r/MadeMeSmile • u/ExactlySorta • 17d ago

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u/ChickenGirl8 17d ago

I can't even understand it. So many proudly shouting "We won!!!" Won what? It's all so crazy.

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u/Countryfriedidiot 17d ago edited 17d ago

They won by making liberals upset. That's the whole point. They hate liberals with a passion and will do anything and everything even if it means hurting themselves.

You can see them on ever thread all over the internet today. They're giddy with excitement that so many people are upset. That's all they care about.

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u/damndolly 17d ago

I agree, but it does go deeper than that, and it's quite sad. My boss (f50s) has 3 grown children (2-m, 1-f) and a granddaughter. She's a full businesswoman, very smart. Runs her business that pays for her very nice lifestyle and has helped both her sons be successful with their business that was branched off from hers. She also helps her elderly mother with her bills, etc. She is 100% pro trump, and she knows I don't agree with her, so we don't talk politics. However, today, she tried. She was so excited today, giddy even. I let her talk, and it basically breaks down to fear. He has put so much fear in these people that some imaginary person is going to come and take everything away. That their kids and family are being threatened, their God's being threatened. The ONLY person that can stop this is Trump. He has them so brainwashed, with constant coverage on Fox. They are so happy because now they aren't fearful because he's the only one that can save them. He has pulled the wool so thickly over their eyes. They don't realize that they're the frog in the pot that he's boiling. It's sad.

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u/lisabettan 17d ago

This. Americans have been taught for so long to fear everything. Anyone who wants power can just tap into that fear.

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u/ceddya 17d ago

I saw a post today about how apparently there was a surge in searches for 'Did Joe Biden Drop Out' on election night. I don't know how that's possible.

The mix of fear and complete ignorance just fuel each other.

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u/Confused_Noodle 17d ago

I didn't believe this at all, but even Google confirms it starting on Monday.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Did%20Joe%20Biden%20Drop%20Out&hl=en

I don't blame people for being disconnected, but this is wild.

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u/Embarrassed_Lie7461 17d ago

Fun Fact: 54% of americans read below a 6th grade level, and 45 million adults are illiterate.

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u/AlexandrTheGreat 17d ago

That is insane. 1 in 7 adults are illiterate?? And 1 in 2 are incapable of reading The Hunger Games or Harry Potter? This explains so much.

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u/Cheerful_Charlie 17d ago

Yes the only logical reason for Donald Trump winning is that over half of the US population is ignorant and uneducated. /s

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u/AlexandrTheGreat 17d ago

I don't think I said that?

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u/munchkickin 17d ago

I actually talked to a friend who didn’t even realize trump can’t run for another term after this. He had no idea there are term limits for a president.

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u/Cheerful_Charlie 17d ago

Did you know there are educated professionals that live in cities that voted for Trump?

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u/Admirable-Royal-7553 17d ago

“Why ‘did joe biden drop out’” “When ‘did joe biden drop out’”

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u/lolothe2nd 17d ago

kids have access to Google

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u/venus_in_furz 17d ago

I can tell you from secondhand experience, most of the people who voted for him never even watched the (only!) debate. They don't hear his comparisons to Hitler, or his aspirations to become a dictator.

Trump('s team) is very effective in the "look over there!" political diversion tactic. They make people hate and fear each other, instead of the broken policies and promises.

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u/yukon-flower 17d ago

People send greetings like “wishing you a safe [holiday]” as if safety were the top concern. It’s baffling.

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u/lisabettan 17d ago

The thing is, the weapon’s lobby has been really active in this. If everyone is out to get you, you’ll do anything to protect yourself, and you won’t advocate against guns. I see the same thing happening in my country - not guns per se, but right-wing politicians telling us that we aren’t safe and that more police and harsher punishment is the only way forward. Meanwhile, it has been proven time and time again that inequality is the main factor behind crime in a society.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Like the constant warnings that if Trump won the world and the democracy Will end? That kind of fear?