Seriously, does Trump actually believe the election is determined by network projections? And is all of Trumpworld going along with it because nobody wants to tell him otherwise?
Again, I'm starting to think they literally believe this.
They literally have no idea how any of this works.
I guess the theory is not simply that Biden stole a few votes in PA, etc. but he stole all 70 million plus of his votes, because you didn't see enough yard signs?
Ok, he's a democratic donor.
Therefore, he decided to wrongly call a state for Biden, even though it would have no impact on the result of the election and only make him look foolish?
If you assume they think tv networks decide who wins, the conspiracy then makes sense.
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Goodbye to Martha McSally, both the worst politician we have ever seen, and the person who embodies the worst characteristics of the right and left. A thread down memory lane.
A few thoughts on Borat. The main target of the movie is clearly Trump supporters, but I feel bad that Kazakhstan gets caught in the crosshairs. Based on his stereotype, you can see Cohen wants to critique Russians, Germans, and Arabs for historical reasons. 1/n
He picks on Kazakhstan as some kind of amalgamation of all three, despite it being a pretty successful country over the last two decades. This is likely because of its lack of influence, and because most Americans know nothing about it, letting him create any image he wants. 2/n
In the beginning, he tells us Kazakhstan celebrates the Holocaust. This is a completely invented slander. I know it's a movie, and these are jokes, but it's a joke with no historical basis at all and just takes advantage of the ignorance of the viewer. 3/n
I’ve been wondering why Trump doesn’t push for stimulus. Another question: given Trump ran on cutting immigration, why does he never mention he’s done it?
Seems personal resentments, over the media, Hillary, etc now occupy so much brain space there’s no room for anything else
It’s not on Hannity or something Leslie Stahl asked him about, so he probably doesn’t even know.
Personal resentments were always part of the package, but he’s gone down a rabbit hole to the extent that now they completely consume him. Why did this happen? I think two reasons
I've seen people compare the American gerontocracy to the Soviet Union in its last decades. What an insult to Brezhnev & co., they never humiliated their country to this extent. theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/…
The girl is given to Giuliani as a replacement present for a monkey.
In 20 years, from being promoted as "America's mayor" to defended as "un-fooled and placid."
1) Use cultural issues to rile up voters to hate Dems 2) Use that hate to fight Dems tooth and nail on economic issues, fight wars 3) Roll over and die on cultural issues
Talk radio and Fox News hosts have same incentives as politicians. If they go too hard on cultural issues, they'll be cancelled. They compensate by being "really tough" on Obamacare or Hunter's emails, profiting off of hate but not getting at what motivates the movement.
Trumpism was seen as a rebellion against the GOP, in reality it was the perfection of the con. He's getting his followers riled up about debate moderators and Leslie Stahl, none of them are even noticing Republicans are refusing to pass a stimulus bill or govern much at all.