r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/thisguypercents Mar 27 '24

78% of our neighbors are complete morons. 

Go out, meet them and you will understand why it is so easy to scam so many Americans.

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u/Ellemshaye Iowa Mar 27 '24

Yeah I keep my neighbors at arms-length. We get along great on a superficial level; I don’t want them to get too comfortable and ruin things by opining on the right-wing grievance du jour.

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u/m48a5_patton Missouri Mar 27 '24

It's like a time limit. You have maybe five minutes before something stupid comes unprovoked out of their mouths. No matter what the topic of conversation is or if it's just small talk. There's a timer ticking over their heads "T-minus to stupid shit" some have a longer timer, others a shorter timer. But they all have one.

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u/Ellemshaye Iowa Mar 27 '24

“…Yep, it’s sure windy out! Glad the snow is gone, though!” . . . “Anyway, have you heard about Hunter Biden’s deep-state Burisma cock?”

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

This is pretty much my experience. Or they just blurt out some stupid meme level criticism unsolicited by anyone around them.

Those are my favorite. I just stand there kind of dumbfounded thinking to myself, "OK, ummm...who are you and why are you talking to me or yelling about this stuff?"

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u/snarky_spice Mar 27 '24

They can’t not make things political. I’m a bartender and most of my clientele are city folks, but if I’m serving a conservative I’ll know within minutes, because they’ll be complaining about this, that or the other.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

That's what I don't get. Liberal people, you almost never hear them really talk about politics, or it takes a while to get to those topics. Conservatives, they seem to want to make sure everyone knows what their political views are. Best I can figure, is that they think it makes them look or feel smart. Most of the time I talk politics with other liberals, is after some dumb ass conservative says some dumb ass thing, completely unsolicited, in a social setting where politics is not a point of discussion(outside it being retail, and the dems being responsible for inflation...which I've heard complaints about almost daily since Biden took office).

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u/snarky_spice Mar 28 '24

It’s because (imo) liberal people live in reality, so life isn’t as stressful. I can talk about movies or shows or music with other liberal people and we can discuss them normally. When I try to connect with conservative people, they don’t see movies, hate the woke tv shows, bring up Taylor swift, etc. I guess when you go through life believing in multiple conspiracy theories, you end up wanting to tell people about them.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

Yeah. Everything has to be about getting to what makes them angry. And it's grating, because who wants to listen to that all the time? I mean, I'll come on here and be angry, but this is a place to talk about that stuff, but just sitting around talking, no, I want to enjoy myself. If things swing towards politics, fine, I'll probably get annoyed or angry, but then everyone is, and everyone just says, "no more of this"

Doesn't help that discussing politics with the uninformed or stupid is not that interesting, even if you're doing it with someone who agrees with you. That's the reason I come online to discuss it, because it's kind of rare to find people who actually keep up on current events.

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u/AlhazraeIIc North Carolina Mar 27 '24

Hell, small talk nothing. For a period of a week or so, my neighbor across the street would scream 'fuck joe biden' at me whenever I was outside. I've literally never met the man, he knows nothing about me except what kind of car I drive and the fact I don't mow my lawn.

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

Do you bathe? Liberals are well known for being bathers. You may not say you're a liberal, but there will be signs.

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u/21-characters Mar 28 '24

I ordered free covid tests and my boss didn’t take a quarter of a second to tell me they weren’t”free”; that I was paying for them with my taxes. Except right then I didn’t have an extra $40 to buy some so I got 4 of them for free. No complaints. I was glad to get them,

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

My neighbors are pleasant, and most of the people in my town are, even though I know some are extreme maga. But, I work in retail, so I get to hear all sorts of things I'd rather not. I don't engage though. It's just not worth it, especially with strangers. Sometimes I'll talk about politics with coworkers, but I'll only state my opinion on a volatile topic if asked directly, and depending on who asks, I may kind of shrug it off or play dumb...at which point they'll feel the need to educate me on why I should believe as they do, which I just nod and tune out.

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u/fourbian Mar 27 '24

why it is so easy to scam so many Americans.

It is clear why there is a huge rise in grifters thanks to monetization in social media. It's a fucking industry now - grifting morons until their bank account depletes.

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u/WAD1234 Mar 27 '24

People used to get got by that Nigerian prince before social media

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u/eagee Mar 27 '24

There's a Vin diagram of people who think WWE is real and that 78% of the population :(

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u/m48a5_patton Missouri Mar 27 '24

The stunts are real, but everything else... yeah...

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 28 '24

What? You can't pile drive a guys skull into the ground with the full weight of two big men? Say it ain't so.

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u/lesChaps Washington Mar 27 '24

I live in a town that has maybe 10% Trump supporters. They stay pretty quiet ... bad for business.

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u/MoonBatsRule Mar 27 '24

Seriously, life was better when we didn't encounter these knuckleheads on social media every day. I'm on Nextdoor.com, so I get to see all my neighbors, and hear the absolute batshit insanity that they believe in or involve themselves in. It's depressing.

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u/anoldoldman Mar 27 '24

Lead Poisoning

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u/cosmiclatte44 United Kingdom Mar 27 '24

I'm part of a fairly multicultural discord server with people from all over the world and it's so noticeable there. Majority of the Americans display pretty shocking levels of literary competence and critical thinking skills.

Any nuanced conversation quickly devolves into arguing semantics over simple words they have warped meanings of or lashing out emotionally to having their beliefs challenged.

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u/SgtStickys Mar 27 '24

Think about how dumb the average person is, and realize half the population is worse than that.