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BriDub's avatar

There is something wrong with part of the populace. They have to win, no matter what. There can be no compromise. JVL references this attitude when he talks about youth sports.

Today's court decision shows that even there, their side has to win. As noted in the dissent, the majority could have said "whether a State may prevent a woman from obtaining an abortion when she and her doctor have determined it is a needed medical treatment." There can be no compromise.

And decisions like that are what it's all about. It's why people voted for Trump: he will get us the judges we need to overturn RvW. It's why people put up with Mitch McConnell. He is willing to destroy the Senate to make sure he gets judges on the court who will overturn RvW. No compromise. The belief that a woman cannot be trusted with her body is absolute.

And this philosophy has worked...at least until yesterday with the modest action on gun safety. It only took another classroom of kids dying to break through.

Unfortunately, the commitment to the win has not broken through with supporters of former President Trump. I was asked this week by a wonderful, educated, thoughtful Trump-supporter if even after all the evidence presented over the last two years, if I REALLY believe Biden won.

What.the.fuuuuuuuuck.

In a WaPo article about the right rallying against Eric Greitens, they noted that a PAC was trying messaging against him. His wife beating, affair, and bribery doesn't move the needle with Missourians. What works? Mentioning that he went to the 2008 Dem National Convention.

Spousal abuse, infidelity, and bribery are not disqualifying positions for Republicans anymore.

At some point, Democrats will realize they have been in a knife fight for 15 years. At some point after that, they might even learn to knife fight. But it will probably be too late.

All this and there are still just two major political parties.

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Douglas Peterson's avatar

Thanks for the heads up. Your Trump-supporter friend has clearly become a first-in-class gaslighting expert, a technique that the more astute Trump-supporters have learned at the knee of their cult leader. We all need to recognize their tactics when they start spouting them.

If any of my (still) Trump supporting family and friends ask me, "if even after all the evidence presented..., I REALLY believe Biden won," I will now know to answer,

"Well, paraphrasing Rudy Guiliani, 'I haven't seen any evidence presented, but I've heard a lot of theories'."

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Harley "Griff" Lofton's avatar

"Spousal abuse, infidelity, and bribery are not disqualifying positions."

In today's Republican Party they are considered qualifications as long as they invoke the name of Jesus to bless their mess.

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Sheri Smith's avatar

I ask would them to provide you with evidence and sources so you could give it a deeper look. If the person is actually intelligent, they might find facts that cause cognitive dissonance at the very least. My own experience is friends from that camp “don’t have time” to look for credible sources.

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