him, why are you assuming all other Republicans will?

              • Ark-5
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                72 months ago

                If I may project a little, I think the commenter is pointing to language that’s been cropping up essentially calling big name republicans traitors for endorsing Kamala. While you’re more than allowed to interpret what they said literally, I read it has intentionally a bit hyperbolic to make the point that a huge portion of the Republican Party will literally blindly follow him, even if the party leaders are starting to flake.

                Just remember, rewording this statement:

                If big name Republicans aren’t going to vote for him, why are you assuming all other Republicans will?

                To the version that would exemplify your interpretation:

                If big name Republicans are going to vote for him, why are you assuming all other Republicans will?

                Still creates an equally bold, and hyperbolic claim. Sometimes people use words like “all” and don’t really mean every last person. I blame the English language, not the people taking words literally, for misunderstandings like this.

                Just remember, especially with politics, people often hype up language a bit, it makes statements carry more oomph, and can help keep supporters excited for whatever movement they are supporting.

              • @[email protected]
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                72 months ago

                Because I talk to Republicans, like with my mouth and listen with my ears. I see the roadside Trump support. I see people hanging banners on freeway overpasses. I’m just being realistic because I don’t think conservative voters really care about what the Republican Elites are doing if those people aren’t MAGA morons.

      • Queen HawlSera
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        22 months ago

        Indeed, at this point I’m expecting Trump to lose hard simply because he only has the MAGA cult and a few “Vote Red or we’re all dead” types

    • @samus12345
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      292 months ago

      If you mix it with racism, they’ll believe just about anything.

      • @_stranger_
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        152 months ago

        Turns out Bigfoot is brown, and migrates north for the summer. We need to let JD Vance know STAT.

      • ThePowerOfGeek
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        92 months ago

        Yeah, true. That’s the special ingredient.

    • Queen HawlSera
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      82 months ago

      Call JD Vance’s office and make up the most ridiculous shit. Say that Obama has been spotted shoving smaller gerbils up the asses of larger gerbils. The funnier we get this, the more “weird” Trump and Vance seem

      • ThePowerOfGeek
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        62 months ago

        Say that Obama has been spotted shoving smaller gerbils up the asses of larger gerbils.

        Holy shit, that had me nearly crying with laughter!

        • Queen HawlSera
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          22 months ago

          Sadly it’s a joke I stole from the “Deception of a Generation” episode of Cinema Snob’s CD-R Hell

    • @fox2263
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      32 months ago

      I’m pretty sure that’s how Qanon started.

    • Bakkoda
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      32 months ago

      Old Internet thick. Very dense. Took memes and trolls lot of work dig through. New Internet thin. Memes go to top quick. Much trolling on surface.

      /S but kind of not