• Rothe@piefed.social
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      I remember when that was revealed back before the election in 2016, I truly thought that would be the end of him. But instead his supporters doubled down, wore “grab me by my pussy” t-shirts and so on. That is when it started to dawn on me that something was going on that was radically different from previous elections. American right wing ideology had finally solidified into a genuine cult, after decades, centuries of failed attempts.

      • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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        “well obviously he didn’t mean that

        5 minutes earlier AND 5 minutes later

        “we love him because he says it like it is and talks plainly”

        Cognitive dissonance is a requirement for fascism. “the enemy is both strong and weak”