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slightlv

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16. There is 1/3 of the Republican voting base that consistently

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:40 AM

Dec 20

votes against their own interests... votes in racist and authoritarian modes. I think one could say that's a baseline for the number of mentally damaged or genetically damaged individuals in the U.S. But 1/3 of the republican base doesn't include the other 2/3, nor does it include democrats and independents... both of whom were not likely to vote for trump.

I agree there's a lot of stupid, evil individuals out there that would love to tear everything down around everyone else's shoulders, but if we keep voting numbers UP, then these people get outvoted. It's when we let our guard down and don't vote that we see the dangerous ones come to power. I get really tired of all the GOTV stuff come election time, but I see it also as a necessary evil. If we don't GOTV, we lose. When The People vote, we win!

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I seriously believe that the tech bros have done something via AI that put TSF in office and which keeps [View all] Sogo Dec 19 OP

And yet they can't quite contain the crazy ALBliberal Dec 19 #1

You are 100% right. Botany Dec 19 #2

Election denier? Hope we don't run on that theory in midterms. Silent Type Dec 19 #4

Sometimes I ForgedCrank Dec 19 #6

Your concern is noted. Botany Dec 19 #7

Not quite the end of the story, Botany... slightlv Dec 20 #11

Trump and the republican's power is based on fraud. Botany Dec 20 #17

I'd rec you a 1000x for this, if I could Botany. slightlv Dec 20 #20

Google Storm 15-16 Botany Dec 20 #21

They bought and fixed and election and want return on investment. usonian Dec 19 #3

But isn't it strange that what YOU want and see as "freedom"... slightlv Dec 20 #13

Wilhoit's Law usonian Dec 20 #18

I've read that statement before, but had no idea where it came from slightlv Dec 20 #19

Attribution usonian Dec 20 #23

Sounds a lot ForgedCrank Dec 19 #5

Hard pass on more election denialism CT, sorry. You are attacking the Biden administration and the Harris campaign, plus Celerity Dec 20 #8

Agree. This stuff needs to stop. It does nothing but motivate people to disenfranchise themselves into thinking Cheezoholic Dec 20 #9

No... I disagree... I hate CT... but I think slightlv Dec 20 #14

Somebody should ask moondust Dec 20 #10

Not to mention all the voting machines that were compromised by election slightlv Dec 20 #15

Counterpoint: Occam's Razor LudwigPastorius Dec 20 #12

There is 1/3 of the Republican voting base that consistently slightlv Dec 20 #16

I would refer people back to Greg Palast's work on JCMach1 Dec 20 #22