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ShazzieB

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17. I've heard some of them try to explain it, and it's almost always variations on the same fallacious themes.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 05:25 PM
Sunday
1. The "She slept her way to the top" theme.
This is a favorite, because those ass monkeys can't imagine any other way a mere woman could possibly rise to a position of power.

2. The"racial confusion" theme
"She can't make up her mind whether she's black", "she says she's black, but she's really not", "how come she claimed to be black all of a sudden," etc.

And one of my all-time favorites: "She says she's Asian, but she doesn't look Asian," (from people who assume Asia = east Asia, because they don't know Asia is a HUGE continent that includes all kinds of people, including 1.47 billion Indians).

The irony here is that they don't like her is because she's not white, but they can't bring themselves to admit that, so they make up all kinds of other excuses that touch on race.

3. The "open borders" theme
"She wants open borders," "she let in too many 'illegal aliens' when she was border czar (which she never was, but they remember firmly convinced that she was)," etc.

This is the closest most of them come to naming an actual policy of hers that they disagree with. Like the first 2 themes, it has little to do with any actual facts. Trump has been hammering on the idea of 'illegal aliens' pouring across the border and ruining the country since he announced his candidacy in 2015. With no actual evidence, they believed him then and have continued to do so ever since, even as his rhetoric on the subject has become more and more untethered to reality.

If all of the above sounds like a bunch of excuses, congratulations, you're absolutely right! The bottom line is that Trump’s supporters just don't like anyone who opposes Trump. They are unwilling to consider any opposing candidate with an even partially open mind and eager to latch onto any excuse to assume the worst about anyone who runs against him.

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Dumbasses, please check in. nt BootinUp Sunday #1
But she didn't distance herself from Biden on "The View." betsuni Sunday #2
lol, I can remember the brouhaha over Hillary just being photographed Nixie Sunday #20
Seeing articles saying the future of Democrats is dramatic authentic yelling populist Trumpish MAGA. betsuni Sunday #28
+1, ten years is quite enough. One retread said to me Nixie Monday #30
Killer Kamala mcar Sunday #26
But she cackles Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #3
Ditto for Hillary. GoCubsGo Sunday #4
She wouldn't have had other countries say.... chouchou Sunday #5
She's not in the Epstein files. 2MuchNoise Sunday #6
She wouldn't have torn down the East Wing to build a ballroom dedicated to herself for $1B taxpayer $s.. Ars Longa Sunday #7
Plus Renee, Alex (and other victims), 14 troopers, and 175 schoolgirls Justice matters. Sunday #9
Yet trump monkeys who acknowledge his failure BaronChocula Sunday #8
I've heard some of them try to explain it, and it's almost always variations on the same fallacious themes. ShazzieB Sunday #17
Yup, and it's all just aged out rehash BaronChocula Sunday #18
Yeah, Kamala Harris wouldn't Cha Sunday #10
Minnesota leader of Abandon Harris campaign says Harris loss was 'beyond worth it' sarisataka Sunday #11
A bit like how terrorist groups use deaths of their own people for propaganda, worth it for leaders of worthless cause. betsuni Sunday #12
And yet, knowing the consequences, the magots would still put *rump in office. Here's looking at you, farmers. NBachers Sunday #13
The Twitter Time Machine (TTTM) says: usonian Sunday #14
Kicking Post#14 for max visibility! oasis Sunday #21
It's an OP from February. usonian Sunday #23
Reddit is awesome. All news cycles are covered that are missed Nixie Sunday #24
Full text for anyone who doesn't want to click on X: ShazzieB Sunday #15
One of Fatso's WORST choices for his Cabinet Warpy Sunday #16
I'm confused. ShazzieB Sunday #19
My eyesight sucks, I thought that was Gabbard Warpy Sunday #22
Oh, I see! ShazzieB Monday #29
And HRC wouldn't have pulled out of the Iran deal mcar Sunday #25
How anyone believed Hillary the "Do All the Good You Can" "Love and Kindness" Methodist was secretly a vicious warmonger betsuni Monday #31
Kamala or Hillary would have made amazing Presidents JBTaurus83 Sunday #27
Maybe not, but she's black and she doesn't have a penis. Morbius Monday #32
Yeah but she laughed funny. Ray Bruns Monday #33
Exactly 💙 TommieMommy Monday #34
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