"Dumbfounded by the cruelty" the cruelty is the point. It is infuriating to watch these people run over their own toes over and over, then ask without any sense of curiosity or desire to understand "why can't I walk anymore?" I don't think they want to know. I think it's easier to pretend that this is all too difficult and complex for them to understand than it is to come to grips with the reality that, to borrow industry lingo, "shit's fucked".
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"Americans can't see nose in front of own faces"
It's weird they keep generalizing... 63 percent of Americans right now disapprove of Trump.
Tell it like it is: Conservative idiots are dumb and can't understand whats going on.
It's not weird at all.
The vast majority of traditional media is not free. They know exactly what they are doing, and what messaging they are sending.
And the rest of the country just bends over.
It's too easy to blame those who voted for Trump. Instead blame the millions who didn't vote against him. Those who sat by and did nothing hoping the collective good would win. And then when it didn't, they wash their hands and say "you can't blame me, I didn't vote for that monster." Thing is, they were hedging their bet. They didn't care who won. They figured, no matter who won, any time anything bad happened, they could say "well I didn't vote for the president, don't blame me."
Blame those who didn't vote. Blame those who were fooled into voting for a third party, dividing the progressive and human rights voters. There are two kinds of people: those who voted against Trump (cast a vote for Harris) and those who voted for Trump (everyone else). They all own an equal share of the blame. And if their benefits are cut, or those of people they care about, I can't muster a lick of sympathy for them. This is what they voted for.
And sure, the president isn't voted by the people but rather appointed by the powerful, but I'm pretty sure if the people voted 2:1 or some other overwhelming amount, they would have appointed the winner of that vote. Only when it's close do they pick the one they actually want, even if he loses the popular vote (George W. Bush, Trump the first time).
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