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That word salad binfire was excruciatingly beautiful to skip through. Is this the behavioural equivalent of him firing a gun down 5th?

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and yet his cult-followers eat it up; on conviction for 34 counts he went UP in the polls and raised $145 million.

Only in America

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Or so they say, I wouldn't believe a word out of any of their mouths.

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the rise in the polls and the $ raised were widely publicized, but you're right, it's hard to believe anything anymore. We're in the world of "alternative facts."

But I do think it's true that his cult-followers drank the Kool-Ade and nothing will shake their belief that Trump is their American Savior.

It all reminds me of the German people in the 1930s: they believe it because they want to believe it, they NEED to believe it, because Trump and his BS are filling some deep insecure need in so many Americans.

Marjorie Greene said today that "they're persecuting Trump like they persecuted Jesus". I don't know who "they" are, and Trump's no Jesus, but the MAGA cult believes it.

I think it'll come down to whether the majority of American voters are ready to dump this lying cowardly conman into the dumpster once and for all.

And it'll have to be a huge WAVE, because if it's close, if Biden and the Dems squeak out a victory, then Trump and his well-armed delusional followers will immediately go into "rigged" and "stolen" mode.

I'm 77 and have seen a lot of elections, but this is in my mind the truly existential test of democracy in America.

The saddest part that's it's all for the benefit one weak insecure man. Like all dictators and so-called "strongmen", he's willing to destroy his own country and people in his insatiable lust for power. We're seeing the same thing with Netanyahu - willing to destroy Israel's reputation and thousands of lives for his own personal lust to stay in power.

I'll add this: my wife of 50 years believes it's the Women of America who will stand up to this misogynist Trump (and his disciples) in November for the sake of women's reproductive freedom. I hope she's right.

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Where is the proof?

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the rise in the polls and the $ raised were widely publicized, but you're right, it's hard to believe anything anymore. We're in the world of "alternative facts."

But I do think it's true that his cult-followers drank the Kool-Ade and nothing will shake their belief that Trump is their American Savior.

It all reminds me of the German people in the 1930s: they believe it because they want to believe it, they NEED to believe it, because Trump and his BS are filling some deep insecure need in so many Americans.

Marjorie Greene said today that "they're persecuting Trump like they persecuted Jesus". I don't know who "they" are, and Trump's no Jesus, but the MAGA cult believes it.

I think it'll come down to whether the majority of American voters are ready to dump this lying cowardly conman into the dumpster once and for all.

And it'll have to be a huge WAVE, because if it's close, if Biden and the Dems squeak out a victory, then Trump and his well-armed delusional followers will immediately go into "rigged" and "stolen" mode.

I'm 77 and have seen a lot of elections, but this is in my mind the truly existential test of democracy in America.

The saddest part that's it's all for the benefit one weak insecure man. Like all dictators and so-called "strongmen", he's willing to destroy his own country and people in his insatiable lust for power. We're seeing the same thing with Netanyahu - willing to destroy Israel's reputation and thousands of lives for his own personal lust to stay in power.

I'll add this: my wife of 50 years believes it's the Women of America who will stand up to this misogynist Trump (and his disciples) in November for the sake of women's reproductive freedom. I hope she's right.

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