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Colgate 64

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6. IMO, the biggest single factor

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:28 AM

Nov 6

is that Trump voters are not voting for him for any reason of substance. Instead, they're voting for a braying jackass whose attraction for them is because he talks like they wish they could talk and despises the people they secretly despise. We're at a cultural fracture unlike anything since the Civil War.

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NY Times: America Makes a Perilous Choice [View all] ificandream Nov 6 OP

Jeff Bezos did all he could do to help that happen. gordianot Nov 6 #1

When The NY Times finally came took a stand, it was too little, too late. It wasn't just The NY Times either. JohnSJ Nov 6 #2

Yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 6 #9

Fuck the New York Times. Their bullshit filtering and fellating of him is part of why he won. LonePirate Nov 6 #3

Oh, NYT, you finally noticed? Ocelot II Nov 6 #4

Thanks for absolutely NOTHING, NYT. (nt) Paladin Nov 6 #5

IMO, the biggest single factor Colgate 64 Nov 6 #6

FUCK THE TIMES The Unmitigated Gall Nov 6 #7

Understatement much? N/t Lulu KC Nov 6 #8