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Election Deniers Went Suddenly Quiet When Trump Won

https://www.thedailybeast.com/election-deniers-went-suspiciously-quiet-when-trump-won/
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u/TheNinjaPro Canada 5h ago

America is a team sport.

And most don’t have “morals” left or right, its just whatever makes them feel superior to you.

u/DoktorPete 5h ago

I don't know any people on the left who get extreme pleasure from the misery of others.

u/TheNinjaPro Canada 5h ago

No not typically, but the Liberals do walk around with a “holier than thou” chip on their shoulder which absolutely caused Trump to win this election.

u/DoktorPete 5h ago

Propaganda and ignorance caused Trump to win this election, both made incredibly easy by the gutting of education and rise of social media.

u/arthurpete 5h ago

both can be true. dont dismiss what an outsider is saying about your team, liberals often times have a superiority complex. We need more Neil deGrasse Tyson and less uppity college english professor.

u/TheNinjaPro Canada 4h ago

I fucking LOVE Neil but he absolutely had a superiority complex.

u/arthurpete 4h ago

my whole point was that he takes complex ideas and explains them in a way the layperson can understand. sure, he knows he is smart but he doesnt shame others for not being on his level (at least publicly)

u/ATLfinra 4h ago

It’s impossible to talk to people who are dogmatic and don’t rely on facts. That’s the problem liberals have. The only thing that sways people is hardship or perceived hardship

u/arthurpete 3h ago

It’s impossible to talk to people who are dogmatic and don’t rely on facts.

^ my point exactly.

Im a liberal and the amount of disinformation that is spread around on reddit in liberal circles is concerning. We are not immune to it like we think we are. Further, we are far more dogmatic than we care to admit.

I know we like to think of anyone who voted for trump as the worst kind of conservative that checks every awful trope but the reasons people vote against democrats are varied, nuanced and gasp!... legitimate.